The Los Angeles Lakers and Atlanta Hawks had in depth commerce discussions a number of weeks in the past on Dejounte Murray, sources inform Shams Charania of The Athletic.
The deal was centered round D’Angelo Russell, a 2029 first spherical choose and a choose swap for Murray. Atlanta, nonetheless, held up the talks as they seemed to ship Russell to a 3rd group in hopes of getting an expiring contract again in return.
Russell signed a two-year, $36 million contract with the Lakers through the 2023 offseason.
Charania expects the Lakers and Hawks to speak once more earlier than the deadline.
Murray is broadly anticipated to be traded by the Hawks this season.
