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The Atlanta Hawks have acquired All-Star guard Dejounte Murray in a deal with the San Antonio Spurs.

Travis Schlenk, Hawks president of Basketball Operations, noted that Murray has developed into one of the elite two-way guards in the league, adding that they are thrilled to add him to the group; a recent NBA.com report said.

“The opportunity to acquire a player of Dejounte’s caliber, just entering his prime, doesn’t come along too often,” Schlenk told NBA.com

To acquire the up-and-coming guard, the Hawks shipped out forward Danilo Gallinari, a conditional 2023 first-round pick (from Charlotte via New York) and the team's 2025 and 2027 first-round picks and a 2026 first-round pick swap; the report said. 

On his way to becoming the first player in NBA history to average at least 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 9.0 assists and 2.0 steals in a single season, Murray appeared in 68 games (all starts) for the Spurs last season, averaging career bests in points per game (21.1), assists per game (9.2), rebounds per game (8.3) and steals per game (2.0) in a career-high 34.8 minutes of action per game (.462 FG%, .327 3FG%, .794 FT%); NBA.com said.

A 2022 NBA All-Star, Murray led the league in steals per game (2.03), while finishing fourth in assists per game (9.2) this past season; the report said. In joining Hawks star Trae Young, the two are poised to become the first backcourt teammates in NBA history who each averaged at least 20.0 points and 9.0 assists per game in the previous season.

While with the Spurs, Murray notched a team-record 17 career triple-doubles and became the only player in the NBA this past season to record a 30-point triple-double while registering zero turnovers, NBA.com said.