NBA Trades: 3 Dejounte Murray trades for the Spurs to consider

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Recent NBA rumors have revealed that the San Antonio Spurs have gotten phone calls regarding the availability of Dejounte Murray and Derrick White on the trade market.

While White is a solid player, Murray is by far the more intriguing target. At only 25 years old, Murray is having an All-Star-caliber season this year.

It may seem weird for the Spurs to give him up, but they still aren’t that close to competing. Trading him away now could be capitalizing on his value while he’s hot.

If the Spurs were to trade Murray ahead of the trade deadline this year (which is unlikely), what are some potential packages? Here are three possible NBA trades for Murray.

NBA Trades: 3 Dejounte Murray trades for the Spurs to consider – Philadelphia 76ers

Spurs receive: Ben Simmons, Furkan Korkmaz

76ers receive: Dejounte Murray, Doug McDermott, Thaddeus Young, 2022 First-Round Pick, 2024 First-Round Pick

With all of the rumors surrounding James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers, the Sixers probably won’t end up trading Ben Simmons away this year.

But if they did decide to trade him away, this would actually be a solid haul for Simmons. The same can be said for the San Antonio Spurs, as they would be getting their new franchise player.

Simmons’ relationship with the Sixers might be broken, but he’s still extremely talented. He’s the type of player a team can build around, and maybe the Spurs can do just that.

As for Philadelphia, they’d be getting a young, All-Star-caliber point guard to pair alongside Joel Embiid for the future. That’s the ideal return for Simmons.

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