The Atlanta Hawks won the first pick in the NBA Lottery for the first time in team history, and the response of the team’s star players suggests we might be in for an eventful offseason. Atlanta obtained the No. 1 pick despite only having a 3% chance in the lottery.
Normally, star players react positively when their team experiences this kind of good luck. However, Dejounte Murray hinted that he is prepared for an “unpredictable” offseason.
“NBA OFF SZN Bouts To Be Crazyyyyyy!!!! Lol 👀😅🍿,” Murray shared in a May 12, 2024 post on X following the NBA Lottery results.
This is especially noteworthy considering that Murray and Trae Young have both been the subject of NBA trade rumors. It will be interesting to see how the Hawks team handles the futures of their star players as well as the No. 1 pick.
Hawks Rumors: Will Atlanta Trade Trae Young or Dejounte Murray?
Meanwhile, Young stayed silent about the Hawks unexpectedly acquiring the No. 1 pick. Instead, Young shared photos on his Instagram Story celebrating Mother’s Day.
During an exclusive interview with Atlanta native Taylor Rooks in April, Heavy Sports asked the TNT analyst if the Hawks need to move Young or Murray. Rooks can see a world where the Hawks build around Murray over Young.
“In terms of what they should do in the offseason, I am a big advocate of I want every player to get into the situation that works for them,” Rooks told Heavy Sports during an April 18 interview. “I think that if Trae and the Hawks end up having a conversation and they feel like, ‘Okay, this has not been working. We obviously had a great year [in 2021]. We went to the Eastern Conference Finals.’
“But I think that Hawks fans are trying to figure out what is the missing piece. Is it that piece is missing or is it that piece needs to be swapped?” Rooks pondered. “Whatever it is, I think that Hawks fans really took a liking to Dejounte. Dejounte was able to step up a lot when Trae was hurt. That team was able to click in a lot of ways.”
