Heading into the 2019-20 season, it was widely determined that the greatest addition the San Antonio Spurs would bring along wasn’t a free agent or draft selection—it’s the return of their starting point guard, Seattle-native Dejounte Murray. Though he’s been pushed back to the bench, for the time being, the Spurs continue to rely on their breakout candidate for defensive intensity, balanced playmaking and fiery intensity.
However, Murray has been forced to play roughly 25 minutes or less in every game so far this season after tearing his ACL during the 2018 preseason.
That changed in Friday’s overtime victory against the Sacramento Kings, in which Murray sealed the game with a late mid-range jumper to give his team a one-point lead with the game on the line.