Dejounte Murray's Deleted Social Media Posts Could Hasten a Pelicans Trade

New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray took to social media on Thursday to defend himself against criticism of his performance during a 145-111 loss to the Brooklyn Nets earlier this week, then deleted his posts.

ProPelsTalk, a Pelicans podcast, had shared clips on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, pointing out mistakes Murray made during what became the team's fourth consecutive defeat. Murray responded that fans have "no f, ing clue what we are dealing with."

"Ohhhhh let's talk about it," Murray wrote in the now-deleted tweet. "When you run post plays, are they suppose to catch on the block or the 3pt line? Let's hear it Mr social media coach, Gm and President? You have no f, ing clue what we dealing with. Maybe you should ask the whole team individually how they feel on a serious note and then pull rethink alot of shit."

Murray recorded five points, four assists and two rebounds in 28 minutes during the loss. Through the early part of this season, he is averaging 13.4 points, his lowest mark since his third year in the league with the San Antonio Spurs.

On the same day he posted and removed that message, Murray also replied to another tweet pointing out that New Orleans holds a 1-8 record with him in the lineup and a 3-0 record without him.

"From what's going on INSIDE, this sounds like someone hit you to say this!!" Murray wrote in that also deleted post. "THE 'SABOTAGE' IS REAL!!"

The 30-year-old guard appeared in only 14 games during the 2025-26 season as he worked his way back from a torn Achilles tendon that kept him off the floor for more than a year.

The deleted posts arrived on the same day that The Athletic's Sam Amick reported he expects New Orleans to seriously consider moving Murray. "Dejounte (Murray), I would fully expect to have very legitimate conversations about him being on the move," Amick said, adding that he had anticipated such talks closer to the trade deadline but that the mood around the situation could speed up the timeline.

Murray is playing in the final guaranteed season of his current contract, and he holds a player option worth $30.7 million for the 2027-28 season.