The Trae Younger-Dejounte Murray experiment solely lasted two seasons earlier than the Atlanta Hawks determined to commerce Murray to New Orleans.
Now, Younger has opened up concerning the failed partnership throughout an look on Podcast P with Paul George.
“We’re not the primary duo that couldn’t work and we’re not gonna be the final,” Younger informed George. “It simply didn’t work out on the court docket. And it sucks. We each admitted it sucks and that’s simply a part of the sport. If it doesn’t work, groups have to determine what to do subsequent and make strikes.
“It’s powerful trigger we wished to win. We’re not the primary duo that couldn’t work and we’re not going to be the final.”
Trae Younger shares what it was like teaming up with Dejounte Murray.
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“…I feel it was powerful ’trigger we’re each very unselfish in methods. There have been instances early the place I’m simply, I’m passing it to him and he desires to be aggressive, however he’s some extent guard too. So he’s not considering rating first on a regular basis. However after I’m on the court docket, typically he’s a taking pictures guard … So it’s sort of like the mixture sort of simply didn’t work.
“And on paper, chances are you’ll suppose it might as a result of in San Antonio, he’s a very good defender, often known as only a defender, wasn’t actually often known as a scorer, get different guys concerned. However when he got here to us, it’s only a totally different, totally different really feel. And so, I imply, it simply sucks. It didn’t work.”
Younger added that he and Murray would all the time share an in depth bond off the court docket.
“…The nice half is we’ve got a lifelong relationship,” he mentioned. “Like our relationship goes exterior of basketball. We’re each household males. Our morals are very a lot related so far as who we’ve got round us, what we attempt to do with our on a regular basis way of life, all the pieces. We simply attempt to do all the pieces for others and issues like that. The way in which we get alongside off the court docket is perpetually.”
Of their two seasons collectively, Younger and Murray gained 41 and 36 video games.
They misplaced to the Boston Celtics within the first spherical of the playoffs on the finish of their first 12 months collectively, and missed the playoffs of their second 12 months.
Murray was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans on July 6 in alternate for Dyson Daniels, E.J. Liddell, Larry Nance Jr., Cody Zeller and two future first-round draft picks.
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