Can t bear it! Murray bombarded the Pelicans, his mother suffered a stroke and his relatives passed away, but the team had no support

Dezhangtai Murray's Pelicans career starts is a nightmare! The 28-year-old All-Star guard recently publicly bombarded the Pelicans management on the podcast "The Pivot Podcast", revealing that he encountered family tragedies, injuries and management chaos in his first season with the team, but he did not receive any substantial support.

Last summer, the Pelicans traded Murray to his 1 by 6 for 1, but in the opening game of the 2024-25 season, Murray broke his left hand when he landed and missed 17 games directly.

During the recovery period, Murray's mother suffered a sudden stroke and the family pillar fell. Her cousin was shot and her uncle died of drug overdose. Multiple blows followed one after another.

Murray said that at this stage, he did not receive any help from the team, and during this dark period, he was not only suffering from physical injuries, but also on the verge of mental breakdown.

data confirms his struggle: In the 2024-25 season, despite averaging 17.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 2 steals per game, the shooting percentage plummeted to a career-low 39.3%, and the three-point shooting percentage was only 29.9%, and the two shooting percentages were down 6.8% and 6.3% respectively from the previous season.

Murray further accused the Pelicans management of lack of training resources: it is difficult to arrange individual training time, and even strength training cannot be guaranteed.

Management turmoil: frequent personnel changes, lack of stability in coaching staff and logistics teams.

Missing psychological support: The team did not provide psychological counseling or family assistance, leaving him under pressure alone.

The Pelicans have been unable to fulfill their talents in recent years, and Murray's accusation has unveiled the tip of the iceberg. Despite having superstars such as Zion Williamson, the team missed the playoffs for three consecutive years.

Salary experts pointed out that Pelicans spends more than the top five in the league, but they are full of loopholes in logistics support. Murray's case is not an isolated case. Several anonymous players revealed that the team's locker room has long had problems such as uneven resource allocation and communication gap between the coaching staff and management.

The Pelicans official has not responded to Murray's allegations, but team insiders revealed that the management believes that Murray's complaints are "partially reasonable", but the team is also trapped by the wave of injuries (many people such as Zion and Ingram are injured).

Murray's 4-year, 114 million contract has three years left. The Pelicans may consider trading, but the market value has been damaged due to injuries and remarks. Next season is the second year of Murray's contract, and this billion-dollar contract has now become a hot potato. His revelations on the show not only severely damaged the team's image, but also caused the relationship between the two sides to fall into a deadlock.