For everyone saying Murray’s career could be over, just stop.

I bet my left nut, he won't be ready Christmas.

Uhh no he won't be. If that was the case Boogie would still be an all star player, Klay wouldn't have fell off like he did especially with his defense, John Wall would be still playing right now, and Kobe wouldn't have retired so soon. His career may not be over but he definitely won't be the same player and the difference is he'll still be under contract for the next 3 years while we were able to drop Boogie by not giving him that contract. Not only that the only player that was still viable in the NBA was Klay Thompson and that was because of his elite 3pt shooting. Just look at John Wall after he came back he was off the Wizards and stopped playing within the next two years. Again Durant and Klay are the only outliers in this case because of the elite shooting and body metrics.

Why be negative? I realize it’s about the worst injury for a basketball player but Murray has a fantastic work ethic and he’s got that edge about him that I honestly believe he’s going to attack his rehab and he will be ok. He will have to shake off the rust but I think in 11 months, which is about Xmas, that he could be ready to get back on the court. I hope so at least because we can’t trade him now so wishing him a speedy recovery. If Z and Trey and whoever they draft high this year can form a good offensive core I think Murray would fit in great as the 4th option where he isn’t pressured to score 20+ a night, he can just run the offense and play solid defense.

Well until we see that he’s a different player after the injury we should be staying positive and wishing him the best in his rehab. The big thing will be more mental if you ask me. It will take time for him to trust that leg again until he starts going full speed pushing off and stopping on that foot. Once he gets that past him where he can just think about playing basketball then I’m confident he will be the same or close enough to the same player as before. Again, we don’t need him to be the primary or even 2nd option. He should be a 4th option.

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Why be negative?

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Being rational and living in reality is not being negative.

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Murray has a fantastic work ethic

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Work ethic has nothing to do with it. It's luck of the bounce whether or not the elasticity comes back, and it basically never comes back close to where it was 100% prior to the injury.

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Well until we see that he’s a different player after the injury we should be staying positive and wishing him the best

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much hope

much prayers

Yeah, he won’t be ready for Christmas. As I have said, best case is a late season return next year but he will definitely be on a minutes restriction for whatever he can play next year. He won’t be close to whatever 100% post injury will be until the 2026-2027 season. There is a good chance he is out all next year. It is an absolutely devastating injury for this franchise.

Yall did this with Demarcus cousins too lol

The guy will never be the same

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Hopefully his surgery is a complete success and he goes to a great surgeon that is in no way tied to the Pelicans idiot doctors.

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Ochsner has THE world renowned orthopedic surgeon on staff…

Dr. James Andrews isn’t walking through the door to do that procedure though. It will most likely be Scott Montgomery as he’s the team’s ortho surgeon and while he’s skilled no doubt, he’s not the best. That’s guys like Andrews, ElAttrache and Jobe. Of course Dejounte could always want his own plan of care. Regardless I have always admired his game and was happy to have him when we got him. Now I’m really hating losing Dyson but I by no means think Dejounte Murray’s career as a starter is over. Even if it takes him half the season to come back we still have the option to just hang on to CJ if we so chose and traded him next deadline, especially if BI is moved. You would get less return next year on an expiring deal and at 34 but you’d also have a fill in PG until Murray’s return. Or we could just try to trade CJ, BI and Green then rest Zion as often possible and embrace the tank. So many possibilities. I sure would like another 1st round pick in this draft though.