Dejounte Murray becomes only the 2nd person in the last 15 seasons to achieve this staggering feat and still didn’t feature in the All-Defensive team

Dejounte Murray deserved a spot in the All-Defensive Team

Dejounte Murray, a name few recognized prior to this season, now he is the runner-up of the Most Improved Player Award, behind superstar Ja Morant. He was named a first-time All-Star this season, and there is no doubt that he has been a two-way force for the San Antonio Spurs this season. He averaged 21.1 PPG, 8.3 RPG, 9.2 APG, and 2.0 SPG this season, and this was clearly a fantastic breakout year for him from a statistical standpoint.

He has emerged as an elite point guard in the league who has staggering numbers to his name, things weren’t always so smooth for Dejounte Murray. Recently, Dejounte Murray shared a story about how he was in juvenile detention 10 years ago and was told by the guards that he’d be “right back” when he told them he’d change his life. He also stated that now, “them same guards” were “asking for pictures and my autograph”:

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Dejounte Murray averages 2 SPG and yet isn’t on the the All-Defensive Team

The NBA announced the results of the Most Improved Player of the Year voting in the last week of April, with Ja Morant taking home the annual award. But the superstar guard of Memphis only won by a slight margin, with Dejounte Murray a mere 38 points behind him as the runner-up. There is no doubt the former 29th overall pick deserved consideration for this esteemed hardware, as he raised his points, rebounds, assists, steals, and shooting percentages from a season ago. Most impressive was all his growth came in his first year as the go-to option for the Spurs

Dejounte Murray is the 2nd player in the last 15 seasons to lead the league in SPG and not make an All-Defensive team.

The other was Steph Curry in 2016.

(Submitted by @DejounteMuse) pic.twitter.com/9GRB7mRzt7
— StatMuse (@statmuse) May 21, 2022

However, everybody expected Murray to make it to the All-Defensive NBA team with surprising sturdiness in defense. Everybody was left shocked as the All-Defensive team had no Murray in it. The San-Antonio Spurs point guard has been rock solid in defense and averages 2 Steals Per Game, above everybody else in the league. The only other instance of this happening in recent history has been Stephen cuury in 2016 !

The fans slammed the NBA on Twitter for not acknowledging the efforts of Murray in defense.

Dejounte Murray not on an All-Defensive team?

Wowzers. pic.twitter.com/p3C3z25na8
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) May 21, 2022

Dejounte Murray becomes just the 5th player in NBA history to LEAD THE LEAGUE in steals and NOT make an all defensive team… unbelievable #PorVida #GoSpursGo pic.twitter.com/J20QG6R9Fv
— BKB (@brayknowball) May 21, 2022

Dejounte Murray led the NBA in steals and was left off All-Defense honors. @NBA, are you allergic to naming any player from the @spurs to an award or All-NBA Team? Ridiculous.
— Jordan Spurs (@jordanspurs) May 21, 2022

Shoutout to Dejounte Murray pic.twitter.com/HvAe8OP6p0
— Project Spurs (@projectspurs) May 21, 2022

Only a few guards have been as elite on the defensive end as Dejounte Murray ? pic.twitter.com/AeZkcCqUwu
— Spurs Nation (@SpursNationCP) May 21, 2022

Dejounte Murray received two NBA All-Defense first team votes and 20 second team votes.

The Spurs All-Star earned the third-most points among the players who didn’t make an All-Defense team.
— Noah Magaro-George (@N_Magaro) May 21, 2022

Sooo…. @DejounteMurray is the only player in the entire NBA averaging 2 steals per game and he doesn’t make either All Defense team? MAKE IT MAKE SENSE! @NBA
— aka Bro Bro ? (@PilotPact) May 21, 2022

https://twitter.com/HappySpursFan/status/1527809672887078913

Jimmy butler or dejounte Murray not being all defensive really pissing me off https://t.co/cHS3SCpZlf
— Chris ?? (@chrisedmundo) May 21, 2022

In the future in his 2022,2023 seasons he could be in the league of extraordinary performers and playing at his best, Dejounte Dashaun Murray is also the franchise player for san Antonio. and they are planning on constructing a competition around him in order to explore his full potential.

Unfortunately, the San Antonio Spurs did not manage to advance past the play-in tournament stage this year. However, they could definitely be a better team next season if some of their other young players improve, such as Keldon Johnson. Dejounte Murray wasn’t able to bring the San Antonio Spurs to the playoffs this year, but perhaps that will change next season.