With Christmas Day matchups behind us, the league is now moving forward towards the All-Star weekend. Though there is more than enough time till that, however, teams around the league are already gearing up for the trade deadline that comes along with it.

The Los Angeles Lakers is one team that has always been active when it comes to revamping their roster. So, amid the rumors, Atlanta Hawks‘ Dejounte Murray’s year-old video surfaces once again, talking about LeBron James.

Dejounte Murray talks about LeBron James

The Los Angeles Lakers made a late-season push last year and almost went the distance in the NBA playoffs. The team is on that same trajectory so far as the Lakers front office looks to shake things up once again.

Los Angeles was recently tied to rumors of being interested in trading for All-Star guard, Zach LaVine. Now, another rumor circling amid the NBA world is the Lakers’ interest in All-Star point guard, Dejounte Murray.

Amid the trade rumors, an old video of Murray talking about LeBron James goes viral. In the video, he can be heard saying, “Great man, great leader, great father, great basketball player. Somebody that took me under his wing. I’m just thankful to have somebody like that in my corner.”

“Great man, great leader, great father, great basketball player. Somebody that took me under his wing. I’m just thankful to have somebody like that in my corner.”

– Dejounte Murray on LeBron’s mentorship

— 🎭 (@MaskedInLA) December 26, 2023

What a lot of people may not realize is this video is almost a year old and was uploaded by the official X account of the NBA.

Dejounte Murray has been a part of the Atlanta Hawks for the past few years. However, given the Hawks’ current condition, the team has not been able to utilize Murray’s talents due to them already having another All-Star point guard in Trae Young.

So, this trade may end up benefiting not just the Lakers but the Hawks as well.

Will both teams benefit from this trade?

The Los Angeles Lakers currently have a 15-16 season record that puts them in the ninth spot of the Western Conference standings. But despite LeBron James and Anthony Davis’ efforts, the team is still not able to move ahead in the West.

The Lakers gave some big contract extensions to a lot of the players this past offseason. However, the team has not been able to get their value for money so far. For instance, shifting Austin Reaves back to the bench.

Murray is a proven All-Star that would bring an instant change to the Lakers roster. But will the Hawks go for it? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.

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