While in the offseason for the San Antonio Spurs, Dejounte Murray had quite the active month of July.
Dejounte Murray closed his second season with the San Antonio Spurs, but the most impactful of the two. He played at the NBA level for the entire 2017-18 campaign, unlike his rookie season, which was split between San Antonio and the G League’s Austin Spurs.
Murray will walk into the 2018-19 season as the starting point guard, but that does not mean the work stops there, with everything of his that went on social media in July. He balled out in semi-pro basketball games, creating some online highlights to resonate for the next few months.
It started with a highlight video Murray posted on his Twitter, as he put on a shooting clinic and displayed some flashy moves for a crowd of supporters.
I’m Chasing Greatness And Anybody That Comes In Between That CAN GET IT, I’m On A Mission, Shoutout To Tacoma And My Mans @AWProductions_ ?? pic.twitter.com/yBErKvDKNl
— Dejounte Murray (@DejounteMurray) July 4, 2018
To follow, Murray working on his outside jump shot in this video went online. Another indication of progress in offseason training.
This wrapped up at a The Crawsover pro-am game, with high-flying moves and more evidence of his shooting skill.
Spurs @DejounteMurray in his ?at @thecrawsover @spurs pic.twitter.com/0FEWphq1yw
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) July 29, 2018
However, to close the month, Murray revealed his daughter on Instagram and received overwhelming support:
A post shared by Dejounte Murray (@dejountemurray) on Jul 30, 2018 at 6:47pm PDT
It was an active month for Murray, who took over Spurs social media to showcase his summer and what’s to come in year three. If that shooting ability translates to live NBA action, and if Spurs coach Gregg Popovich allows it, this could be a positive continuation of his young career.
As noted, Murray will reclaim the starting point guard spot in the 2018-19 season, after taking it from the now departed Tony Parker. It’s a sign of change for an increasingly young organization, so let’s see how the Washington product follows up on an improved sophomore year and display himself as a main member of this franchise’s core.