Dejuntai Murray - full court player, top defensive backcourt engine

Born in 1996, Dejuntai Murray reached a height of 1.96 meters, seemingly thin body, but 170 pounds of weight also gives people the impression of fighting against loss to some extent. But in addition to strength, the young guard's physical condition is perfect: the 2.11-meter long arm span gives Murray an all-round advantage on the defensive end and attacking the basket; Standing up to 2.62 meters, it can easily impact the basket during the game.

In addition, Murray's judgment of the situation on the court is very accurate, the ability to control the body is excellent, and the reaction is quick, the first step after starting is full of explosive force, and in time will be the hottest new generation of point guard representatives in the league.

Dejuntai Murray's average data this season, in steals, shooting percentage and rebounds, fast break points in the same position of the player belongs to the top

The following data analysis of Murray's technical characteristics:

Murray, who has just entered the league, is recognized as a singles master, a quality scorer who averaged 16.1 points per game in college, and Murray, who has skilled ball control, often attacks from outside the three-point line. As we all know, traditional American singles players often get into trouble with shot selection and efficiency relying on the touch.

16-17 career debut season Murray, 38 appearances, of which only 8 starts, in the limited 8.4 appearances of time, shot 3.1 times, including 0.6 three-point shooting, the overall shooting rate reached 43.1%, three-point shooting is a staggering 39.1%, but because the shot sample is too small, can not prove that Murray is a quality outside shooter. From the point of view of shot selection, Murray is used to taking jump shots or throwing shots near the restricted area after breaking through, the proportion of close two points is 36.2% of the total shot, the proportion of shots under the basket is 29.3%, and the decibels of the two hit rates reached 45.2% and 55.9%.

As a rookie, Murray played most of his minutes as a penalty box impact task, and mid-range shooting was not the main source of his points, but it also proved his top penetration and combination ability from the side.

17-18 season Murray can be described as ushering in the career of the rising period, gradually firm main point guard Murray, in 48 games as a starter, the average shot also increased by more than doubled, but the increase in the right to shoot did not bring efficiency improvement, the most obvious is the three-point shooting rate, the number of shots reduced by 0.2 times fell to 26.5%. The overall shooting percentage is also a tepid 44.3 percent.

In 21.5 minutes of playing time, Murray took only 7.5 shots, and the offense was dominated by passing and breakaway points. Another obvious change is the shooting selection, Murray pays more attention to the impact of the basket and mid-range shots, close two-point shots accounted for 22.3%, but the hit rate is only 36.0%, long-distance two-point shots have become conventional offensive weapons, surrendered 36.7% of the hit rate performance.

This season Murray's shot distribution map, it can be seen that the stability outside the three-point line has gradually improved, but the total number of shots is not much, and the penalty area is still the main source of points

Murray, who returned from injury this season, has completely become the offensive engine of the team, and the shooting percentage has reached 47.5% - a qualitative breakthrough; He attempted 1.6 three-point shots, nearly three times more than he did at the beginning of his career, and his shooting rate was stable at 37.8% - the performance of a top outside shooter.

Surprisingly, Murray's increased efficiency is also reflected in the increasingly even distribution of shots: 15.3 percent per game from long range, 19.2 percent from mid-range, and 30.5 percent from behind the basket.

In the third season of his career, Murray overcame shooting deficiencies in various shooting areas to become a consistent perimeter attack point for the team.

Murray's shot distribution and proportion diagram in three seasons: Murray also transformed from the restricted area attack to the backcourt with internal and external repair, and the shooting efficiency was also new

To sum up, the changes of Murray in the three seasons are as follows: from the restricted area attacker to the CIC master, and then to the long-range shooter. In the three seasons of transformation, Murray also experienced the struggle of shooting selection, and the long-distance shooting gradually increased and the efficiency was significantly improved. Murray now seems to have no shooting weaknesses, the only need to improve is poor point-blank two-point shooting.

To be sure, in the early stages of Murray's gradual adaptation to the Spurs system, he maintained the main offensive style of his college years, often struggling with long-range shooting, rather than improving his shooting percentage, he was more accustomed to solving problems in the penalty area. With the continuous improvement of technology, Murray began to enhance his offensive threat outside the three-point line, although there is no small distance from the top pitcher, but Murray's future must be broad.

Playmaker, pick-and-roll genius

The main reason Murray is a threat on the offensive end is his excellent ball handling ability, and throughout the Spurs lineup, there are very few players who can hold the ball and launch attacks looking for tactical coordination (derozan is like an autonomous offensive scorer).

With quick start speed and good handling skills, Murray can easily break through the limitations of defenders and create offensive space near the basket. As the absolute core of the No.1 position, Murray is not greedy for a large number of shots, but the number of shots this season is 9.3, but can create 4.1 assists. In addition, Murray is a high-quality pick-and-roll player, and the limited passing Murray is also full of the shadow of the ancient typical point guard.

In college, Murray set the University of Washington's all-time rookie assist record. In the pick-and-roll cooperation of interior players such as Yu Ade, Murray can use the cover to break into the penalty area to complete the end, 61.6% of the basket is creating a career record; He can consistently hit stop-start jumpers from mid-range, hitting 50.5 percent of his nearly two attempts per game. He can connect with perimeter players and provide ammunition for the team's spatial power forwards, and Murray is the most reliable inside-outside connection besides derozan.

From 1.3 to 2.9 to 4.1 assists in three seasons, Murray's offensive potential is coveted, while the turnovers have not changed significantly compared to the previous two seasons, and Murray is the most valuable ball point behind derozan in the Spurs' changeable tactics and everyone is willing to share the ball.