In case you still don't know by now, San Antonio Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray is quite the athlete. He reminded Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield of that fact on Wednesday with a filthy one-handed poster jam.
In the Spurs' road game against the Kings at Golden 1 Center, Murray and Derrick White ran circles around Hield with their impressive two-man game on the fast break. After attracting the sharpshooter's defense near the paint, White masterfully dropped off a well-timed dime to a trailing Murray.
The 24-year-old playmaker took off a step outside the restricted area and threw one down over the top of Hield's outstretched arm.
Dejounte Murray GOT UP 😤pic.twitter.com/fy1jY2NM65
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) April 1, 2021
Now that's nasty.
The 6-foot-4 Dejounte Murray, of course, has good size and length for his position, which made him a darling in the eyes of Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich. San Antonio has put their utmost trust in the former University of Washington standout, giving him the keys to their offense after the Tony Parker era.
Plays like this one certainly prove that the Spurs once again made the right call. In 43 games prior to the Spurs' showdown against the Kings, Murray has been averaging 15.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.4 steals while making 45.6 percent of his field goals.
With Murray in charge, the Spurs are holding their own against the behemoths of the West, currently owning the eight seed and above the .500 mark.