San Antonio Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray is available for Sunday afternoon's contest against the Miami Heat after previously being listed as questionable, according to Project Spurs' Paul Garcia:
The Spurs now say Dejounte Murray is available for the game today.
— Paul Garcia (@PaulGarciaNBA) January 19, 2020
Murray has been dealing with an illness in the past few days, but he will suit up as the Spurs prepare to host the Heat in San Antonio.
The 23-year-old has been a fairly steady starting option this season after missing all of the 2018-19 campaign due to a torn ACL. Murray is averaging 10.2 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.7 steals on just over 24 minutes per game through his first 36 appearances. He is coming off one of his better games of the season, in which he scored 13 points while adding 12 rebounds, five assists and three steals in a loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Friday.
San Antonio continues to place faith in the youngster from Seattle, though personnel complications have seemed to stagnate his growth. Murray is not much of a shooter, and the Spurs lack perimeter scoring options when both he and DeMar DeRozan share the floor. However, Murray's size and length make him one of San Antonio's better defensive playmakers from the point guard position.
Murray has dealt with some more adversity this season, as he mourned the death of the man he called his “step dad” on Friday:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B7Z9fA9nTwg/?utm_source=ig_embed
The Spurs are certainly facing adversity of their own, having slipped to 10th in the Western Conference and facing the possibility of missing the playoffs for the first time in 23 years.
San Antonio might still shake things up ahead of the February trade deadline, but Murray has likely cemented his status as a franchise building block. He will look to get the Spurs back on track with a win over the Heat on Sunday.
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