The Trail Blazers exercised Murray's third-year team option for 2025-26 on Saturday, Keith Smith of Spotrac.com reports. Murray averaged 6.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 21.7 minutes across 62 regular-season appearances, including 29 starts, as a rookie for Portland. The 24-year-old forward is now set to spend at least two more seasons with the team. In 2024-25, Murray will likely receive depth minutes in the Trail Blazers' forward rotation.
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ACTIVELatest Kris Murray news
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2024-25 Stats
GPMINPTSREBASTTOPF1213.94.22.70.80.60.92024-25 Rebounding
REBDREBOREB2.71.41.32024-25 Defensive
BLKSTL0.10.72024-25 Shooting
FG%2P%3P%FT%TS%44.2%50.0%35.3%40.0%50.4%2024-25 Advanced
+/-A/TOTD3DD2-371.400
Birthdate
8/19/2000 (24)
Status
ACT
HT/WT
6'8", 210 lbs
Draft Info
2023: Rd 1; Pk 23 (POR)
Birthplace
Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
Position
SF
College
Iowa
Experience
1 season
Career History
Portland Trail Blazers
2023-Present
(2 seasons)
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DraftKings points 10.4FanDuel Points 10.6PTS 4.6REB 2.5AST 0.9BLK 0.2STL 0.52PM 1.53PM 0.4FTM 0.4TO 0.5MIN 12.5CBSS fantasy points 9.1ESPN fantasy points 10.5Yahoo fantasy points 10.6
Pregame Probabilities
Record a double-double2%Record a triple-double0%Record 10 or more REB20%Record 4-plus 3-pointers0%Score 30 or more pts0%Record 10 or more AST0%
The Trail Blazers exercised Murray's third-year team option for 2025-26 on Saturday, Keith Smith of Spotrac.com reports. Murray averaged 6.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 21.7 minutes across 62 regular-season appearances, including 29 starts, as a rookie for Portland. The 24-year-old forward is now set to spend at least two more seasons with the team. In 2024-25, Murray will likely receive depth minutes in the Trail Blazers' forward rotation.
Murray won't start Sunday's preseason game against the Kings, James Ham of ESPN 1320 Sacramento reports. With Deni Avdija away from the team for personal reasons and Anfernee Simons out due to minor ankle soreness, Murray and Toumani Camara started Friday's preseason-opening loss to the Clippers. Simons remains out Sunday, but Avdija is playing, so Murray moves to the bench while Camara notably sticks in the starting lineup.
Murray will enter the starting lineup for Friday's preseason game against the Clippers, Sean Highkin of RoseGardenReport.com reports. With Anfernee Simons out due to minor ankle soreness, Murray will enter the starting five. Murray made 29 regular-season starts last year, during which he averaged 9.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 combined steals plus blocks across 31.8 minutes per game.
Murray closed Sunday's 121-82 loss to the Kings with nine points (3-15 FG, 1-7 3Pt, 2-2 FT), 18 rebounds, one block and one steal across 44 minutes. Murray was the only recent starter to play in the season finale, and he set a career high with 18 rebounds in the blowout loss. the Iowa product may not have had many opportunities to impress during his rookie season, but Portland's bevy of injuries throughout 2023-24 allowed the first-round pick to strut his stuff. There's little doubt he'll play a major role in Portland's continuing youth rebuild.
Murray provided 21 points (8-15 FG, 3-6 3Pt, 2-3 FT), seven rebounds, two assists and three steals across 36 minutes during Friday's 125-117 loss to the Clippers. Murray made his presence felt on both ends of the court, and the younger brother of Keegan Murray continues to find his footing at the NBA level while enjoying an expanded role on a rebuilding Portland team. Murray jumped into a starting role following the All-Star break but has been thriving lately, scoring in double digits in four of his last five appearances. To note, he has now reached career-high scoring marks in back-to-back games, a run he'll aim to extend when the Blazers take on the Nuggets on Saturday, which represents a tougher matchup for the rookie out of Iowa.
Murray racked up 17 points (7-11 FG, 3-6 3Pt), five rebounds, two assists and one steal over 33 minutes during Wednesday's 116-103 loss to the Clippers. Murray's 17 points Wednesday were the most he has logged in the NBA. The rookie forward has started 15 straight games for Portland and has averaged 30.5 minutes during that span, but his offense has been inconsistent, as he's scored in single figures in eight of those contests. While Murray is clearly getting a chance to carve out a role for the Blazers, his production thus far hasn't warranted fantasy relevance in most formats.
Murray amassed zero points (0-4 FG, 0-2 3Pt), five rebounds, four assists and one block over 26 minutes during Saturday's 126-107 loss to the Pelicans. Murray played 26 minutes as a starter but failed to contribute a single point. Despite playing a meaningful role on a consistent basis of late, Murray simply doesn't do enough to be considered a viable asset outside of deeper formats.
Murray posted 12 points (5-12 FG, 1-6 3Pt, 1-2 FT), 11 rebounds, seven assists and one block across 33 minutes during Friday's 123-107 loss to the Rockets. Murray led all players in Friday's contest in rebounds en route to the lone double-double performance and ended three assists shy of a triple-double. Murray set season-high marks in rebounds and assists while crossing the double-digit mark for the first time of the year in his first double-double performance. He has now reached double figures in scoring in seven outings this year.
Murray totaled 14 points (6-11 FG, 1-5 3Pt, 1-1 FT), five rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal across 35 minutes during Monday's 119-114 loss to the Timberwolves. Portland is dealing with a ton of injuries, allowing Murray to play an expanded role. That could continue to be the case for the remainder of the season if Murray plays like this, but he's been inconsistent. In his previous outing against Memphis on Saturday, Murray scored two points in 39 minutes.