While there is a "significant progress" from Murray's recovery, James Borrego remains unsure if he'll be able to play this 2025-26 season.
Before the New Orleans Pelicans' 125-106 loss against the Miami Heat, James Borrego offered a positive update about Dejounte Murray's ongoing Achilles recovery.
“He’s making a lot of progress,” Borrego said, via Rod Walker of NOLA.com. “We hope to get him back in our building here soon. He’s doing a lot of work getting ready to get back here. I say in the next month we’ll have a little bit more clarity on where he’s at.
"But he’s made a lot of progress. Significant progress.”
Acquired by the Pelicans from the Atlanta Hawks before the 2024-25 season, Murray was limited to just 30 games last year after suffering from a ruptured right Achilles tendon.
He remains yet to appear this season. And while there's a positive progress already from the star guard, Borrego remains unsure if Murray can be able to play this 2025-26.
“I can’t say for sure,” Borrego said. “I can’t go there. We just don’t know until we see him live on the court. That would be the goal, but I can’t say for sure.
"We’ll just have to see for sure once he’s back in our building and once we get our eyes on him. And once he gets on the court. It’s going to be a collective decision. What’s best for Dejounte moving forward. We’ll make that (decision) collectively.”
The Pels (8-29) are struggling once again this year as the one of the league's worst teams. Yet despite this, they found several building blocks of their future from Derik Queen and Jeremiah Fears.
For now, New Orleans can only hope that Murray is on track in his rehabilitation.
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