Murray was drafted by the
Milwaukee Bucks with pick number 42 in the second round of the
2002 NBA draft, after being
NCAA's
Division II Player of the Year during his senior season at Shaw, In his brief stint with the Cavs, Murray averaged his career-highs in nearly every category. On July 18, 2006, Murray signed with the
Detroit Pistons for $3.6 million over two years, in an effort by the team to improve its bench depth. In the
2006–07 season, Murray started eighteen games (twelve in place of point guard
Chauncey Billups and six in place of shooting guard
Richard Hamilton). On February 22, 2008, Murray was waived by the Pistons. On March 1, he was signed by the
Indiana Pacers. There was an expectation the
Los Angeles Clippers would sign Murray, but he elected to go with the Pacers instead. On August 13, 2008, Murray signed with the
Atlanta Hawks. On September 25, 2009, the
Charlotte Bobcats signed Murray reportedly to a one-year $1.99 million contract. On February 18, 2010, Murray was traded in a packaged deal to the
Chicago Bulls for
Tyrus Thomas. Murray's final NBA game was played in Game 5 of the 2010 Eastern Conference First Round against the
Cleveland Cavaliers on April 27, 2010. The Bulls would lose Game 5 to the Cavs 94–96, with Murray recording 6 points and 3 rebounds. Chicago dropped the series to Cleveland 4–1. On January 13, 2011, he signed with the
Turkish team
Efes Pilsen S.K. until the end of the 2010–11 season. In October 2012, he signed with the
Memphis Grizzlies, but he did not make the team's regular season roster. In January 2013, he signed with the Ukrainian team
Azovmash Mariupol. On October 31, 2013, he was reacquired by the Austin Toros of the
NBA Development League. On April 11, 2014, he signed with
Al Mouttahed Tripoli of Lebanon for the rest of the 2013–14 season. ==Miscellaneous==