 The Patroons would go on to win the 1988 CBA championship, while Murphy ended the season as the most valuable player of the CBA championship series.Towards the end of the season, Murphy earned an offer from the Golden State Warriors to join the team for the final 16 days of the NBA season, but declined the offer to focus on winning the CBA title.Murphy later recalled of the situation, "To play in the NBA was my lifetime dream and I couldn't have passed it up.