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Anthony Chiang: The Pelicans' long injury report for tonight's game vs. Heat: Out: Brandon Boston, Bruce Brown, Jordan Hawkins, Herbert Jones, CJ McCollum, Yves Missi, Trey Murphy, Dejounte Murray, Kelly Olynyk and Zion Williamson. Questionable: Jose Alvarado and Karlo Matkovic.
Trey Murphy out for the rest of the season
New Orleans Pelicans forward Trey Murphy III will sit out the rest of the season after being diagnosed with a torn labrum and partial tear of the rotator cuff in his right shoulder, the team announced Monday night. The Pelicans said the injury occurred when Murphy dislocated his right shoulder during the first quarter of Monday's 127-81 loss to the Detroit Pistons.
Will Guillory: Trey Murphy is down on the floor in a lot of pain after the first Pels possession of the game. Trainers came over to check on him. Now he's headed to the locker room.
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Pelicans, Raptors discussed RJ Barrett trade during Brandon Ingram talks
RJ Barrett was discussed in trade talks for Brandon Ingram with New Orleans, but the Pelicans preferred the expiring contract of Bruce Brown and stretch-five center Kelly Olynyk, who’s owed $13.45 million next season, league sources told HoopsHype. With Trey Murphy III and Herb Jones already on the wing, the Pelicans didn’t view Barrett as a suitable fit for their roster as talks would have necessitated finding a third team, sources said.
Trey Murphy on Draymond Green calling the NBA 'boring': 'I think the game's fun'
Trey Murphy on Draymond Green calling the NBA ‘boring’: I don’t agree with that. I think the game’s fun. I still have fun watching basketball; I have fun playing basketball. The trade deadline made ratings go up a lot, so people are more intrigued and tuned in. The last two weeks before All-Star might be a little boring—everybody’s just trying to make All-Star—but the NBA being boring in general? I don’t know about that for sure.’
Trey Murphy: ‘Toumani Camara. He is an elite defender and I don't think people really know or have like paid too much attention like how good he is on defense. And a lot of times what you'll see is like guys that are tall, lanky or taller defenders, they give up strength or they give up agility, like not a lot of them have all the tools. He has agility, he has strength, he's smart defensively. I'll put him on there as one of my underappreciated guys.
Trey Murphy on Brandon Ingram: He actually even stayed the next day, right before we left for the bus to go to the airport. He was in the lobby, saying bye to everybody. And I mean, that just shows how he is. He makes sure he says bye to everybody in the organization because he's just been a stand-up guy the entire time. So, you know, it was a little sad for sure, but obviously, it's probably a better situation for him. And he gets his money like he wanted. You know, I'm just super happy for him because there's not a guy that deserves it more than he does.
Active NBA players curious about a future as a broadcaster often don’t explore that path until deep into their playing career, perhaps after they turn 30 and retirement starts to approach. Then there’s New Orleans forward Trey Murphy, 24. After only two pro seasons, Murphy was a host on ESPN’s 2023 NBA Draft coverage, sitting alongside Brian Windhorst during a three-hour livestream. Early in the 2023-24 season, while recovering from knee surgery, Murphy decided to provide “live analysis” of a Pelicans scrimmage in the Metairie practice facility, describing the action in entertaining fashion to (actual) Pelicans TV analyst Antonio Daniels. “Trey is hilarious,” Daniels remembered of Murphy’s running commentary. “Obviously he was saying certain things that you can’t say on TV. But it was awesome. He was breaking down what was going on in the scrimmage, saying things like, ‘Man, that was a messed-up shot!’ knowing he’s part of the team, so he can say things (about teammates) that we can’t say on TV. It was really funny.”
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CJ McCollum drops 45 points to lead Pelicans in 25-point comeback against Jazz
Jim Eichenhofer: Jazz seize 25-point lead in first half, but #Pelicans rally to force overtime and prevail 123-119, the largest comeback in franchise history. CJ McCollum 45 pts to pace New Orleans; Dejounte Murray 26 pts and Trey Murphy 24 pts. Postgame wrap: neworlns.co/4g9z3UF pic.x.com/rxA9l5UJdF
NBA Communications: Other nominees … West: Devin Booker (PHX), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC), James Harden, Norman Powell and Ivica Zubac (LAC), Scoot Henderson (POR), Trey Murphy III (NOP) and Jamal Murray (DEN). East: LaMelo Ball and Mark Williams (CHA), Darius Garland (CLE), Damian Lillard (MIL), Onyeka Okongwu (ATL) and Pascal Siakam and Myles Turner (IND).
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