Oleh Kosel: Willie Green says that Trey Murphy shot “lights out” in practice today. Of the five remaining Pelicans still working on their games after practice right now, one of them is Trey.
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Position: G
Born: 06/18/00
Height: 6-9 / 2.06
Weight:205 lbs. / 93 kg.
Salary: $3,053,760
Born: 06/18/00
Height: 6-9 / 2.06
Weight:205 lbs. / 93 kg.
Salary: $3,053,760
Jim Eichenhofer: Trey Murphy on #Pelicans: “That was the team that showed me the most love during the entire draft process. My dad was telling my agent that he wants me to play for the team that loves me the most, and my agent said, ‘Well, he’ll be playing in New Orleans then.’ “
Trey Murphy signed with the Pelicans last month, and his contract guarantees him millions of dollars. Still, he said, he’s in no hurry to move on from his 2014 Acura RLX. “It’s a solid car, and I think I have other priorities that I want to spend my money on,” Murphy said. “Then after I see my budget and everything, how the chips fall in, I’ll decide what car I want.” The NBA works with rookies to help them develop sound money-management strategies, and Murphy has financial advisors, too. “They’re really good people,” he said. “I’m going to listen to what they have to say, obviously, because they’ve been doing this for a while.”
He’s eager to experience one of the United States’ most compelling cities. “Plus, I love food, too,” Murphy said, “and they’ve got a lot of great food down there, and that’s one part of it. And the people [of New Orleans] really support their athletes.”
Even so, Murphy said, in “all honesty, it doesn’t feel like I’m in the NBA yet. I think once I get to the games and I’m playing against the LeBrons and [Durants] and guys like that, that’s when I’ll realize I’m really here. After that happens, then it’ll just be like, ‘All right, they’re just another person, it’s just another opponent.’ ”
Both players performed well for their teams. Kuminga scored 17 points, while his counterpart Murphy III scored a game-high 22 points. The Pelicans came away with the overtime victory, and Kuminga left the game with the respect of one of his peers. “He’s (Kuminga) a great player,” Trey Murphy said about the Warriors rookie. “You have to use your length against guys like that because it makes it difficult for them. You can’t try to beat him with strength because he’s going to beat you in that category, so you have to use your length in order to stop him or make it difficult.”
