Trey Murphy stopped for a moment to make sure the reporters had no more questions for him. ” And on the other hand, I would also like to say that I dedicate these last two games to my friends from Virginia who have been killed these… these last days “added the Pelicans player at the very end of his press conference.
Sunday evening, Lavel Davis, Devin Chandler and D’Sean Perry, three members of the American football team at the University of Virginia, where the NBA player played his third year of university, were killed in a shooting on a bus on campus in Charlottesville. According to the first elements of the investigation, the shooter, a former university footballer, deliberately targeted them.
” Lavel Davis was a good friend. I was really sad to see him go. He was a really special person. So please keep their families in your prayers. I would appreciate that “, he wished, while the suspect, a former member of the team, was arrested and charged with murder, according to the Washington Post.
Trey Murphy had already mentioned his prayers for the victims earlier this week.
Pray for your friends at UVA. Check on your friends at UVA
— TMIII (@treymurphy) November 14, 2022
His words come after one of the best performances of his young career. After his 13 points scored against the Grizzlies the day before, he followed up with 19 points (7/9 on shots including 5/6 from afar), 10 rebounds and 3 steals this night against the Bulls. It was his first career double-double.
The winger shone through his athleticism with a tap dunk following his own miss to the circle past Andre Drummond. Or with this counter from Zach LaVine before to go dunk on Nikola Vucevic.
“ He is getting better and better. He’s focused, he’s into it. Defensively, he is everywhere, against shots and taking rebounds. It generates energy “, Appreciates his coach. ” We know Trey can shoot. When the others enter, they look for him and he places himself in the right places. »
With much more playing time, the winger is in any case on track to double his production compared to his rookie year, with nearly 12 points and 5 rebounds on average so far.
| Trey Murphy III | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2021-22 | NOP | 62 | 14 | 39.4 | 38.2 | 88.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 5.4 |
| 2022-23 | NOP | 14 | 28 | 46.6 | 40.3 | 95.5 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 11.6 |
| Total | 76 | 17 | 41.5 | 38.8 | 90.4 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 6.5 | |
