For his second experience in the playoffs, Trey Murphy III saw his performance drop compared to the regular season. With an average of 11.5 points (37.5% shooting), the Pelicans winger was still the defensive anchor of his team, mobilized for 42 minutes.
However, it was not enough to challenge the Thunder's dominance, which ultimately won the series in four games. While the New Orleans club has not made it past the first round since 2018, the management sought to shake up the squad during the offseason.
First big move, the arrival of Dejounte Murray in exchange for Larry Nance Jr. and Dyson Daniels in particular. It's great, especially because he brings a lot of offensive power to our team. When you add a guy like that to a team, it definitely makes it better, so I'm happy to have him. “, appreciates Trey Murphy III.
An undeniable offensive reinforcement from the former Spurs executive, who is coming off his best season in his career with 22.5 points on average. Defensively, he will also be important in support of CJ McCollum. So, despite the assets lost in the trade, Trey Murphy III sees this adjustment in a very positive light.
Go far in the playoffs
” We have a lot of weapons, we had a lot of weapons already. We have even more weapons now. We obviously lost some key players from last year's team, like Naji Marshall, Dyson Daniels and Larry Nance Jr. We're going to miss them. But I really think we're going to do a lot with the current team. ” he displays.
The latter, who is aiming for more offensive responsibilities next year, says he is sure that the team's construction is not finished. A projection linked to the possible transfer recently mentioned of Brandon Ingram. Also, despite the departure of Jonas Valanciunas, partially compensated by the arrival of Daniel Theis, Trey Murphy III reiterates the Pelicans' objective: to try to go far in the playoffs.
To local fans, he assures: “ Get excited for us again. We made the playoffs and had a really good regular season. We keep getting better. Guys are going to get older, we're going to get smarter. People have to be a little patient with us sometimes, but we're getting there. »
