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Trey Murphy III
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New Orleans Pelicans

Trey Murphy III

#25 · New Orleans Pelicans · 6-9 (206 cm) · 220 lb · Virginia

★ 2nd option Out · Returns: 2026-11-14

Trey Murphy III plays for the New Orleans Pelicans. On the depth chart he's listed as starter at small forward, #3 at shooting guard, and #4 at point guard. Trey Murphy III is out. He's expected back on 2026-11-14. In the 2026-27 season he has played 9 games, 9 as a starter, averaging 32.8 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at small forward (66 %) and shooting guard (28 %). He averages 15.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards De'Andre Hunter, Trevon Brazile, and Christian Braun, who score 21.9 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Christian Braun.

Next game

vs
DEN
Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets ·

Out: won't play.

Pelicans vs Nuggets → Pelicans schedule → Probable starters →

Injury update

13 Nov.: Murphy (lesión de rodilla) no jugará el partido del viernes contra Memphis.

On the depth chart

  • Small Forward Starter
  • Shooting Guard 3rd
  • Point Guard 4th

Positions he can play: Shooting Guard / Small Forward

See the full Pelicans depth chart →

On-court role

2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.

Games
9
Min/game
32.8
Starts
9

Minutes by position

  • Small Forward66 %
  • Shooting Guard28 %

Stats

Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).

Season GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% TS% USG%
2026-27 9 32.8 15.6 4.8 3.6 1.0 0.2 46.5 37.7 86.7 61.3 17.7
2025-26 66 35.5 21.5 5.7 3.8 1.5 0.4 47.0 37.9 88.6 61.3 22.3

Game log

In his last 5 games: 17.6 pts, 5.2 reb and 4.2 ast in 32.9 min (2.0 pts above his season average, 15.6)

Best games of the season: 26 pts @ Clippers (Nov 8) · 7 reb @ Clippers (Nov 8) · 5 ast vs Timberwolves (Nov 6)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 8 @
LAC
LA Clippers
Clippers 		L 123-139 30:23 26 7 3 9-17 4-9 4-4 -10
Nov 6 vs
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Timberwolves 		L 109-115 33:53 10 4 5 3-7 1-5 3-3 -1
Nov 2 @
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Grizzlies 		W 135-134 39:47 18 5 5 5-11 3-5 5-5 -4
Oct 31 vs
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Hawks 		W 121-99 28:58 15 5 5 4-10 1-3 6-6 +24
Oct 29 vs
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Kings 		W 132-120 31:42 19 5 3 6-12 2-7 5-8 +4
Oct 28 vs
DEN
Denver Nuggets
Nuggets 		L 91-104 30:27 6 1 3 2-7 2-7 0-1 -12
Oct 24 @
DEN
Denver Nuggets
Nuggets 		L 135-141 36:56 26 6 4 10-17 4-8 2-2 -17
Oct 23 @
UTA
Utah Jazz
Jazz 		L 119-120 31:27 9 6 3 4-9 1-4 0-0 +1
Oct 21 vs
IND
Indiana Pacers
Pacers 		L 120-123 31:33 11 4 1 4-11 2-5 1-1 -8

Injury history

Each stretch listed as out or questionable on the injury report, with the team games he missed. Tracked since October 2026.

Compare with another player

Who guards whom

2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Who he guards

Possessions
617
Pts/100 poss.
21.9
FG%
48%

Opponents he guarded most in 9 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
De'Andre Hunter 29 5 2/3
Trevon Brazile 29 5 1/3
Christian Braun 29 8 3/4
Jamal Murray 26 3 1/4
Derrick Jones Jr. 22 2 1/4

Who guards him

Possessions
610
Pts/100 poss.
20.5
FG%
51%

Defenders who guarded him most in 9 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Christian Braun 37 5 2/2
De'Andre Hunter 30 11 3/4
Trevon Brazile 27 4 2/2
Derrick Jones Jr. 26 4 1/2
Jaden McDaniels 25 0 0/5