Trey Murphy III
Forward · New Orleans Pelicans · #25
Trey Murphy III: season analysis
Trey Murphy III is a 26-year-old forward for the New Orleans Pelicans, wearing number 25. Listed at 6-foot-8 and 206 pounds, Murphy III has 6 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Virginia.
In 2026-27, Murphy III is averaging 15.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 32.8 minutes per game, starting all 9 games. The shooting line reads 46.5% from the field, 37.7% from three-point range and 86.7% from the free-throw line. Murphy III ranks second on the team in scoring.
Compared with 2025-26 (21.5 points in 35.5 minutes per game), scoring is down by 5.9 points per game and playing time down by 2.7 minutes.
Before this season, Murphy III played 5 NBA seasons and 317 games, averaging 15.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2025-26 at 21.5 points per game.
Injury report: Murphy III is listed as day-to-day.
Background
Nationality: United States.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Trey Murphy III on Wikipedia ↗
Injury status
Day-To-Day · reported 2026-11-12
Profile
| Team | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|
| Position | Forward |
| Jersey | #25 |
| Age | 26 |
| Born | June 18, 2000 · Durham, NC, USA |
| Height | 6' 8" (2.03 m) |
| Weight | 206 lbs (93 kg) |
| College | Virginia |
| NBA experience | 6 years |
| Salary | $27,000,000 (2026-27) |
Pelicans teammates
Saddiq BeyF · #41
Malik DiaF · #8
Jeremiah FearsG · #0
AJ JohnsonG · #14
Herbert JonesF · #2
DeAndre JordanC · #6
Bennedict MathurinG · #24
Karlo MatkovicF · #17
Bryce McGowensG · #11
Yves MissiC · #21
Dejounte MurrayG · #5
Jaron Pierre Jr.G · #10
Jordan PooleG · #3
Derik QueenC · #22
Julian ReeseF · #13
Trendon WatfordF · #9
Zion WilliamsonF · #1
Last 9 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-08 | @ LAC | L 123-139 | 30 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9-17 | 4-9 | 4-4 | -10 |
| 2026-11-06 | vs MIN | L 109-115 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 3-3 | -1 |
| 2026-11-02 | @ MEM | W 135-134 | 40 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 3-5 | 5-5 | -4 |
| 2026-10-31 | vs ATL | W 121-99 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 6-6 | +24 |
| 2026-10-29 | vs SAC | W 132-120 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 2-7 | 5-8 | +4 |
| 2026-10-28 | vs DEN | L 91-104 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 2-7 | 0-1 | -12 |
| 2026-10-24 | @ DEN | L 135-141 | 37 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10-17 | 4-8 | 2-2 | -17 |
| 2026-10-23 | @ UTA | L 119-120 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | +1 |
| 2026-10-21 | vs IND | L 120-123 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 1-1 | -8 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | new orleans pelicans | 9 | 9 | 32.8 | 15.6 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 46.5 | 37.7 | 86.7 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 5.2-11.2 | 2.2-5.9 | 2.9-3.3 |
| 2025-26 | new orleans pelicans | 66 | 66 | 35.5 | 21.5 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 47.0 | 37.9 | 88.6 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 7.5-15.9 | 3.2-8.6 | 3.3-3.7 |
| 2024-25 | new orleans pelicans | 53 | 51 | 35.0 | 21.2 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 45.4 | 36.1 | 88.7 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 7.2-15.8 | 3.0-8.3 | 3.8-4.3 |
| 2023-24 | new orleans pelicans | 57 | 23 | 29.6 | 14.8 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 44.3 | 38.0 | 81.5 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 4.8-10.9 | 3.0-7.8 | 2.2-2.6 |
| 2022-23 | new orleans pelicans | 79 | 65 | 31.0 | 14.5 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 48.4 | 40.6 | 90.5 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 4.9-10.1 | 2.6-6.3 | 2.2-2.4 |
| 2021-22 | new orleans pelicans | 62 | 1 | 13.9 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 39.3 | 38.2 | 88.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.8-4.5 | 1.1-3.0 | 0.7-0.8 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.