For quite some time now, the Warriors have been open about their desire to acquire the Pelicans’ Trey Murphy III. But if they’re going to use Kuminga to do that, then it would be helpful to know how, if at all, the Pelicans value the Warriors’ 23-year-old forward. For the time being, the feedback is mixed on that front. ’Tis the season for smokescreens, after all. Yet this part is indisputable when it comes to the Warriors’ side of the equation: These past six weeks have not been kind when it comes to Kuminga’s value. After the first six games of the season when Kuminga was receiving rave reviews, he has returned to the rollercoaster existence that embodied the vast majority of his first four seasons.
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Yet it’s likewise believed that the price point to convince New Orleans to part with either Murphy or Jones — swingmen who both possess favorable contracts on top of their highly desired skill sets — is extremely high and intended to discourage inquiries. marcstein.substack.com | Dec. 11, 2025
Jim Eichenhofer: Asked about complaints from some parts of league about a “grueling” schedule so far, Trey Murphy said: “It’s the NBA, man. We have all summer to prepare for it… There are other teams going through the same thing. It’s what you sign up for. It’s what you get paid to do.” Twitter @Jim_Eichenhofer | Dec. 9, 2025
Jake Fischer: And there are definitely teams that believe that have told me as recently as today that New Orleans is now starting to listen and at least show some type of willingness to listen on guys like Herb Jones and Trey Murphy as well. And those guys are going to have a lot of interest around the league. YouTube | Dec. 6, 2025
Sharmit Dua: The Pelicans have not had any conversations with teams regarding Trey Murphy, Herb Jones, or Zion Williamson per source familiar with the matter Bluesky | Dec. 6, 2025
New Orleans Pelicans: Trey Murphy III (right elbow soreness) is OUT for tonight’s game vs. Golden State Twitter @PelicansNBA | Nov. 29, 2025
Pelicans Film Room: “I think he is figuring it out. This is year 6 of him playing basketball total… He is in NBA games contributing playing major minutes.. There are people playing since they were 3 years old that still dont play with that amount of fight and effort” — Trey Murphy on Yves Missi x.com | Nov. 25, 2025
Pelicans guard Jordan Poole was upset with his role after Green removed him from the starting lineup against the Denver Nuggets on October 29th, league sources told HoopsHype. Green’s messaging had also become stale with Pelicans forward Trey Murphy III after playing for Green his entire Pelicans tenure as coach, league sources added. In addition, some players and members of the organization felt Green didn’t hold Zion Williamson accountable enough during his coaching tenure, sources said. HoopsHype | Nov. 16, 2025
NBA Communications: Other nominees... West: Devin Booker (PHX), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC), Trey Murphy III (NOP), Julius Randle (MIN) and Alperen Sengun (HOU) East: Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL), Jalen Duren (DET), Kon Knueppel (CHA), Donovan Mitchell (CLE), Norman Powell (MIA) and Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK) Twitter | Nov. 10, 2025