Trey Murphy III New Orleans Pelicans · #25
Trey Murphy III is a 6-foot-8 3-and-D wing turned primary scorer for the New Orleans Pelicans — an elite shooter and explosive athlete. Drafted 17th in 2021 out of Virginia, where he was a rare 50-40-90 shooter, he leaped to a career-high 21-plus points a game, became the franchise's all-time three-point leader, and signed a four-year, $112 million extension.
Trey Murphy III — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Trey Murphy III stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Trey Murphy III — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Trey Murphy III
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Trey Murphy III career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 62 | 13.9 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 0.6 | .393 | .382 |
| 2022-23 | 79 | 31.0 | 14.5 | 3.6 | 1.4 | .484 | .406 |
| 2023-24 | 57 | 29.6 | 14.8 | 4.9 | 2.2 | .443 | .380 |
| 2024-25 | 53 | 35.0 | 21.2 | 5.1 | 3.5 | .454 | .361 |
| 2025-26 | 66 | 35.5 | 21.5 | 5.7 | 3.8 | .470 | .379 |
| Career | 317 | 29.0 | 15.4 | 4.3 | 2.2 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the New Orleans Pelicans built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Trey Murphy III
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
An elite-shooting 3-and-D wing turned primary scorer — floor spacing and scoring for the Pelicans.
Turning pro
Drafted 17th overall, 2021 as a Forward.
true
An elite-shooting 3-and-D wing turned primary scorer — floor spacing and scoring for the Pelicans.
Chapter
A 50-40-90 shooter at Virginia, Murphy was drafted 17th in 2021 and traded to New Orleans.
Chapter
He grew from a floor-spacer into a featured scorer, leaping to 21-plus a game.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 8"
- Weight
- 206 lbs
- College
- Virginia
- Experience
- 6th Season
- Draft
- 17th overall, 2021
- Born
- Durham, North Carolina
- Age
- 26
- Jersey
- #25
Murphy is the son of a former East Carolina player and goes by 'Trey' (the third) in a family of Kenneths. A high-flying athlete who reached the Slam Dunk Contest finals, he pairs that explosiveness with one of the purest shooting strokes in the league — a combination that made him a coveted young wing.
His on-court identity is elite shooting and expanding shot creation — a 6-foot-8 wing with catch-and-shoot and movement shooting (a career 38% from three on high volume), transition scoring, and growing self-creation. His four-year, $112 million extension reflects his evolution into a first- or second-scoring option; health (a 2024-25 shoulder surgery) is the main variable.
An elite-shooting, athletic wing — catch-and-shoot and movement shooting with growing shot creation.
Trey Murphy III — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Trey Murphy III, answered.
