Where should Trey Murphy III be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 22 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 13 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 36.3 on average, 14 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

How many games will Trey Murphy III play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 66 games, after 66 last season.

Trey Murphy III

New Orleans Pelicans · SG/SF · Age 26 · 6′8″

Rankings Anthony Davis Chet Holmgren

Rank#22SG #13 · of 233

Value0.3899-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP36.3ESPN 72.4

$ Max value$34Yahoo avg $20.9

Games6634 min a game

Rostered85.9%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 22 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 13 in 2025-26. He is top 25 in threes among rotation players. Yahoo drafters take him at 36.3 on average, 14 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

Stats over time

Rising: up 4 seasons in a row.

Last season21.5

5-season average15.5

Trend a season+3.9

2026-27 proj.21.7

Up and down: between 5.4 (2021-22) and 21.5 (2025-26).
Per 36 minutes: 14.0 in 2021-22, 21.8 last season, on 13.9 → 35.5 minutes: the change is mostly his playing time.
The projection (21.7) is in line with last season (21.5).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#117of 24724-25#38of 26625-26#29of 27226-27*#39of 213

Per game, from ESPN box scores. * Our 2026-27 projection, dashed.

Season by season

Season	Rank	Value	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2026-27Proj.	22	0.389	66	34	21.7	3.3	5.6	3.3	1.4	0.5	46.5%	7.5/16.0	88.2%	3.5/4.0	1.9
2025-26	13	0.612	66	35	21.5	3.2	5.7	3.8	1.5	0.4	47.0%	7.5/15.9	88.6%	3.3/3.7	1.8
2024-25	19	0.537	53	35	21.2	3.0	5.1	3.5	1.1	0.7	45.4%	7.2/15.8	88.7%	3.9/4.3	1.9
2023-24	106	-0.204	57	30	14.8	3.0	4.9	2.2	0.9	0.5	44.3%	4.8/10.9	81.5%	2.2/2.7	0.6
2022-23	-	-	79	31	14.5	2.6	3.6	1.4	1.1	0.5	48.5%	4.9/10.1	91.7%	2.2/2.4	0.8
2021-22	-	-	62	14	5.4	1.1	2.4	0.6	0.4	0.1	40.0%	1.8/4.5	87.5%	0.7/0.8	0.3

Rank, Value and colours start with 2023-24, the first season on our board; earlier seasons show ESPN's box scores.

Category profile · 2026-27

PTS

21.7#39 of 2130.51

3PM

3.3#13 of 2130.85

REB

5.6#69 of 213-0.09

AST

3.3#108 of 213-0.26

STL

1.4#27 of 2130.44

BLK

0.5#80 of 213-0.21

FG%

46.5%7.5/16.0#110 of 213-0.19

FT%

88.2%3.5/4.0#28 of 2130.27

TO

1.9#119 of 2130.06

Rank among rotation players (20+ minutes, 20+ games). Colour is the value in the category, as in Rankings.

Team role · New Orleans Pelicans

The New Orleans Pelicans starter at SG; Bennedict Mathurin, new to the team, is behind him. 65 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Jose Alvarado, Micah Peavy, and Kevon Looney; Bennedict Mathurin is the arrival projected for the most minutes (25).

SG

1Trey Murphy III
2Bennedict MathurinNew
3Jeremiah Fears
4Jaron Pierre Jr.New
5Jordan Poole
6Bryce McGowens
7AJ JohnsonNew

Left since 2025-26

Jose AlvaradoSigned by NY Jul 622 min → NY
Micah PeavyTraded Sep 815 min → MEM
Kevon Looney15 min → LAL
Jordan HawkinsTraded Sep 814 min → CHI
Minutes a night65

Arrived

Julian ReeseSigned Sep 2431 min from WSH
Bennedict MathurinSigned Sep 1030 min from LAC
Trendon WatfordSigned Aug 1716 min from PHI
AJ JohnsonAcquired Sep 810 min from DAL
Jaron Pierre Jr.new
Malik DiaSigned Aug 18new

Depth chart from ESPN. Who left and arrived: last season's box scores against today's roster; how and when: ESPN's transaction feed, where it lists the move. Minutes are last season's, per game. New Orleans Pelicans depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	NO	66	35.5	21.5	3.2	5.7	3.8	1.5	0.4	47.2%	7.5/15.9	89.2%	3.3/3.7	1.8
2024-25	NO	53	35.0	21.2	3.0	5.1	3.5	1.1	0.7	45.6%	7.2/15.8	88.4%	3.8/4.3	1.9
2023-24	NO	57	29.6	14.8	3.0	4.9	2.2	0.9	0.5	44.0%	4.8/10.9	84.6%	2.2/2.6	0.6
2022-23	NO	79	31.0	14.5	2.6	3.6	1.4	1.1	0.5	48.5%	4.9/10.1	91.7%	2.2/2.4	0.8
2021-22	NO	62	13.9	5.4	1.1	2.4	0.6	0.4	0.1	40.0%	1.8/4.5	87.5%	0.7/0.8	0.3

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Trey Murphy III in fantasy basketball

The outlook above is written from our 2026-27 projection and his recent seasons, and changes with every projection run. His Value and ranks are the same numbers Rankings shows.