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• Podcast The Athletic NBA Daily host · Report · 42 h ago around the league

  New Pelicans coach Jamahl Mosley started both point guards, Dejounte Murray and Jeremiah Fears. Herb Jones came off the bench and played only 17 minutes. Dejounte Murray led the team with 23 points.

  “Sixers Thrive + Jamal Murray down bad? | Slam N Jam” at 34:47 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Pelicans · 5 points · Oct 22
  • Opening-game starting five: Yves Missi, Zion Williamson, Trey Murphy, Dejounte Murray, Jeremiah Fears. at 2:18
  • Host says Fears, Murray and Zion are all ball-dominant and all trying to get to the paint. at 2:39
  • Murray started to shoot the ball a bit more in game one. at 2:48
  • Host thinks Fears and Murray fit best together if Murray goes back to more of a two-guard role. He adds that it doesn't look like Murray wants to. at 4:21
  • Host says Murray is not the player he was at his peak, but he is still probably the best perimeter defender in the starting five. at 4:41

  “Impossible Puzzle? | New Orleans Pelicans Starting Five EXPOSED as Defensive Liabilities Mount” · listen ↗

• Podcast Zach Lowe, The Zach Lowe Show · Report · Oct 22 around the league

  The Pelicans brought Derik Queen off the bench and started Jeremiah Fears. The rest of the sentence is ambiguous: either Dejounte Murray barely played, or Murray started and Queen and Zion barely played together. Lowe says he has no idea what this team is supposed to be.

  “Opening Night Overreactions, Alarming Trends, Hot Takes, and More!” at 1:15:55 · listen ↗

• Podcast All The Smoke host · Rumor · Oct 21 around the league

  A host or guest sees New Orleans as a trade destination team with many assets. Many teams wanted Trey Murphy and Herb Jones, New Orleans refused to move Murphy, and they might feel differently this season.

  “Jalen Hurts Deserved BETTER Than This” at 1:11:17 · listen ↗

• ESPN ESPN · Report · Oct 16

  Murray (toe) won't play in Friday's preseason finale against the Wizards, Jim Eichenhofer of the Pelicans' official site reports.

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• Podcast The Athletic NBA Daily host · Analysis · Oct 22 around the league

  For the Pelicans, Zion looked good and Yves Missi had a great game. A host thinks the group is better than last season, especially with Dejounte Murray.

  “Wolves Make a Big Statement in Miami + Luka’s Showtime Era Begins” at 19:58 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Pelicans · 6 points · Oct 21
  • Dejounte Murray played only the first preseason game, against the Thunder, and has had a toe injury ever since. at 3:27
  • Murray is practicing with the team. The host asks whether he should go straight back into the starting lineup without a ramp-up period. at 3:31
  • Murray did not look good in the preseason opener against the Thunder and shot 2-of-8 from the field. at 3:42
  • The host thinks the answer 'might be' to start both Fears and Murray, and would 'not be shocked' by a starting five of Fears, Murray, Murphy, Williamson and Missi. That five has barely played together in preseason. at 3:54
  • In the second preseason game, against Miami, Fears started in place of the injured Murray, and Bennedict Mathurin started over Herb Jones. at 4:54
  • The host thinks Mathurin or Jordan Poole could also be starting options if the team is not comfortable starting Murray in the opener, given how little he played in preseason. at 6:49

  “Jeremiah Fears’ RISE Pushes New Orleans Pelicans Toward Unexpected Lineup Changes on Opening Night” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Pelicans · 2 points · Oct 20
  • The host names long defenders who can help cover ground on closeouts: Herbert Jones, Dejounte Murray, Trey Murphy III and Zion Williamson. at 15:01
  • In an imagined voice of Mosley's approach, the host says the team has no elite rebounding center and that Zion Williamson is undersized at that position. So guards like Fears and Dejounte Murray need to help on the defensive glass. This is the host's paraphrase, not a quote. at 26:23

  “Jamahl Mosley's NEW Defense Is Already Changing the New Orleans Pelicans” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Pelicans host · Relayed report · Oct 19

  Dejounte Murray has been out injured with a toe problem. He is doing basketball-related activities and had practiced the past two days.

  “ACCELERATE: Jeremiah Fears DRIVES Pelicans’ High-Pace Offense in Preseason Statement WIN” at 3:28 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Pelicans host · Open question · Oct 16

  Host questions whether the team could upgrade from Trey Murphy III, Dejounte Murray or Herbert Jones within a single year by trading players.

  “NBA GM Survey IGNORES New Orleans Pelicans—Can Zion Williamson CHANGE Their Fate?” at 20:21 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Pelicans host · Opinion · Oct 15

  Host view: Jeremiah Fears's play complicates things with Dejounte Murray, because at some point Fears has to be put in the starting lineup.

  “SHOCKWAVE: Jeremiah Fears' Preseason LEAP Could TRANSFORM Pelicans Trajectory” at 9:22 · listen ↗

• Podcast Jake Madison, Locked On Pelicans · Report · Oct 14

  The host says the Pelicans did not trade Dejounte Murray, Trey Murphy or Herbert Jones, and are holding on to their established NBA talent.

  “Gayle Benson Sends STRONG Message That Reveals the Pelicans' Win-NOW Plan” at 6:47 · listen ↗

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