Active NBA players curious about a future as a broadcaster often don’t explore that path until deep into their playing career, perhaps after they turn 30 and retirement starts to approach. Then there’s New Orleans forward Trey Murphy, 24. After only two pro seasons, Murphy was a host on ESPN’s 2023 NBA Draft coverage, sitting alongside Brian Windhorst during a three-hour livestream. Early in the 2023-24 season, while recovering from knee surgery, Murphy decided to provide “live analysis” of a Pelicans scrimmage in the Metairie practice facility, describing the action in entertaining fashion to (actual) Pelicans TV analyst Antonio Daniels. “Trey is hilarious,” Daniels remembered of Murphy’s running commentary. “Obviously he was saying certain things that you can’t say on TV. But it was awesome. He was breaking down what was going on in the scrimmage, saying things like, ‘Man, that was a messed-up shot!’ knowing he’s part of the team, so he can say things (about teammates) that we can’t say on TV. It was really funny.”