Coach and player quotes on roles, minutes, health and gameplans. Every quote checked against the transcript or post.
Pelicans will keep experimenting with lineup combinations and defensive assignments for the next two or three games.
โThe next two or three games, we'll definitely keep experimenting with it, just to see what combinations look like, to see how guys play off each other, the things we're asking them to do, the different assignments defensively.โ
NOPDejounte Murray ยท Herbert Jones ยท Trey Murphy III ยท Zion Williamson ยท Yves MissiRole & Rotation๐ BeatMosley's opening-night starting five: Murray, Jones, Murphy III, Williamson, Missi. Reporter expects this to carry into regular season.
โPelicans starters tonight in preseason opener vs. OKC: Dejounte Murray, Herb Jones, Trey Murphy, Zion Williamson, Yves Missiโ
Mosley signaling roster depth and flexibility.
โThat's the hard part - 12 (different players). Twelve. The reality is we have guys that are talented enough that they can fit into the system we're playing.โ
New Orleans lineups are still fluid and should not be read into yet.
โMosley said not to read too much into these lineups, saying he's already changed them five to seven times in training camp, looking at different combinations.โ
