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Poole has worked hard on defense and is doing everything the staff asked on both ends.
โHe's been working his tail off defensively. He's doing everything we've asked him to do, both offensively and defensively, being a playmaker, being poised, being aggressive to score, but also being efficient in that.โ
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
NOPJeremiah Fears ยท Bennedict Mathurin ยท Trey Murphy III ยท Zion Williamson ยท Yves MissiNews๐ BeatFears gets the start at PG; Mathurin moves into starting lineup after coming off bench vs OKC. Frontcourt unchanged.
โJeremiah Fears is starting at PG. Also Bennedict Mathurin is started after coming off bench Tuesday against OKC. Frontcourt remains Murphy, Williamson, Missiโ
Murray sits tonight with a right toe contusion as a precaution.
โDejounte Murray will be OUT tonight with a right toe contusion. "Precautionary," says Mosleyโ
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
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