After a fantastic second season in the league, everyone is buzzing about the potential of New Orleans Pelicans forward Trey Murphy III. At 23 years of age, it feels like the sky’s the limit for Murphy. But, realistically speaking, just how high is that sky? To find out, we took at look at some data to find player seasons in NBA history similar to the one Murphy just had.
Whenever you compare players to each other, you lose a bit of nuance. However, player comparison is still a necessary evil as it helps provide people with some understanding of what kind of player a prospect could someday become.