Dissatisfied, Pelicans Trey Murphy questioned the NBA draft draw

Pelicans forward Trae Murphy gave a considerate explanation for the NBA's mistaken draw in the draft draw.

The New Orleans Pelicans won the seventh pick in the NBA draft draw. Therefore, Pelicans forward Trey Murphy III is not satisfied with this.

On the Young Man & The Three podcast, he was cautious about his concerns about the draft lottery system. However, he also responded to people's doubts about signing the team right and wrongly.

"It's a sensitive topic because I don't think I can say too much, I have to go around the circle," Murphy said. "But on the one hand, some teams deliberately played badly, but the result was not good for them. So I think the league should have solved this problem."

One of the main problems is that the team deliberately played badly, but eventually won the No. 1 pick. The Philadelphia 76ers were the first team to use this mechanism.

Adam Xiao Hua proposed to modify the draft lottery system after he took office as NBA president. As a result, the team with the worst record has not won the No. 1 pick for a long time.

On the other hand, the Pelicans have only 12.5% ​​chance of winning the No. 1 pick. Despite this, they finally got the No. 7 sign.

Trey Murphy III believes that the Pelicans suffered a loss in the draw

The Pelicans left eight players absent in one game. This is the epitome of this season. Each of them is suffering from injuries, including superstars Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson.

Not to mention, the Pelicans traded in Ingram before the trade deadline, opening the road to reconstruction. However, they did not try to make it all year round.

Murphy repeatedly stressed this.

"There are some teams who didn't deliberately play badly, but they were not lucky," Murphy said. "Injury issues, they are not punished. You went through all kinds of tests, tribulations, losses and injuries of a season and finally got the No. 7 pick."

"I won't talk about the specific team. Hold a draft pick you thought you wouldn't get. So, when you realize that your season's focus was originally a draft, but ended up like this, you'll feel sad."

In any case, the Pelicans are at a disadvantage in the draft draw. However, they have talented players, and head coaches like Willie Green, who can make up for the mistakes they made last season.

Nevertheless, not being able to get the top five picks could be a major blow to the team.