Oct. 21 (UPI) -- The New Orleans Pelicans and forward Trey Murphy III agreed to a four-year, $112 million contract extension. Sources told ESPN, NOLA.com and The Athletic about the agreement Monday.

The New Orleans Pelicans chose to reward their most promising young player on Monday. 2021 first-round pick Trey Murphy III agreed to a four-year,

Trey Murphy III and the New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to a four-year, $112 million contract extension, Murphy's agents told The Stein Line's Marc Stein on Monday. Murphy, 24, is the second player eligible for a rookie-scale extension to accept a non-max deal this offseason.