Pelicans exercise contract options on Kira Lewis Jr. and Trey Murphy III

The New Orleans Pelicans have exercised the team’s fourth-year option on guard Kira Lewis Jr. and their third-year option on guard/forward Trey Murphy III. Selected 13th overall in the 2020 NBA Draft, Lewis Jr. has appeared in 78 games off the bench for New Orleans, averaging 6.2 points, 2.2 assists and 1.4 rebounds in 16.0 …