The reeling Pelicans continue to have trouble involving guard Trey Murphy III in the second halves of games, writes Rod Walker of NOLA.com. Against the Clippers recently, Murphy had just one made bucket in the second half.

To this point, the NBA has already seen some trades, yet that will only ramp up over the next month. The trade deadline is nearly a month away. For the New Orleans Pelicans, it's time to get active. It's early January and they only have six victories to their 19 losses despite holding quite hefty expectations heading into the season.

Pelicans star CJ McCollum says that he isn't concerned about being involved in trade rumors, detailing how he loves the city of New Orleans.