Jamahl Mosley has spent his first two games trying to find lineup combinations that work. One partnership with a history of working has received about eight minutes.

That's how little Trey Murphy III and Herb Jones have shared the floor during the Pelicans' 0-2 start. Add Zion Williamson, and their time together falls to around two minutes.

For a team struggling to defend and searching for offensive consistency, those are difficult numbers to understand. Murphy and Jones came into the league together in 2021, developed into important contributors, and helped New Orleans reach the playoffs twice. Their experience should have some value as Mosley works through his rotation.

So far, the Pelicans have made surprisingly little use of it.

Murphy's opportunities have disappeared

Murphy averaged more than 21 points in each of the past two seasons.…