Amid injuries to the 2025-26 New Orleans Pelicans reeling from Zion Williamson's latest hamstring setback , Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green says the team missing their leader, Dejounte Murray, is their underlying issue. Jordan Poole is expected to miss some games due to a strained quad. However, that's not the player Green was alluding to who can turn New Orleans' regular season around.

For Green, the Pelicans' leader is Murray, whose slated return for January , can't come soon enough for the 2-6 squad, Green said, per the Draymond Green Show.

“You're fighting an uphill battle. When your best players aren't healthy, it's an uphill battle,” Green said. “Dejounte's [Murray] still out. Dejounte is the leader of that team. Make no mistake about it. Just like any other team he's

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