Kings give Keegan Murray the Trey Murphy special

When the Sacramento Kings were negotiating Keegan Murray's rookie extension, they may have simply looked at the most similar rookie from last year and matched that deal.

Murray agreed to a five-year extension worth $140M with the Kings, with no player or team options. That's the same amount per year as the four-year, $112M extension that New Orleans Pelicans forward Trey Murphy III signed last fall.

Keegan Murray and Trey Murphy III are very similar

There are a lot of commonalities between Murray and Murphy, beyond their similar last names. Both are listed at 6-foot-8, with Murray officially nine pounds heavier. Both were born in the summer of 2000, with Murray two months and a day younger. Both are floor-stretching forwards who also provide solid defense.

Murphy has better numbers in defensive rating and box score plus/minus, while Murray gets more steals and blocks. Murphy shoots slightly better, averaging 2.4 three-pointers per game at a 38.3 percent clip, while Murray makes 2.3 threes per game and shoots 37.2 percent. Murray is a good free-throw shooter (81.2 percent) while Murphy is a great one (87.5 percent). Murray has a wingspan of 6-foot-11; Murphy's is seven feet.

Neither one has won a playoff series or performed especially well in the postseason. Murray has remained much healthier, averaging 77.7 games per season while Murphy averaged 62.7. Murphy is much more of a scorer, averaging 21.2 points last season, though he made a big leap from 14.8 PPG in his third season — and Murray has had fewer opportunities to score alongside De'Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis, DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine dominating the ball.

Keegan Murray's deal is a fair risk for the Kings

It feels like both Murray and the Kings used Murphy's deal as a baseline. Murphy has a higher ceiling than Murray since he's shown more as a shooter and scorer, but Murray has a higher floor thanks to his superior health and stronger rebounding. If anything, the Kings got a better deal by getting an extra year of team control with Murray, locking him in through the 2030-31 season.

Besides, for both the Pelicans and Kings, it's worthwhile to invest their resources in a young player with potential, especially since neither New Orleans or Sacramento have been desirable free-agent destinations in the past. The Kings are paying LaVine and DeRozan $72M combined this season; Murray is a huge bargain comparatively.

Murray got the bag this week. Just like when Murphy got his own bag, this looks like a great deal for his team.