Draymond Inexperienced has addressed the most recent transfer regarding his former teammate Jordan Poole.
Jordan Poole and Draymond Inexperienced have been as soon as title-winning teammates on the Golden State Warriors, lifting the championship in 2022.
Then all of it fell aside. The 2 gamers had an notorious bust-up the place Inexperienced was seen on video punching Jordan Poole.
Poole was later traded to the Washington Wizards, and made jibes at Inexperienced this previous season, whereas the punch has been blamed for the Warriors’ failure to make the NBA Finals since they final gained it.
Jordan Poole is on the transfer once more, traded this week to the New Orleans Pelicans. Now Draymond Inexperienced has had his say.
Talking on his podcast, Draymond Inexperienced believes Jordan Poole being traded to the New Orleans Pelicans is a win-win transfer.
Inexperienced argues Poole has extra upside than CJ McCollum, traded in the other way, and believes his former teammate has a brand new degree he can attain.
He defined: “After I take a look at this Pelicans transfer I prefer it. Whenever you add a expertise like Jordan Poole, CJ is who CJ is. Jordan has room for progress.
“I don’t suppose we’ve seen the most effective of him but.”
Inexperienced backed the introduction of adjustments behind the scenes on the Pelicans as offering a clear slate for the franchise.
“I feel in a company like New Orleans, beneath Joe Dumars’ management, with Willie Inexperienced as coach, will probably be a extremely good scenario for him.”
He added that will probably be a reduction for Poole to depart the Wizards, regardless of the Pelicans’ personal latest issues.
“I feel Washington… final 12 months he had a extremely good staff numbers-wise, however while you on that staff it don’t matter.”
Draymond Inexperienced has respect for the expertise on the New Orleans Pelicans, who picked Jeremiah Fears and Derik Queen within the first spherical of the 2025 NBA Draft.
He mentioned: “After I take a look at this [trade] for the Pelicans I take a look at this for a internet optimistic.”
“They’ve change into a staff you’ve received to be careful for within the West. They’ve received plenty of expertise, they may creep up in the event that they put it collectively.”
The Pelicans have been decimated by accidents final season, however do have some expertise on their roster, together with final 12 months’s draft choose Yves Missi.
Within the East, they might most likely have an opportunity. However within the ultra-competitive West they nonetheless have their work reduce out to try to even land a Play-In spot.
