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Pelicans are throwing a Poole Party in New Orleans

The Golden State Warriors will be seeing more of their old friend Jordan Poole next season as a four-player deal sent the 2022 NBA champion back to the Western Conference.

The New Orleans Pelicans are trading CJ McCollum, Kelly Olynyk and a future second-round pick to the Washington Wizards for Jordan Poole, Saddiq Bey and the No. 40 pick, sources tell ESPN.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 24, 2025

Two years after the Warriors traded Poole, Patrick Baldwin, Jr., and guard Ryan Rollins to the Washington Wizards for Chris Paul to dump his entire four-year contract extension, the Wizards sent Poole and the two remaining years on his deal to the New Orleans Pelicans for CJ McCollum and Kelly Olynyk.