After a bad year after leaving the Warriors, the Pelicans dared to take his junk contract?

In the previous NBA regular season, the Oklahoma City Thunder at home defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 137-106. After this game, the Thunder, who had won 7 consecutive games, improved their record to 7-0, ranking first in the Western Conference; while the Pelicans, who suffered a 6-game losing streak, saw their record drop to 0-6, continuing to rank at the bottom of the Western Conference.

In this game, the performance of the Pelicans' new substitute backcourt player Jordan Poole was still appalling. Poole played for 24 minutes and 3 seconds, shooting 2 of 11 from the field, 2 of 9 from beyond the three-point line, and 5 of 6 free throws. He scored 11 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, and 1 steal. He also had 2 turnovers. His plus-minus value was as low as -26, the lowest in the game. Poole has no touch on the offensive end, and his scoring ability has not been used at all. With poor touch, he keeps taking shots from outside the three-point line, and the result is constant hitting. Not only that, Poole did not perform in any other aspects. His passing ability and organizational ability were seriously lacking, and his performance on the defensive end was also very unsatisfactory. Of course, the Pelicans would have no chance of winning this game without Poole, but without Poole, the Pelicans would definitely lose less. With Poole's ability, his data and performance are really outrageous.

In the NBA regular season last season, Poole played a total of 68 times on behalf of his old club Washington Wizards, averaging 29.4 minutes per game. He averaged 20.5 points, 3 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.4 blocks per game. He also had 3 turnovers and 3 fouls. He shot 43.2% from the field, 37.8% from the three-point range, and 88.3% from the free throw line. Since the start of this season, Poole has averaged 30.8 minutes per game in the first 6 games, averaging 18.3 points, 1.7 rebounds, 3 assists, 0.3 steals, 0.3 blocks, 2 turnovers and 2.3 fouls. He shot 37.6% from the field, 35.8% from the three-point range, and 96.4% from the free throw line.

Pool's performance in these games has never improved and seems to be declining. Poole's numbers look pretty good, but in fact they don't stand up to scrutiny at all. Poole's offensive efficiency is appalling. His scoring comes from a lot of ball rights and shots. In fact, he did not complete his job well. What's more, his performance on the defensive end was even more disastrous. Poole's average plus-minus per game is as low as -15, and everyone can feel how bad the team's situation is when he is on the court. In a swap deal this summer, the Pelicans gave away CJ McCollum's expired contract and exchanged it for Poole, who has a contract value of US$34 million next season. As everyone has seen, Poole's performance was really speechless. This also shows how bad the Pelicans front office is.