Report: Pelicans acquire Poole from Wizards
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The NBA's eventful start to the off-season continued Tuesday afternoon with a sizeable trade involving the New Orleans Pelicans and Washington Wizards.
The Pelicans are trading CJ McCollum, Kelly Olynyk and a future second-round pick to the Wizards for Jordan Poole, Saddiq Bey and the No. 40 pick, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.
As Charania notes, the move gives the Wizards nearly $100 million in cap space for 2026 with McCollum on an expiring deal. He scored 21.1 points per game in 56 games in 2024-25 with the Pelicans, his fourth season in the Big Easy.
Poole, 26, averaged 20.5 points in 68 games last season for Washington.
More details to follow.