Pelicans new player in the backcourt: I ve been a major ball handler all my career, this is what I m good at

At the New Orleans Pelicans Media Day, the team's new backcourt Jordan Poole was interviewed by reporters.

When talking about Dejounte Murray's absence, Poole said: I mean, I have been the main ball handler for almost the entire career. I think it was not only my first year with the Washington Wizards, but that was only the first half of the season. This is something I'm good at because I like to play conversion offenses. I think before the defense falls, when I can start early, I can create a huge threat to my opponent. I can help the team open up space, I can hit the rim, and at the same time I can create opportunities for my teammates. I can put them in a position where they can complete the score more easily, creating simple chances for them to break through, and I also know when to get my teammates to touch the ball and shoot.

Poole continued: In addition, when you have players on your team with strong defensive appeal like Zion Williamson, or players like Trey Murphy who can suddenly feel hot and hot, you must also be able to adapt to the off-ball style of play. You need to be able to open up the breakthrough route and room for these excellent players, and you also need to run without the ball yourself, such as using cover to circumvent, or using empty cuts to complete the back-run. But I also have to give full play to my advantages as a coverer, which I actually learned very early on. If I could do these things well, I could create huge chaos in my opponent's defense.

In the NBA regular season last season, Poole played 68 times in total for his old club Wizards, averaging 29.4 minutes per game, with averaging 20.5 points, 3 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.4 blocks, and 3 turnovers and 3 fouls. His shooting percentage was 43.2%, a three-point shooting percentage of 37.8%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 88.3%. In a deal this summer, the Pelicans sent CJ McCollum, Kelly Olynyk and a future second-round pick to the Wizards, and received the second-round pick from Poole, Saddiq Bey and the 40th pick in this year's NBA Draft. Obviously, the Pelicans also paid a considerable price to get Poole, and they also put huge expectations on him. I don’t know what kind of performance Poole, who has been unstable in previous seasons after joining the Pelicans, can perform again. Can he help the Pelicans, who fell into a trough last season, complete a strong rebound?