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Jordan Poole
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans

Jordan Poole

#3 · New Orleans Pelicans · 6-4 (193 cm) · 200 lb · Michigan

Jordan Poole plays for the New Orleans Pelicans. On the depth chart he's listed as #3 at point guard and #5 at shooting guard. Jordan Poole is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 6 games, 0 as a starter, averaging 19.8 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at shooting guard (58 %) and point guard (42 %). He averages 7.5 points, 1.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Jamal Murray, Tyus Jones, and LJ Cryer, who score 19.5 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Christian Braun.

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vs
DEN
Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets ·

Would come off the bench per the depth chart.

Pelicans vs Nuggets → Pelicans schedule → Probable starters →

On the depth chart

  • Point Guard 3rd
  • Shooting Guard 5th

Positions he can play: Point Guard / Shooting Guard

See the full Pelicans depth chart →

On-court role

2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.

Games
6
Min/game
19.8
Starts
0

Minutes by position

  • Shooting Guard58 %
  • Point Guard42 %

Stats

Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).

Season GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% TS% USG%
2026-27 6 19.8 7.5 1.8 2.5 0.8 0.7 29.4 30.0 86.4 51.5 17.9
2025-26 39 23.9 13.4 2.0 3.1 0.6 0.4 37.2 33.3 86.0 53.0 23.5

Game log

In his last 5 games: 8.2 pts, 1.8 reb and 2.4 ast in 20.8 min (0.7 pts above his season average, 7.5)

Best games of the season: 14 pts vs Nets (Nov 11) · 3 reb @ Warriors (Nov 9) · 7 ast @ Nuggets (Oct 24)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 11 vs
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Nets
L 111-145 21:06 14 0 1 5-8 2-3 2-4 -14
Nov 9 @
GSW
Golden State Warriors
Warriors
L 87-138 34:07 7 3 2 1-5 1-3 4-4 -47
Nov 8 @
LAC
LA Clippers
Clippers
L 123-139 DNP - Coach's Decision
Nov 6 vs
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Timberwolves
L 109-115 DNP - Coach's Decision
Nov 4 vs
UTA
Utah Jazz
Jazz
W 120-113 DNP - Coach's Decision
Oct 28 vs
DEN
Denver Nuggets
Nuggets
L 91-104 7:14 2 1 0 1-3 0-1 0-0 +8
Oct 24 @
DEN
Denver Nuggets
Nuggets
L 135-141 22:30 6 3 7 2-6 2-5 0-0 -2
Oct 23 @
UTA
Utah Jazz
Jazz
L 119-120 19:10 12 2 2 1-8 1-5 9-10 +6
Oct 21 vs
IND
Indiana Pacers
Pacers
L 120-123 14:39 4 2 3 0-4 0-3 4-4 +12

Injury history

Each stretch listed as out or questionable on the injury report, with the team games he missed. Tracked since October 2026.

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Who guards whom

2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Who he guards

Possessions
231
Pts/100 poss.
19.5
FG%
29%

Opponents he guarded most in 6 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Jamal Murray 18 0 0/2
Tyus Jones 12 3 1/1
LJ Cryer 11 2 0/1
Keon Ellis 11 0 0/0
Brandin Podziemski 10 0 0/1

Who guards him

Possessions
239
Pts/100 poss.
14.7
FG%
52%

Defenders who guarded him most in 6 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Christian Braun 14 2 1/1
Tyus Jones 14 0 0/1
Keon Ellis 14 0 0/1
Quenton Jackson 13 0 0/0
Svi Mykhailiuk 10 0 0/1