Report: CJ McCollum commercial Pelicans, Kelly Olynyk in Wizards for package including Jordan Poole
New Orleans’ Pelicans are exchanging CJ McCollum and Kelly Olynyk in Washington Wizards for a package that includes Jordan Poole, reports Shams Charania by Espn.
For the relationship, the Pellicans are also sending a future choice of the second round to Washington. In addition to Poole, the Wizards are sending the Pellicani Saddiq Bey and the choice n. 40 in Wednesday’s NBA draft. The agreement reports a further revision of the Core dei Pellicani after New Orleans exchanged Brandon Ingram with Toronto Raptors during the season.
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McCollum, 33 years old, was an appetizer of over three years for the Pellicans after having arrived through the trade in Portland Trail’s blazers during the 2021-22 season. McCollum was previously the backcourt back of Damian Lillard in Portland.
During his Pelicans, McCollum has an average of 21.1 points, five assists, 4.2 rebounds and a theft per game while shooting 45.2% from the floor and 39.8% from 3. It will provide an update in the initial backccourt and a veteran presence on a young Wizards roster in the middle of another reconstruction. McCollum is one year and $ 36.66 million remaining with a two -year contract.
Olynyk arrived in New Orleans through the Ingram trade and will offer a veteran presence at the pole together with the second year center Alex Sarr, who showed improvements during his beginner season as full -time appetizer after being selected with choice n. 2 in the draft of 2024.
Poole, 26 years old, will join the Pellicani two years after signing a four -year contract of $ 128 million with the Wizards as a free Golden State Warriors agent. In two seasons such as Washington’s initial shooting guard, Poole scored on average 18.8 points, 4.4 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.2 stolen per game while shooting 42.2% from the floor and 35.3% from a distance of 3 points.
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