Coming off a disappointing 2023-24 campaign - his first away from the Warriors - Poole had a bounceback 2024-25 season with the Wizards. He improved essentially every aspect of his game, leading to 20.5 points and 3.5 threes on 43/38/88 shooting, 4.5 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 29.4 minutes. The biggest change in his game was replacing mid-range shots with three-pointers. In 2023-24, 33 percent of his overall attempts came from the mid-range, while 45 percent came from three. Last year, it was 22 percent from midrange and 54 percent from three. Poole was also tough for opposing players to guard in isolation, as he drew a non-shooting foul on 3.4 percent of team plays - in the 98th percentile for point guards. He'll be taking his improved game to a new team this season, as Poole was dealt to the Pelicans in exchange for CJ McCollum. Poole should start the whole season but will presumably shift into more of an off-ball role once Dejounte Murray returns from a torn Achilles suffered in late January. Regardless, decreased usage is probably in store for Poole playing alongside Zion Williamson and Trey Murphy on a team with winning aspirations, unlike the Wizards. But with Williamson constantly on the injury report, there will be plenty of nights where Poole is asked to run the offense. Fantasy managers were drafting Poole in the 60-85 range last season. This year, the same range is probably appropriate, but there's still plenty of room for optimism.