How Jordan Poole appears an ideal fit for the Pelicans. 'He's your kind of guy.'

One of the primary reasons the New Orleans Pelicans traded for Jordan Poole was his versatility.

His ability to direct an offense as the primary ball handler and to be a consistent scoring threat when someone else is the primary ball handler will come in especially handy as the Pelicans begin the season Wednesday at Memphis, play their home opener two nights later against San Antonio, and beyond.

Dejounte Murray is the team’s starting point guard, but the timing of his return from Achilles surgery to repair an injury suffered in January is uncertain.

New Orleans used the No. 7 overall pick in the June draft to select Oklahoma wunderkind Jeremiah Fears, who may well be the starting point guard of the future. Head coach Willie Green has said he will give Fears as much responsibility as