Jordan Poole Listed as Game Time Decision with Illness

On October 27, 2026, at 18:02 ET, a verified injury status update was logged for New Orleans Pelicans point guard Jordan Poole. The update officially shifted Poole's availability status to a Game Time Decision due to an Illness.

Database Record and Snapshot Alignment

The database event (ID 1044), reported by source cbs_injuries and observed on 2026-10-27 at 18:02 ET, logs a direct status change for Jordan Poole. Prior to this observation, Poole had no listed injury type or injury status (both previously null). The report updated his injury type to Illness, his status to Game Time Decision, his status category to unknown, and left his expected return date as null.

The current injury snapshot carries the exact same timestamp of 2026-10-27 18:02 ET. It maintains the identical state recorded in the news event: an injury type of Illness, a Game Time Decision status, an unknown status category, and no projected return date. Because the current snapshot observation time matches the initial news event timestamp, there are no later status modifications to separate from the initial report.

Player Profile and Team Baseline Metrics

Analysis: Contextualizing Poole's availability requires examining his recent individual workload alongside the Pelicans' overall team outputs. Over his past 10 games from February 28 to October 24, 2026, Poole averaged 19.3 minutes per game, producing 9.9 points, 3.1 assists, 1.8 rebounds, 0.6 steals, and 0.7 blocks against 1.7 turnovers per contest. His usage rate stood at 22.6%, paired with a true shooting percentage of 0.422 and an average plus-minus of -3.2.

Metric	Jordan Poole (10 Games)	Pelicans Team (10 Games)
Sample Span	2026-02-28 to 2026-10-24	2026-03-29 to 2026-10-24
Points / PPG	9.9	120.3
Turnovers / TOPG	1.7	14.5
Efficiency	0.422 TS%	0.521 eFG% / 0.330 3P%

Over their own 10-game sample from March 29 to October 24, 2026, the Pelicans won 1 game. During this stretch, New Orleans averaged 120.3 points per game while allowing 127.8 points per game. Their team metrics indicate an offensive rating of 114.6 and a defensive rating of 122.3, alongside a 0.521 effective field goal percentage, a 0.330 three-point shooting mark, and 14.5 turnovers per game.

Market Positioning Ahead of Denver

Analysis: The market reflects a clear gap between the two teams ahead of New Orleans' home matchup against the Denver Nuggets on October 28, 2026, at 20:00 ET. The moneyline pricing sets the home Pelicans at 152 (+152) and the visiting Nuggets at -191.

Poole's 22.6% usage rate represents a significant portion of the team's offensive possessions during his minutes. For a New Orleans squad currently operating with a -7.7 net rating differential (114.6 offensive rating against a 122.3 defensive rating) and a 1-9 record over its last 10 games, tracking his game-time status provides critical context for how the Pelicans will distribute high-usage possessions against Denver's price tag.