Asked after Monday’s blowout loss in Golden State whether he’d ever consider a return to the Warriors, Pelicans guard Jordan Poole didn’t hesitate, according to Luca Evans of The San Francisco Chronicle.

“Yes,” Poole said. “Yes. I mean, it just feels like home, though, you know? Driving into the f—ing arena, crossing the Bay Bridge … it definitely feels natural. And I think it’s pretty evident — the way that I play is very fitting to how I used to play here. Nothing’s changed, other than the systems that I’m in. And we won a championship, you know? So it works.”

“So, to answer your question?” Poole continued, a few words later. “Definitely. This is my last year on the deal. And I’m a free agent at the end of the season. So you never really know what’s going to happen. You gotta just figure out things if they go along. But if there’s anyplace that I’m comfortable, it’s probably where I started.”

Poole, who helped Golden State win a title in 2022, has largely struggled in the years since he was traded by the Warriors in the 2023 offseason. He pointed out that he’s on his fifth different coach in the past four seasons and said that 2026/27 has been “pretty f—ing difficult.” The 27-year-old reiterated that he missed being in the Bay Area, Evans writes.

“Me?” Poole said. “Hell yeah. Obviously. I mean, they just play the right way, bro. They play good basketball. They play team basketball. “Obviously, the environment is pretty high-level. Like I said, once you put in a lot of work, you got hardware with a team, with an organization, with a city, you’re kind of cemented in history. So, it’s good. But, do I miss it? Hell yeah.”

Poole was infamously traded a year after he was punched in practice by Draymond Green. For his part, Green — another impending free agent — told Danny Emerman of The San Francisco Standard that he wouldn’t stand in the way of the organization pursuing a reunion with Poole if that’s something the team is interested in down the line.

“I think he’s an incredibly skilled player, and I’m an adult,” said Green. “I don’t carry issues. I’ve buried the hatchet with issues. So yeah, that’s great. I know he loves the Bay Area. I can only imagine wanting to get back to the place that drafted you, the place where you had the most success. So yeah, that’s amazing.”

Poole, who swapped jerseys with fellow Michigan alum Yaxel Lendeborg after the game, said he was still confident he could be a high-level player. Poole added that he still occasionally texts with Stephen Curry, who he joked around with pregame.

Curry sounded open to a reunion after the Warriors won their eighth straight game Monday, per Joseph Dycus of The Bay Area News Group.

“Jordan is at the top of the list,” Curry said. “There aren’t many guys I’ve played with that I wouldn’t welcome back.”