Jordan Poole not long for the Wizards?
Did the Washington Wizards trade for Jordan Poole to try to rebuild his trade value to move him on in a future trade … or to make him a cornerstone player of their post-Bradley Beal future? My sense, from speaking to various league observers, is that more believe it is the former rather than the latter with Poole in Year 1 of a four-year, $123 million contract.
Source: Marc Stein @ marcstein.substack.com
Source: Marc Stein @ marcstein.substack.com
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Washington Wizards in crisi, Jordan Poole distratto durante il timeout sportando.basketball/en/washington-… – 5:53 AM
Washington Wizards in crisi, Jordan Poole distratto durante il timeout sportando.basketball/en/washington-… – 5:53 AM
Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
Jordan Poole has three steals tonight, including this one where he jumped a passing lane and set up Kyle Kuzma for a wide open triple. pic.twitter.com/cuhubcN31n – 9:24 PM
Jordan Poole has three steals tonight, including this one where he jumped a passing lane and set up Kyle Kuzma for a wide open triple. pic.twitter.com/cuhubcN31n – 9:24 PM
John Schuhmann @johnschuhmann
Jordan Poole out here making 1-handed passes like he’s Jokic. pic.twitter.com/3RnooFiV4T – 9:09 PM
Jordan Poole out here making 1-handed passes like he’s Jokic. pic.twitter.com/3RnooFiV4T – 9:09 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
Jordan Poole had Pascal Siakam on an island 🤧 pic.twitter.com/Y03DYvVSYE – 9:01 PM
Jordan Poole had Pascal Siakam on an island 🤧 pic.twitter.com/Y03DYvVSYE – 9:01 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Jordan Poole has his defender on skates 😮💨
(via @NBA)
pic.twitter.com/saAUQQu8MG – 8:45 PM
Jordan Poole has his defender on skates 😮💨
(via @NBA)
pic.twitter.com/saAUQQu8MG – 8:45 PM
Neil Dalal @NeilDalal96
Sweet bounce pass with spin from Jordan Poole to Deni Avdija for an easy dunk
pic.twitter.com/zdYmwYMBOQ – 4:43 PM
Sweet bounce pass with spin from Jordan Poole to Deni Avdija for an easy dunk
pic.twitter.com/zdYmwYMBOQ – 4:43 PM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
End of the first quarter: Wizards trail the Nets 30-15. Jordan Poole is the only Wizards to have hit multiple shots. Lonnie Walker is down underneath the basket, now up on his feet. Nets already down Ben Simmons and Cam Thomas. – 3:36 PM
End of the first quarter: Wizards trail the Nets 30-15. Jordan Poole is the only Wizards to have hit multiple shots. Lonnie Walker is down underneath the basket, now up on his feet. Nets already down Ben Simmons and Cam Thomas. – 3:36 PM
Neil Dalal @NeilDalal96
Jordan Poole broke out in NY during the preseason, hopefully he can again in Brooklyn. – 3:06 PM
Jordan Poole broke out in NY during the preseason, hopefully he can again in Brooklyn. – 3:06 PM
More on this storyline
Regardless of the real narrative, Jordan Poole does appear past his San Francisco exit and his NBA beginning. There’s a lightness to him and the thicker mustache that’s bordering his expressive smile. His change of scenery has brought a change of greenery, another city that’s flush with parks and outdoor spaces to escape. “It’s a bit different, too, like, once your contract is signed and once you got a ring. Essentially everything that needed to be done in Golden State got done,” Poole said. “I got a ring. Made sure my family is straight. A good situation to come in [to Washington] and just kind of have my own team, play my own type of basketball.” -via Yahoo! Sports / November 10, 2023
This season, Poole and Kuzma face a first attempt to merge into something stirred by floor general Tyus Jones, which Poole has dubbed the “JP-Kuz sauce.” “We’re gonna bring our own little flair to the nation’s capital,” Poole told Yahoo Sports. So does this sauce have a recipe? “Aw, pshhh,” Poole said. “That’s undisclosed information. That’s undisclosed information. I can’t.” OK, they’re secret ingredients? “Yeah, I can’t tell just everybody.” Poole looked incredulous. “The sauce?” Well, one ingredient must be buckets? “Definitely,” Poole grinned. “Definitely the main component is buckets.” -via Yahoo! Sports / November 10, 2023
Ball Don’t Lie: Steve Kerr defended Jordan Poole despite the criticism 🤝 (via @957thegame) pic.twitter.com/CYYeyx0cWF -via Twitter @Balldontlie / November 2, 2023