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Maybe Poole sees that with the splash bro existence he won't be able to make it as the main alpha, so the trade will give him that
opportunity to become one and fulfil his goal.

Though that fight against Green is still the main factors of the trade, or maybe there's something behind that will come out, remember
the time where KD and Green also have some issue, but it was being cleared when KD accept the interview of Green from his podcast channel.

Yes that is the main point, but stilla  shit games, they dont play full effort so you can see so many lazy games or sloopy ones, the only one who push the limits are that bench players who wants to stay in the team, but with the NBA you can make a really good pre season and ended up cut in the next week without so much reason or in another team for  a transfer.

I heard about that too but I missed that game.
From 11 points in his preseason debut as a Wizards to 41 points in his second game. This dude can really go hot if he is in the zone and that night was his night. 6/12 from distance shots and 15/16 in the stripe. Wow!
2 wins for the Washington Wizards this preseason and their last game will be later against the Toronto Raptors.
How I really wish Jordan Poole could be consistent in this kind of game. That's the only problem that I saw in him back when he was a Warrior. Inconsistency. Now that he is on a new team and he will be the main guard of the team, he should try making 20+ points per game and it might give the Wizards a chance to enter the playoffs if all of them played well.
Remember, there are bad rumors about this team. I think it was Bertans who leaked out how selfish the players are on that team.
Yeah, here is the article that was made when he said that.
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/davis-bertans-says-players-on-wizards-were-fighting-with-each-other-over-minutes-roles-every-single-day/
I wish that kind of attitude is now gone on the Wizards team.

As I see it, the main point of preseason games is to get the main players of the teams warmed up before the regular season and also to give the bench players some playing time on the court. That way, the bench players have some opportunity to prove themselves, while the coaches can decide who should play in the NBA and who shouldn't.

And as much as the Warriors wanted Poole to be part of their core, it's an obvious choice that he is the odd man amongst the big 3 of the Warriors. At least though Poole has a ring and help the Warriors win one when no one expect them to win another championship specially after Durant left and everything was on Curry's shoulder that's why he was so emotional after winning their 4th championship.

But the love story has to end there when Green and Poole got into a punching match during their practice if I'm not mistaken. But it seems that everyone has adjusted already, Poole already embraced by the Wizards and even Kuzma is saying all praises for his new team mates and says that the Warriors might have misunderstood the personality of Jordan Poole.

He's young and need to be guided well since if he will not step on wrong path maybe we can see a new Steph Curry on his presence since he can perform the same and brought up some quality performance to his team. I don't think he's happy with the current trade happened to him since he's really comfortable with Warriors and playing side with Steph and Klay but since he's been traded away on Wizards then its time to prove that he's worth and make Warriors think about he is a huge loss to them. Now its time to show up some good leadership on his new team and built his own name since he will not get more bigger spot light if he stays on  Warriors so this is really a perfect time to rise up his career since in Wizard for sure he will get a lot of minutes there.

That's the reality; the 'Big 3' have worked hard to build a championship team that no one can dismantle easily. If Poole thinks he'll be chosen over Green, he's mistaken because the Warriors are stronger with the 'Big 3'. Poole is still young, perhaps not mature enough to grasp all of this. His desire seems to be to enjoy the same fame that Curry has, but that might not be attainable with the Warriors. He should be grateful that he was traded, as with the Wizards, he'll have the opportunity to forge his own name and perhaps even create a lasting legacy.

It's no secret, Poole and green literally got into a punching match.  Klay steph and draymond are tight it just wasn't going to work.  And on top of it you can't pay everyone so Poole was the odd man out.  Golden state thrives on chemistry.  Fit in with those 3 or see your way to the door.

It's more on the attitude of Poole though, he was really embrace by the Warriors if I'm not mistaken, specially when they won the ring and they recognized him as one of those who really contributed to them winning that time and then he was offered a good contract.

But as you have said, even before the start of that season, that incident really put a crack on the relationships of the Warriors. And I will speculate that the team might have sided with Green that time. And then in the playoffs, Kerr decided not to give him minutes and then he went to the media to vent his frustrations. But I guess coach Kerr knows what he is doing, he want to minimized the errors as Poole sometimes commits critical errors that made them lose in close games.

The reason for this seems rather evident – the altercation between Poole and Green was a major factor in Poole not feeling fully embraced by the Warriors as part of the family. Perhaps it was Poole's own decision to not give his all during the playoffs, forcing the Warriors to consider trading him. It's hard to take Poole's playoff struggles at face value when he's reportedly at 100% health. There must be a deeper reason for his performance issues that won't heal as long as he remains with his old team. It's a relief that he's been let go, and hopefully, time will heal those wounds.

A single season of bad performance in the playoffs is usually not a ground for a team to trade or let go of someone they believe is a potential. There should be something not told in public by the Warriors' management. Or it could be that they saw CP3 as a golden opportunity more than Poole hence the trade.

Fans are divided on the trade but it is what it is. This is a blessing in disguise for Poole to show what he is as a player since the Wizards do not have a superstar. We'll find out soon if he is a superstar potential or just a support type of player. 

The Wizards are likely in a rebuilding phase. Their best times were when John Wall and Beal played together, and although they didn't reach the finals, they were a consistent playoff team. Now, with Poole's time, it seems like he doesn't have as much support. It's his time to lead, and we'll finally get to see his true potential now that he isn't living in the shadow of the Warriors' big three.

He couldn't have done that; the Warriors made a well-thought-out decision. If only Poole had a strong playoff performance last season, he probably wouldn't have been traded. Unfortunately, he showed the opposite of what he displayed during their championship run, and that left the team with no choice but to trade him.

It seems like both sides are content, and it appears to be a win-win situation.

It is surely because it was effective on Ben Simmons it is likely will become effective as well for the other players for me I think that the 76ers are having a bad day in getting players that have some issues with certain things and for sure if they got issue's with the team or Coaches they will likely not play or having some issue with their personal problems for sure another lost for the 76ers after they didn't meet the expectation of James Harden, and they surely failed it,


There is no satisfaction for both players for sure even if they got the trade and went to other teams it would just become the same I really think these p[layers would want to be traded on teams that have a high probability of winning maybe like the Denver Nuggets, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, or Golden State Warriors for me these teams will likely be winning this season, just pick one on this 4 teams,


I was surprised by the new Golden State Warriors and Dario Saric is a steal for the Golden State Warriors sure he is really getting along with the Warriors' plays, for sure that screen from Saric then CP3 will cut than a pass back to Saric that is now getting inside the ring for sure that play was great and just like you I am pretty much excited in seeing them, for sure the Warriors Second unit is working even though the 2nd init was the best for sure,

A few players are only given this kind of chance and he really needs to take advantage of it and not become lazy because he was cast out by his team whom he helped to win the championships. Therefore, if he could make it to the playoffs with his current teammates, then they really need to take him for that because they are no longer capable of doing that since Beal isn't around anymore. He needs to make it his team and use every opportunity to make them realize that they throw the wrong player out.

It was indeed a bad decision made by suns knowing that the guy has a lot of potential if they can just able to handle him very well. But they can't get their current new addition if they didn't trade so I guess Suns is just gambling their faith hoping that they can get more better roster this season. Also they are quite impressive earlier when they face Lakers since they beat them badly and that is a good sign that they might have a good run since their new added players can play very well.

We cannot also see their real play since for sure they are just saving up their energies and careful that they will not get injured on pre season so we can expect those guys to perform well when win and lose is counted for their team stats.

I believe trading Ayton was a bad decision. Although they won this game, Nurkic didn't have a strong production, especially on the offensive end. He went 1-11 and finished with just 3 points after playing for 19 minutes. It seems like these Trail Blazers players have been struggling since the trades. A similar situation happened to Lillard when he joined the Bucks; he also had his share of struggles.

The Lakers and the Suns facing off was a cool game to watch. Both teams seemed to lack something. The Suns in particular seemed to have guys out there on the floor that shouldn’t be playing in an NBA game. I thought Nurkic looked good but some of the Suns smaller defenders looked lost out there when facing up against bigger players like LeBron.

I'm against you on this one, Poole never played with the Lakers, he was a Golden State Warrior player got traded to Wizards.  

Edit too : my bad pardon me, I was reading too fast that I didn't comprehend it well. Sorry about that, but here's my response;

Why are you looking for Basis? I can't provide you any of that because it was just one game, a preseason game at that. Maybe I got a bit too excited about his performance, but I genuinely have a feeling that he'll make it to the All-Star team. He's in a team where he's the Alpha player, and we all know that Poole can drop 30 points anytime. With more freedom, he could easily become a candidate for the scoring champ competition this season.

We also know that he struggled with the Warriors due to conflict, and let us not forget his contribution on the Warriors championship run before last season's failure.

Basis? That 41 points that he got in the pre-season? Do you think that it's enough for him to be an all-star already?

I mean I'm not against you, but if that's your basis alone then remember how he performed against the Lakers last playoffs. When they needed him, he failed to deliver. Will he be the main scorer of the team? Yes he will, but will he be an all-star? No. I don't see any reason to him to be an all-star. After all, we still yet to see how he performs in Wizards uniform. We don't even know if him and Kuzma will be a good duo since we know that both of them will be the main scorers of the team... oh wait let's add Deni Avdija in the conversation since he's kind of frustrated as seen in one of the viral videos online.

I respect your opinion though regarding Poole being in the all-star game this season, but for me, he still need to play like an all-star now that he's in the Wizards already, and you said, out from the shadows of Curry, and other all-stars.

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Better edit this one. I didn't say that he played with the Lakers. I said he played "AGAINST" the Lakers when he's still a Warrior. Read it twice before posting

There's one thing sure for Poole this season – he'll likely make it to the All-Star game, and that will probably make him happy. Finally, he isn't living in the shadow of a superstar. With Beal already out, he has the chance to shine. This is what he wants, and let's see if he can lead this team to the playoffs. If he succeeds, there's no doubt a max contract will be waiting for him.