(Photo : Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – Jordan Poole (#3) of the Golden State Warriors motions again to his bench after making a shot and being fouled by the Sacramento Kings within the first half of Game Five of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs at Golden 1 Center on April 26, 2023 in Sacramento, California.
After an uncommon early playoff exit for the Golden State Warriors, the workforce is reportedly planning to maintain Jordan Poole for subsequent season.
“Poole is not actively being shopped, there is no edict to cut salary, and his side has been given no current indication that his future will be elsewhere,” Warriors insider Anthony Slater wrote for The Athletic.
The 23-year-old guard, who was an integral a part of the 2022 NBA Championship squad, struggled mightily on this yr’s playoffs.
Poole averaged 10.3 factors on 34.1% capturing, 2.2 rebounds, and three.5 assists this postseason, down from his 17 factors per sport common in a 50.8% clip from the sector in final yr’s playoffs.
The younger guard has been the topic of quite a few commerce rumors after his disappointing show in Golden State’s title protection marketing campaign.
After his contributions within the 2022 title run, Golden State signed Poole to an enormous four-year, $140 million extension final October which kicks on this upcoming season.
Poole will make $27.6 million for the 2023-24 season, a big leap from the $3.9 million he made final yr.
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Warriors Keep Draymond Green and Jordan Poole
Even earlier than the season started, the Warriors had already began the season on the improper foot after Draymond Green punched Jordan Poole throughout the preseason in October. The state of affairs worsened after TMZ launched footage of the altercation.
The workforce didn’t droop Green, however he was fined an unspecified quantity.
Despite the punching incident, the Golden State Warriors group is working below the belief that Green and Poole could be on the identical roster once more and push towards the identical championship aim subsequent season with out challenge.
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