The Golden state warriors looking to fight in the Western Conference of the NBA, despite not having Klay Thompson until early 2022, and they seem to have found in Jordan poole a very interesting option to endorse Stephen Curry.
Here we tell you everything you need to know about this young promise of the Warriors.
Poole is a 22-year-old player from Milwaukee. From a young age, he earned accolades at the high school level and was on ESPN’s Top 100 Prospects list of 2017.
He received a four-star rating and ended up playing two seasons at the University of Michigan. He would make the leap to professionalism, being chosen by the Warriors with the 28th selection of the first round of the 2019 draft.
Since his arrival in the league, Poole has played a total of 108 games, 21 of them as a starter, maintaining a statistical line of 10.3 points in 21 minutes per game, notably improving as a shooter in his rookie season than in his second. anus.
Beyond the role he has held in the past, the name of Jordan Poole has taken on relevance after the first three preseason games played by the Warriors, being one of the leading scorers and demonstrating a clear evolution in his game.
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Against the Trail Blazers, Nuggets and Lakers, he averaged 25 points per game, as well as 41% shooting efficiency behind the 3-point line, vital to the role he could play in Steve Kerr’s strategy.
The Warriors have a very interesting offensive roster and, given the already confirmed absence of Klay Thompson at least for the rest of this year, he will be the team’s main guard and could see between 25 and 30 minutes of play.