Warriors guard Jordan Poole is confident he’ll work out a new contract agreement with the team, Marc J. Spears of ESPN tweets. Poole added he’s looking forward to those negotiations progressing when Golden State returns from Toyko in early October.
Poole may have faith that something can be worked out, but it’s still possible the sides won’t agree to a deal in the coming weeks. Should that happen, Poole would become a restricted free agent in 2023. The sides have until October 17 to reach a rookie scale extension.
Poole played a significant role in the Warriors’ championship campaign last year, averaging 18.5 points on 45% shooting during the regular season. The 23-year-old also averaged 17.0 points per game during the playoffs, shooting 51% from the floor and 39% from three-point range.
There are some other notes from the Western Conference tonight:
- Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups must improve the team’s defense this season, Aaron J. Fentress writes for The Oregonian. Portland ranked 29th in defensive rating last season, but the team has the personnel to improve that ranking this season. The Blazers could start a group of Damian Lillard, Anfernee Simons, Josh Hart, Jerami Grant and Jusuf Nurkic, with Gary Payton II, Nassir Little, Justise Winslow and others coming off the bench.
- Mike Singer of the Denver Post examines five storylines for the Nuggets entering training camp. Denver has a legitimate championship contender on paper, but the team must stay healthy and prove it can work together down the stretch. Unsurprisingly, the first storyline Singer looks at is the health of Jamal Murray, who suffered a torn ACL in 2021.
- Jonathan Feigen (subscriber only) answers Rockets fans’ questions in his latest mailbag for the Houston Chronicle. Among the topics addressed is the coaching staff’s plan for incorporating No. 3 pick Jabari Smith and young center Alperen Sengun into the offense. Houston’s top two scorers last season, Jalen Green and Kevin Porter Jr. combined to average 32.9 points per game, so it’s fair to assume they’ll still be the focal point offensively.
IMO
None of the Rockets core is going to be top 30 players in 7 years
ESPN rank Middleton as 31st best player
The Rockets fans predict them to win championships in 5 years
Jalen Green says hi sillyman
Just offer Poole 4/104, no way he’s turning it down. If they wait he’s gonna get more.
Nah…It is smarter to wait. He needs to work on his defense before he gets paid that much.
I disagree. It’s clear Poole wants to stay. The market value has been set by Brunson (among others), and if they don’t agree on a deal then they have a choice to either match a higher number or lose him.
You are assuming that Poole continues to develop as player. That doesn’t always happen.
No, I’m assuming that a 23-year-old who averaged 17.0 points per game during the playoffs in less than 28 min/gm, shooting 51% from the floor and 39% from three-point range and playing acceptable team defense is already worth the Brunson $.
Lakers really like old players
I am exciting to see that Lakers give Draymond 4 years $138 Million starting at $32 million.
Age 34-38
LeBron age 39-43
The Warriors would do well in trading either Jordan Poole or Steph Curry, and resigning Wiggins and Draymond.
A sign and trade of Poole would stock a couple first round picks.
@bwmiller
That’s absurd. They’re looking to repeat, and FYI they have a couple of lottery 1st round picks who were rookies last season in their rotation now.
Poole will sign the extension, and Curry will retire a Warrior.
Why on earth would breaking up a champion team “do well”? It would “do well” for the rest of the NBA, but for the Warriors? Your scenario would be an abject disaster. It’s clear you really hate the Warriors because they beat your fave team – only answer for this 100% insane comment you made here.
I feel like fans of teams who never win have absolutely no clue what a winning team even looks like IRL. GSW is keeping everyone, deal with it.
If you say “trade Steph Curry” you just don’t know one iota of ball, and should not be posting in here, its just a waste of your time, and mine.
Common on Marty. If the Warriors did what you think they should do, they would be older than the Lakers and no draft picks for another decade.
“Poole may have faith that something can be worked out, but it’s still possible the sides won’t agree to a deal in the coming weeks.”
Such an asinine comment, you might as well write “just in case you hate the Warriors, there is still a tiny chance they lose a player they have repeatedly said they are keeping!”
The Warriors have never said they are keeping Jordan Poole. Why do you continue to make crap up? Are you English people always that ignorant?
@G74:
In June, when asked about Poole, Myers said “And we’ve spent a lot and we’ve kept all the players we want to keep, so I don’t see that changing.”
A few days ago, he said “We want all of those guys”, and “We’re gonna meet with his reps I think after Tokyo, and sit down for the first time and start having that conversation”.
Is there anything there that says they aren’t keeping him?
@nba You must be new to this. Was a contract signed? No. Yeah, they want to keep Poole. But, Poole is a developing player. They have a lot of young players. Any number of those players could emerge and make Poole expendable. It is still a business. Nothing is etched in stone.
A contract wasn’t signed because an extension has yet to be offered.
Ofc it’s a business, but your undervaluing Poole doesn’t change the fact that both sides have said they want to make the extension happen.
NBA IS OK2, It’s Rhetoric. Good speak. Taking the high road. I’ve never ever heard a team talk about a player who’s going to walk say, we don’t want him. Never heard it.
But WALK is what Jordan Poole will do. Enter Ryan Rollins the next young guy up and kicking the extension can down the road. They go for five rings this season and worry about contracts next summer.
Wiseman and Jonathan Kuminga make up for Draymond Green. Moses Moody and Ryan Rollins make up for Jordan Poole, hopefully lol.