After taking a punch from teammate Draymond Green, Jordan Poole was advised by some of his closest confidants that maybe he shouldn’t sign a rookie scale extension with the Warriors, Logan Murdock of The Ringer reports.
Members of Poole’s inner circle were concerned that the team dynamics would be too difficult to repair. Before Green was reinstated from his team-imposed suspension, Golden State officials ran it by Poole.
Ultimately, Poole couldn’t pass up the financial security, as he chose to ink a four-year extension that can be worth up to $140MM.
We have more on the Warriors:
- Stephen Curry is confident that Green will handle the adversity that he brought upon himself, Curry told Shayna Rubin of the Orange County Register. “He’ll figure it out. We will have his back for the entire process,” he said. “He doesn’t need anyone to hold his hand. He responds well to adversity and critics.”
- Juan Toscano-Anderson, now a member of the Lakers, received his championship ring during the season opener on Tuesday. He told Jovan Buha of The Athletic beforehand that he’s grateful to be part of the ceremony. “I think it’s bittersweet, man,” Toscano-Anderson said. “… I’m excited to go back and get my ring. It’s pretty dope that I’m gonna be able to celebrate the ring ceremony on opening night with those guys, when the actual ring ceremony is bound to happen.”
- While some of his teammates signed extensions, Klay Thompson is now ineligible to ink one until July under current CBA rules because he has two years remaining on his contract. He anticipates everything will work itself out, as told Mark Medina of NBA.com. “I fully expect to earn another NBA contract, whether it’s this summer or next summer,” Thompson said. “I’m fully confident in my abilities. I’m not worried about an extension in the meantime because I know it’ll happen if I just do my job and I just be myself.” He’ll be an unrestricted free agent in 2024 if he doesn’t eventually sign an extension.
- What is the Warriors’ approach to its title defense and remaining a perennial contender? Anthony Slater of The Athletic takes a deep dive into those topics, exploring how the team’s two-timeline plan is progressing.
DirtyDra n PollutedPoole ……. match made in heaven………
Stop trying to make “fetch” happen
Plan should be to keep Curry, Thompson, Green, Poole, Looney, Wiseman, Kuminga, Moody, Wiggins, Baldwin and Rollins together for as long as possible. That core is winning this season, and the next 3 at least. Only Draymond might age out or leave off his own accord, but if he changes his mind and decides to be a 1-teamer, there’s also a place for him. Funnily enough Dray might be best used now like they used GP2 last year, short bursts of big energy plays.
JTA might be out of nba soon if he’s not too careful…. He needs to focus, try to be good in 1-2 things, and stop acting like he made it…. He needs to play and practice like it’s his last game and not dwell on his story. He has plenty time to tell his story after he retires.
If it’s me I low ball Jlay and Green and if they decide to walk it’s fine