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NBA insider Marc Stein, who's also an NBC Sports Bay Area Warriors contributor, believes the Washington Wizards don't view Poole, whom they acquired from the Warriors in July for 19-year NBA veteran Chris Paul, as a franchise player but rather a significant piece to a potential move. While examining if the Wizards could just want Poole to increase his trade value or if they see him as a "cornerstone player," Stein weighed in.

"My sense, from speaking to various league observers," Stein said (h/t Inside the Wizards), "is that more believe it is the former rather than the latter."

Obviously, I wanted to be in a position to have my own team," Poole told Fischer. "Luckily, I'm able to do that so young, after learning from some of the best."

It's unclear if the Wizards feel the same way, though, especially since Poole has struggled in his first 13 games in DC. He's averaging just 16.6 points per game thus far, and his 39.6 field-goal and 28.4 percent 3-point shooting percentages are well below his career averages of 42 and 33.6, respectively. He also has gone to the charity stripe much less (2.8 this season, versus 5.1 last season), which is significant, given he led the NBA with a 92.5 free-throw percentage in the 2021-22 season. And he's shooting just 83.8 percent from the line when he does make it there.

So, if Poole wants his own team, he might have to hope the third time is the charm, should the Wizards trade him elsewhere.

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[–] betweenthebars34@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Sure. But at the same time ... this shit isn't news and dudes like this shouldn't profit from: "I'm going to speak for an entire organization based on 'various sources'"

Stop giving this shit engagement.

[–] ohmygodbeats7@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

What winning team would trade for a selfish player like him?

[–] OberynRedViper8@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago
[–] Used2befunNowOld@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Trade to where China

[–] da_reddit_reader@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

He’ll be out of the NBA soon enough with the attitude he brings to his team.

[–] st0j@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Anybody there that viewed him as a franchise player does not know basketball and should be fired immediately.

[–] atetuna@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Do the Harlem Globe Trotters have anything to trade?

[–] Capable-Rutabaga5877@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Exactly how many copy machines do they want for him?

[–] 22797@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Just a reminder that the warriors had to ADD assets to JP to get 38 year old Chris Paul

[–] ShanghaiAdobo897@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Remember when Warriors fans were convincing everyone that he wasn't taking bad shots in the playoffs because hE UsUALy mAdE ThOsE ShOtS?

[–] slowbaja@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

He has a ring and a shit ton of money. If the road ends for him soon then shit he has done alright with himself.

[–] Sea_Agency_825@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Would love him as a BENCH PIECE on the Celtics.

[–] desertbirdwatcher@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

If the Warriors traded him for a veteran big instead of a guard it would’ve been the Monta Ellis trade all over again

[–] davemoedee@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

So, if Poole wants his own team, he might have to ~~hope the third time is the charm, should the Wizards trade him elsewhere.~~ play in the Philippine Basketball Association

[–] Jackfitz88@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

This dudes gonna playing in China in the next few years. No one’s gonna wanna touch him

[–] XDYassineDX@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago
[–] WizSkinsNatsCaps@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Said this since day 1. Poole’s play, age, and demeanor could have changed this view but it’s not looking like that will happen. In fact, as of right now, this trade has turned out to be awful for the new front office. Can’t win them all, but handcuffing us to his long term contract combined with eating up minutes ahead of our young guys, it’s not great. We’d have to give him away at this point but who really wants to pay that kind of money for Poole? He may end up sitting out like John Wall did down in Houston.

[–] nature_and_grace@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

New nickname just dropped: “trade piece”

[–] at_least_u_tried@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago
[–] wigglypoocool@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

This is more embarrassing for the Wizards FO. They're admitting they got him that contract because they thought he would be a contributing piece to the franchise, as opposed to a tank commander.

[–] jeffhplays@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I could have broken this news

[–] L_Moo_S@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

16 points and thinking it's his team

Oh boi

Delusional

[–] MoneyKenny@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

He’s a franchise guy in the sense that, if you play him heavy minutes, you’ll have a great shot at a franchise guy in the next draft.

[–] BustANupp@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Golden State could use a secondary scorer to help when Curry is out and Klay isn't in scoring form.

[–] quartzguy@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Bro, he better start playing better, this guy is getting paid way too much to be a trade piece.

[–] index24@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

People want and hoped he was the next Steph Curry, but he’s just the new Nick Young.

[–] veksone@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Good look with that

[–] ADPowers001@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Stein said this was misinterpreted on his substack

[–] elbandidoP@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

So does the rest of the league

[–] LavenderAutist@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Trade for what?

[–] wellbreastfed@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

"THIS MY TEAM"

[–] Gundamuber@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

i hope this has actual sources that isn't the fake leqionhoops twitter account lol

[–] tulaero23@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

The benefit of illegal screens are no longer available with the wiz as well.

[–] Ealy-24@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

It’s pretty devastating for trade value when an empty stats guy playing on an empty stats team looks like garbage. The funniest part is him acting like he leads the Wizards

[–] HalfTreant@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

This isn't a confirmed stance by the Wizards, Marc Stein just believes this. Title is kind of misleading

[–] doctorweiwei@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Obviously he’s been terrible, but when the Wizards made this move it was basically 50/50 if he returned to prior form or repeated last years shitshow. It didn’t work out but I don’t blame them for doing it

[–] SocialJusticeGSW@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Okay, really unpopular opinion; “GSW’s last championship is one of the most bizarre wins of nba history and Steph is not praised enough for winning it with; Joran poole, 2 surgeries later Klay, older Dray”.

[–] workthrowaway1985@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I am hearing from teams around the league that they view Poole as not a trade piece.

[–] tplgigo@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

That was fast but not surprising.

[–] NotXsoXoptic@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah well I coulda told you that and I don’t have an income rn

[–] BrandinPodziemski@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Reddit told me the warriors screwed up and that the he’s gonna become the new harden doe

[–] DiggWuzBetter@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

This is not news. Poole is no defence, no effort, selfish, inefficient chucker, clearly nobody would view him as anything remotely close to a franchise player.

[–] SunstormGT@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Trade piece needs trade value, so he is neither. He is a throw-in at best.

[–] SteinerGeography@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

he was never even that good on the warriors. not sure what player people were watching

[–] Suspicious_County_24@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I’ve never seen a player so arrogant and cocky in my life.

[–] Jabbajaw@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Dude came into the league. Nobody ever looked as smooth playing so shitty. Couldn't hit the broadside of a barn with his shot. Dude worked on his game and got better. Started cookin guys. Got a ring. Got paid. In the end Dray took back everything Steph taught him with one punch.

[–] Richardduh@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Poole can get his own team in china

[–] BramptonBatallion@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago
[–] DigOlBick99@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Come to the ghost ballers

[–] NotAn0pinion@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

His own team? lol, maybe in China, Jordan

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