Poole is in line for a big payday, but it’ll have to come by Monday, or wait until after the season.
The dust is settling after Draymond Green’s scuffle with Jordan Poole and focus is shifting toward an important deadline for Poole before Opening Night next Tuesday.
“Especially considering where he was coming out of Michigan, a late first-round pick, struggling his first few months in the league, there’s a reason he’s in this position, about to sign a big extension, hopefully,” Steve Kerr said last week. “He’s just tough. He’s mentally tough and physically tough and ultra confident in his game.”Extensions this offseason for Miami’s Tyler Herro and New York’s RJ Barrett — both of whom extended off their rookie deals — set the precedent for Poole’s price.
Notable, too, is Deandre Ayton signing a rookie max extension for four years and $133 million in restricted free agency. The Suns balked the prior offseason at signing the former No. 1 overall pick to a max extension, but they ultimately decided to pay up when he agreed to an offer sheet with the Pacers. In their reticence, the Suns may have inflamed tensions with the star center.There should be urgency for the Warriors to lock Poole down, but Poole has plenty of leverage.
Poole was a game-changer in the playoffs on offense, able to challenge some of the shakier defenses the Warriors faced with his threat finishing at the rim and from beyond the arc. He creates space for Steph Curry, who is often muzzled by defenses when he’s the only true scoring threat on the court.
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