The REAL Reason Jordan Poole Got Traded (It Wasn't Draymond Green)... 

Pooles ability to cross himself up and just plain fall over while dribbling is unmatched ❗️❗️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

The hero of the 2022 finals was Steph Curry and the hero’s sidekick was indeed Andrew Wiggins.

Jordan Poole the biggest underdog of the decade!? Bro GP2 went thru way more to get to the nba and thats just on the team alone and way more consistent/pivotal as a bench player

Draymond Green was a factor but not the only factor:- Attitude problems towards his seniors, ball hog, defensive liability to name a few. That Dray incident created a rift in the locker room between the younger and older guys and also kind of affected Kuminga by extension. Ball hog, he is a great shooter but not a great passer thus affecting the morale and activeness of the other 4 players on the court that is why you will find JP has like 20 something but Kuminga has 3 to 7 points and 11 points in a "good" game same case with moody, GP. Defensive liability, he is not gifted and he is not interested to growth in that aspect i blame partly NBA for this attitude in the younger players, when players target him defensively he looses composure and we have seen from time to time make untimely and very foolish fouls at the tail end leading to GSW loosing the game. His desire to be the guy is a plus but the timing and the manner that he went about it is all wrong. He is Patrick McCaw 2.0. Wizards basically have what we call fools gold. The wizards will be very lucky if the make it to the playoffs. The other starting 4 are screwed. With all these negative review about JP it does not mean he is not redeemable. He is very much redeemable, he is in a position to lead and by being an effective leader he has to grow as a man, give up the ball to his PG and trust his PG and then work on his defense. He has come a long way, i hope he still aspires growth in the important things. It will be sad to watch his career fizzle out because of immaturity.

He's not the hero mate! Steph and Wiggins are the hero on that championship run.

Jordan Poole was a liability after the warriors won the 2021-22 season. I saw it on the court and he was not a team player.

What people don't understand about basketball, when they gave Poole that massive contract it made him a more attractive trade, and teams would have to actually give up something to get him. The Warriors are a very intelligent organization.

Confidence is key but over confidence can be a detriment

He was a chemistry killer. Had major issues when he was having bad games, would just stop trying, throw his hands up and quit. It's out there for people to see themselves. But other than that, my feeling is the warriors know they aint gonna have the money Poole wants and will demand once it's time to sign a new contract. They don't even have enough money to pay Klay next season without him taking a major pay cut, with the new CBA rules. They're stretched really thin in terms of the cap right now and the rule changes that have gone into effect.

The way wiggins reacted when poole said We're gonna get the bag says it all

Once I saw JP shaving points in the playoffs right in front of our faces to get back at draymond and the warriors organization for not stepping up for him after what draymond did to him I didn't care whether they traded him in a package deal or not he's impatient when it comes to making a play on offense I'd rather keep kuminga he can play defense he can make plays and his shoot is improving there for he has the higher ceiling

It’s pretty simple his upside was not as good as his badside was bad if you understand my meaning. We can say all we want that Poole should have gotten more mentorship etc but let me drop a reality check. They play in the nba. Professional basketball players. Poole started acting like a child so he was treated like one. This type of stuff doesn’t just happen. It’s built up over time. Likely he was causing the same problems during the championship run but a lot of stuff can be ignored when you’re winning

Why even ask? No none else was offering for JP, Wizards/Dubs agreed to what they had which was CP3. It is working out great. He may not be the BIG we have been wanting but his basketball IQ, smarts, toughness and knows the game is immeasurable. PLUS CURRY LOVED THE IDEA SINCE IT HAPPENED. If Steph is happy, he's having fun and IT SHOWS!

"Biggest underdog story in the league this decade" when Jokic was drafted in the second round during a taco bell commercial is a wild claim

The “Hero of 2022 Finals”? One would think the MVP of 2022 Finals is the hero. If it’s not Curry then the defensive stopper of the team … Wiggins would be considered the hero.

I would really like to see CP3 gets his first ring on the Warriors! What a great sight would that be. Wow! Let’s do this DUBS! Go get that ring!

Did all that talking but You never mentioned why he got traded, because he's a hot head and he let his skills and money get to his head. Who pays a hooker 500,000 thousand dollars for a date? Really. Besides that he got an attitude with Steph Curry. Simple he had to go, just get to the got Damn point instead of al that Rhetoric

The trade WAS AND IS Smart... NOTHING to do with CP3 tho. JP has become a liability, in terms of his production, he is also a huge liability, and if rumors are true, a cancer in the team, FINALLY, hois ridiculous salary., He can be whatever he thinks he wanna be or THINKS he can be in Wizards, won't matter, no one will wartch or notice. PLUS I doubt he'd even make to to the PO's

As a warrior fan even if dray never slumped it’s easy to see poole was gonna have attitude problems. Same with lots of young guys in the league. He’d get the ball taken from him and instead of trying to get it back with good defense he’d just hack the guy n act like it was his teammates fault for not stopping the ball 😂😂😂always blaming everyone but himself when he wasn’t doing good plus he’ll drop 40 for you then shoot 1/11 the very next game 💀 he’s talented af but I’m glad we got rid of him

excellent trade...and as for the decision to trade JP ...in total agreement with you. Let's hope JP have learned something...like team comes first!

Smart move for the Warriors! Poole was a cancer once he got his money. You can see the arrogance ! He was stubborn and wasn't listening. Paul brings professionalism. Wasn;t a fan of his until he was traded to OKC. He's a true facilitator on the court. Only thing the Wwarriors need now is another big man. Draymond not the answer at center. God forbid if Steph gets hurt, Paul can step in and keep the wheels rolling. And, I feel Wiggins and/or Keminga will step up. Good Luck Warriors. As for Poole. He' hasn't changed ! Still turning the ball over and playing selfish ball.

just take a look at Poole's stat against Raptors during preseason..15fga and only 1fgm..missing all 3-pts attempt

this guy is absolutely tripping with "hero of '22" and " greatest underdog story of this decade" . oooffff.

Jordan needs time to grow up, and the Warriors don’t have the luxury of time to wait for him.

The Warriors also wanted to resign Draymond but couldn’t because Poole contract

And he's still not playing defense in Washington lol

I'm pretty sure JP wanted out and played the way he did many times on purpose. Of course, he's more important than the team. Unfortunately, the fans disagree. Chris Paul brings his brains to our team, and that's saying a lot, as he has close to the best brains in the league. Go CP3!

Your Story telling is incredible ! 👏🏾

Jordan dod not fall from Grace. God moved him on.

Poole got punched to the eastern conference

8:55 HELL NO * giannis voice

The hero of the 2022 finals? 🤦🏻‍♂️ Bro did you get drunk before making this video?

Great analysis and video 👍

Poole is not a team player. He don't fit to the gsw system. Look at how he plays in wizards. When he gets the ball. Don't expect a pass. Poole will look at the ring and take the shot

Expectations were high for Poole going into his third season… he finished his second year strong after his stints in the gleague.

Bruh Dray punch that man and he was like fine imma do what u do nothing😂😂😂😂

5:15 it looks like he doesn't even want to get the ball

They didn’t need a pool to drown in what they need is paul the grace

anybody else here the nck music at the beginning

Love how they always say Dray punched Poole... But act like Poole ain't shove the shit outta Dray first...

They needed another 3 nd D player or a midrange specialist who can defend teams are finding out the warriors defense scheme need players who can defend instead of collapsing the defense and leaving players wide open for 3’s

Also, they gave Poole his contract extension after the punch. Not before. They were originally planning to have talks after the season. But the punch caused the Warriors to lock him up right away.

Let him explore....he want to be the star ..not with Steph around

When someone leaked the video of Draymond punching Jordan, they should have also leaked what JP said before he got hit. So many people were making nasty comments about Dray based on a one side story and that was totally unfair. Even siblings get smacked if they show that much disrespect. Jordan is talented but does not have the mindset for team concept, can’t win games all by your lonesome self.

To me he's actually the 4rth best player behind wiggs

Good video overall, you're right on the money, but pay attention to those little details. It'll go a long way. 😊🙏

This is Draymond Green fault you punch a guy you changed his mood. He also pissed off Kevin Durant.

Jordan is like Salt Papi but in basketball. Look alike too

So glad CP is here. He is a leader and makes the 2nd unit one of the best in the league. Poole is an immature child

1:49 Uhm, no. Expectations were not 'high' by 2022. On the contrary. That championship was an absolute surprise and upset to most of NBA world. The Dynasty was over according to so many. Expectations were absolutely NOT high then.

He said that to Draymond the day before the punch. Kerr said to him because Draymond was talking trash, are you going let him get alway with that. It was a response not for nothing.

JP should never have been offered that contract for how inconsistent he is. What a huge waste of money.

Yea trading Poole was the way to go. Unless you wanted to cut the big three. Chemistry faded. Even if they got someone else, he had to go

Poole has proven that, however rare his level of talent is, it's attitude that makes the difference...especially to a dynastic team.

don't forget CP3 carried that OKC team to the Playoffs when no one expected them to be in the Playoffs. CP3 makes the team better.

HERO?? Now that’s a bit of a stretch…

nah i really can’t believe we letting draymond slide with that punch. we act like it was all to blame on poole. really getting mad at a him for being mad about getting punched in the face.

they did a salary dump......one year of cp3, dumped the years on pooles deal

he got traded for having a hero mentality... and the management won't allow him to wear his underpants over his shorts...

I have nothing bad to say about Poole. He’s talented and has a ton of potential, but he’s still young. The Warriors are definitely capable of winning at least two more titles, and Poole has a chance to blossom in the league. The trade was a win-win for both parties.

He’s the biggest trick of all time………👀

It’s his contract and cba rules 🤷🏽‍♂️

The most important for a game winning is Mentality and Attitude ... If there's no got all of them as an athlete don't expected too much the Club will contract you .... I see Jordan poole play in the last game in the playoffs so awful ... Less Poin and Less handling ball ... That's why the franchise of warriors trade him as a resume, hope he'll learned from this happen ... So i think this is the best option for short period, because warriors need a complete player to support The existing trio player due their age not as a young player so they need a smart player for fill in the position when they stuck up of point ... Not the hard Play but the Smart Play that they need right now ...

I think it's a win for Warriors trading Jordan Poole for Chris Paul

this trade from the warrior was a very smart move.

In the celebration after beating Boston for the title, all Poole could go on about was getting a bag and that was a huge red flag for me. After last year's drop off I'm glad they dumped him and his massive contract. Now he's got what he wanted, to be the man, but he's still just a boy.

I pity the fool who gave Poole a bag when they should have known the bag would have gone to his head.

Poole became such a liability towards the end there

I wish people would STOP saying Draymond is HOF. He is not. At all. No way.

it is about the "punch". You may have a bad season, but young as he is, JP can still learn and be better. Draymond? He doesn't even know how to layup. DG, he is too hype a player. If he is ever play on a team not named GSW, for sure he will be benched.

He wasnt even trying on every turn over

i love the poole party but bro's inconsistent asf and a turn over machine, i can remember a lot of road games where him fumbling down on crunch time and losing the game. cp3 chemistry with the young guys is a shock and its so good, moody and jk been consistent on their minutes and they are improving their defense compared to last year. I don't see them not atleast making the conference finals.

Was a big Poole fan, but his poor shot selection and no defense, selfish attitude towards everyone has changed my mind. Glad he’s someone else’s problem.

The warriors can straight up shipping Poole to Taiwan for nothing and still be a good deal.

He all good help is here

I saw some people say he was the second most important player in that 22 chip. Like coming bruh he was like the 6 most important 😂😂😂Steph,Wiggs,Looney,Dray, Klay THEN it’s Poole.

The warriors never said who leaked the video which makes me think it was Jordan poole who did it so he could use that as leverage to get the contract he wanted.

Poole is the perfect representative of egoistic. You were good because you have GSW teammates behind your back. But you think they won because of you, and now you out there with your own team you are exposed left and right on the court..

Warriors games are so much better to watch this season with CP3 compared to JP. The problem with JP is that it's immediately obvious that he has nearly no basketball IQ, his only focus is scoring. It's annoying af seeing all his turnovers and lack of defense. He helped contribute to a chip for the warriors and they gave him a bag in return and I'm glad they traded him away.

bro's more inconsistent than my hairline and that's saying alot

Out of context, but I work with someone just like poole (possibly worse) she joined the team not knowing anything and demanded things even senior cats won't ask for. a year into the job, she still doesn't know much and has an attitude. she brown-noses the manager and that is the only reason why she has a job. but yeah, I cheered poole on even when ppl talked trashed about him, i thought he would improved but i was wrong.

Poole was never the same after he got the bag

Poole is more like J.r. Smith and Nick Young.

Poole has a set of skills that can be weaponized IF USED PROPERLY. So when Poole followed directions, he had value. Once he decided he should be allowed to freestyle and do whatever he wants, he had negative value. Refused to play within the system. Tries to do Steph stuff, but the ball goes in only 2/3 as often. Which is useless.

The rise of jp😂😂😂

So Happy He's The Wizards Problem Child Now..lol

CP3 is the man. Hes going to get his ring soon

That intro calling him the hero of the 2022 finals got me saying alright this is not worth my time im out of here

Big YES🎉

This video was a big Nothing Burger. Your title was summarized by that one image quote about Draymond being an expensive backpack. You didn’t even do a deep dive about what other players said about Poole. What about the time Klay said “it feels good to shut Jordan up, he talks too much” after Klay beat him in a three point contest in Japan??? You literally provided nothing here lol

You call Jordan Poole "might be the biggest underdog" after Joker's achievement? Poole-type story comes every several years, 28th is not that bad.

don't waste your time with this video

but accurate overall haha

He’s good. He proved it. Of course he was feeling himself a little bit too much but at the end of the day no one really gave him guidance or supported him. I noticed everyone body language including the coaches every time he tries something. The fact he had 0 point showed that he was just defeated mentally and probably didn’t wanna get yelled at or upset anyone.

Cp3 is definitely not in his prime, but he still pointgod

trading was Jordan Poole was smart yes but not for cp3 so overall its good but not good enough

JP for CP3? No. JP for DH? Yes. JP out? No doubt.

I´m glad spoiled child JP is not longer on the Warriors

It is your opinion ....you'll see

Great move trading Jordan Poole for Chris Paul he is a great faciitator