Jordan Poole received some negative press during his final few weeks with the Golden State Warriors.
Because of a rough postseason and lingering questions about his confrontation with Draymond Green, certain people grew lukewarm on Poole.
But Poole’s new teammate, Kyle Kuzma, believes that Poole is a good player and a good man.
According to Some Dude Show, via Basketball Network, Kuzma shared his thoughts:
“Super misunderstood…You may look at him and see him at Golden State and be like, ‘OK, he might be a little immature,’…he’s one of the most professional athletes I’ve been around,” Kuzma said.
Kyle Kuzma thinks Jordan Poole is just being misunderstood and that he's one of the most professional athletes he's been around.
(via Some Dude Show) pic.twitter.com/k06NjO4eE3— Basketball Network (@ballnetwork) October 19, 2023
Kuzma knows a thing or two about being considered immature because some Los Angeles Lakers fans said the same thing about him during his time there.
After leaving LA, he quickly took over a bigger and more impactful role with the Washington Wizards.
And now Poole is hoping to do the same.
Poole did good work for the Warriors during his four years with the team.
He secured an average of 20.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 4.5 assists and worked his way up to become one of the most important players on the team and a reliable sixth man.
He was so reliable, in fact, that the Warriors offered him a big contract last fall.
But there soon became questions about his future with the team.
Had he really patched things up with Draymond Green and was team chemistry truly solved?
Those questions became the least of his problems when the playoffs rolled around.
During those 13 games, Poole experienced a bunch of problems, especially in the series against the Los Angeles Lakers.
But that is behind him now, and he is ready to prove he has matured and also step up to his new role with the Wizards.
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