It is free and a great way to get daily updates on Michigan football, basketball, baseball, recruiting, and more delivered straight to your inbox Want the latest news on Michigan delivered right to your email? Subscribe to The Michigan Insider newsletter here. Not a VIP subscriber to The Michigan Insider? Sign up now and get access to everything TMI has to offer on all things Michigan and access to the No. Though his NBA career did include a brief stint in the G-League, Poole has averaged 15.8 points per game in his career. Poole declared for the NBA Draft that spring, and was selected 28th overall by Golden State. The Wolverines would continue their run to the national championship game, before losing to Villanova.Īs a sophomore, Poole averaged 12.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, helping Michigan go 30-7 and make a third straight Sweet Sixteen appearance. As a freshman in the 2017-18 season and former four-star recruit from Milwaukee, Poole averaged 6.1 points per game, but was a hot-shooting spark off the bench who famously led the Wolverines to the Sweet Sixteen with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer against Houston. The Warriors won the NBA championship last spring, but were eliminated in the second round this year.īefore he was a first-round pick and rotational guard for Golden State, Poole was a two-year standout with Michigan. The Warriors signed Poole to a four-year, $140 extension before last season, but his tenure with Golden State was hampered by apparent tension between him and Draymond Green (including a punch Green threw at Poole during training camp that was caught on camera) and shooting woes in the playoffs. Poole is 24, and is under contract for four more seasons, while Paul is 38 and entering his 19th season with what will be his sixth NBA franchise. In the playoffs, however, Poole struggled, making just 25.4 percent of his 3-point attempts, shooting 34.1 percent from the field and averaging just 10.3 points per game.Īccording to ESPN's Adrian Wojnaroski, the Warriors also sent a 2030 protected first-round and a 2027 second-rounder to the Wizards. Poole led the Warriors in points this regular season, and averaged 20.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists this season for Golden State. After a largely successful four-year stint with the Golden State Warriors, former Michigan standout Jordan Poole has been traded to the Washington Wizards in a blockbuster trade that also sends Chris Paul to Golden State.
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