Curry didn't fare well in today's home game against the Heat, scoring nine points on just 3-of-17 shooting. Despite Curry's poor performance, the Warriors still won. This is largely because Jordan Pooler replaced Curry's role today. Jordan Poole came off the bench today and played just 26 minutes to efficiently finish with 32 points and five assists on 12-of-17 shooting. He was instrumental in the Warriors' ability to win this game.
As Jordan Pooler has been playing better and better this season, the Warriors management is probably getting more and more annoyed. Jordan Pooler is close to averaging 19 points per game this season, and he has performed 30+ in four games this season, which is clearly worthy of a 10 million annual salary extension. But for the Warriors, they really don't have the salary space to renew Jordan Pooler.
First of all, the contracts of Curry, Thompson, Wiggins, and Green have already occupied most of the Warriors' salary space, and the Warriors have paid a huge luxury tax this season. So if they want to renew Jordan Pooler on a contract with an annual salary of tens of millions, then the Warriors will have to pay more luxury taxes, and that amount will be incalculable. Even if the Warriors owner emphasizes the importance of the team's championship, it is obviously unacceptable for him to pay such a large luxury tax price personally.
So in the future, if the warriors do not have a major deal for the main players, then Jordan Pooler will most likely not stay in the Warriors. After all, for Jordan Pooler, he is also very desperate to need a big contract at this age.
Jordan Poole, as a first-round finalist, was able to play with the Warriors in large part because of curry's influence. In private training, he often competes with Curry in shooting. The kind of hard work in his bones allowed him to slowly hone into a player with very good shooting ability. And he has worked hard enough in training to learn from Curry, and his ability to play such a good performance now depends on his personal efforts.
Of course, in the future, Jordan Pooler will lose the protection of the Warriors system after leaving the Warriors. The defensive intensity he suffers will be further improved in the future, and whether it can continue the Warriors' current excellent performance is still unknown. But for him, getting a big contract in the future is the most practical thing. After all, in the Warriors, he is unlikely to get a good contract in a short time. Don't know if fans think Jordan Pooler will stay with the Warriors in the future?