The reason why the Warriors were able to rise in less than a decade and become the greatest dynasty team in the second decade of the twenty-first century naturally contains many factors: the courage of the boss, the wisdom of the management, the efforts of the players, and so on. There are very good coaching staff and players, but also with basketball winning culture and inclusive spirit, many players who are about to be abandoned by the league have been reborn here, Livingston, Potter, Payton II are all the same, it seems to be the rebirth of many fallen players.
But why is it that only the Warriors can do that? This is related to the team's happy basketball culture and the excellent personal qualities of the core leader, and Curry's selflessness and sacrifice as the team boss in his cooperation with Durant are the core factors that can establish and sustain the dynasty. If the team boss can't allow the team to have a superstar with more excellent scoring ability than himself, it is naturally impossible to achieve a win-win result, and the success of the Duku combination proves the greatness of Curry.
Since it can accommodate these, then for those players with a basic salary, they are naturally willing to give more opportunities to prove themselves. So we see players who are depressed and come to the Warriors in a state of unreserved struggle on the field, and Anderson, Payton II, and Porter are undoubtedly not like this, because they know that "gold can shine here." Since people have emotional fluctuations and mental imbalances, the Warriors have perfectly avoided this problem with team culture, allowing valuable players to get what they want.
After solving the potential problems, we also saw how a role player grew up by fighting hard, gradually transforming into the team's starting defender in less than four years, and having a lot of potential to become a candidate for the sixth man, he is Jordan Poole. The defender, who was selected by the team with the 28th pick in the first round in 2018, seized the two seasons of Clay's injury and grew up rapidly. The Warriors have been able to play such a stunning record this season, and Poole can be said to be indispensable.
In his 53 games for the Warriors this season, he averaged 16.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, all three of which set career highs. In addition, his free throw shooting percentage is as high as 92.2%, the highest in the league, surpassing his teammate Curry. Just as the so-called "near Zhu is close to the ink black", with what kind of people to be friends may become what kind of people, Poole himself also said that he likes to make friends with Curry, it seems that they have a lot of communication and learning in private, no wonder Poole's shooting posture is "Curry".
So how will the Warriors cash in on Poole's value? According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the Warriors will try to extend third-grade guard Jordan Poole early this offseason. According to journalist Connor Letourneau, "The Warriors' attempt to give Jordan Poole a multi-year contract this summer is to avoid a situation where he becomes a restricted free agent in the summer of 2023. Payback expert Keith Smith estimates that Poole's contract is about $80 million for four years.
Poole should thank the Warriors for their cultivation, providing a high-quality platform and teammates to grow up and have a chance to get a big fat contract.