A lot of warriors this season have been most talking about whether Jordan Poole and Thompson can be interchangeable. With the rapid progress of Jordan Pooler this season, it seems that many people now think that he has the ability to stand alone. From the book data, Jordan Poole's data is very good, and has scored more than 20 points in more than a dozen consecutive games. So does Jordan Poole really have the ability to replace Thompson? At least for now, he doesn't have it. We can analyze it from a few points.
The first is the stability of the score. Although Jordan Poole has a certain ability to score explosively, he has not been tested by the playoffs. So whether he can play well in the playoffs is unknown. And it is well known that Thompson has always been easy to complete in the playoffs. That is to say, the stability of Poole and Thompson in the face of the defensive pressure of the playoffs still needs to be re-compared.
In addition, there is a great difference between the two people in the way they score. First of all, Poole does not have the ability to single the ball back in the low position. Because his way of shooting does not allow him to have this type of shot. Thompson, on the other hand, is significantly taller than Poole, and Thompson has the ability to play the opposing defender in a low position. Poole's scoring is more about his speed, but it's hard for him to perform well once he meets a player with big centers on the inside. Once the outside line is targeted at him, his ability to rely on the opponent to play strongly is not as good as Thompson's.
The other is the most critical defensive end. Poole's defensive weaknesses are very obvious. He is not as good as Thompson in terms of defensive experience, defensive confrontation, and foot movement, even though Thompson has now suffered a major injury. And Poole can't rely on weight gain to improve his defense. Once he gains weight he loses speed and he gets tough on the offensive end. So Poole's playing style is more similar to Curry's. Even strictly speaking, he and Thompson are not in the same position, let alone talk about him replacing Thompson.
Imagine how much pressure the Warriors would face if they traded Thompson to help Jordan Poole? Some veteran Warriors fans believe that if the Warriors manage to do so, they will repeat the mistakes of 2011, and some veteran Warriors fans should know that Curry was paired with Montaellis before Thompson came to the Warriors. Why didn't the Warriors get good results when Curry and Montaellis were paired? It should be known that Montaellis' offensive ability was also top in the league that year. In large part, it is because both men are defensive weaknesses, but in fact, Poole and Curry's partnership in the backcourt will be the same consequence as the previous two people. Two players who are not strong defensively able to partner in the backcourt, the Warriors' defensive end will be a disaster level.
So trading Thompson to help Jordan Poole is basically impossible to talk about. The Warriors could find a way to keep Jordan Pooler after his contract expired, but Thompson was absolutely unlikely to be traded by Warriors management. Both in terms of tactics and from the position of the team.