Just yesterday, the league announced the final list of the most improved players of the season, but the Warriors' Toughman Jordan Poole did not make the list, but just a few hours before the list was announced, the Warriors' core interior lineman Draymond Green said that if Jordan Poole did not qualify for the most improved player award, then the league really needs to re-examine the award evaluation process.
Green even said that if Poole doesn't take the fastest improving player, then he will petition to rename the awards:
Of course, it remains to be seen whether Green will actually write this "petition," but it's clear how much of the annual best award each season is controversial, which is perfectly normal.
On the other hand, the Warriors are on a playoff first-round series game 2 against the Nuggets, and according to Kerr's pre-game claims, they may not be able to continue to limit the Nuggets' performance as center Nikola Jokic did in the first game, and Kerr expects Jokic to play a more aggressive performance:
Due to the absence of core players, Jokic is still somewhat weak against the Warriors, but it remains to be seen how he can play in the second game.
Finally, the Warriors' starting lineup for Game 2 of the Nuggets series has been released, with players coming in the starting lineup of Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Jordan Poole, Andrew Wiggins and Kevin Looney.
It is worth noting that Warriors veteran Andre Iguodala will not play this game for the Warriors, and Warriors superstar Stephen Curry has not yet returned to the starting lineup.