This season, the Warriors have played well, finishing 3rd in the West in the regular season. In the playoffs, the Warriors continued their outstanding performance and made a fantastic start. In the series against the Nuggets, the Warriors won two consecutive innings to lead the Nuggets 2-0. Curry played an important role in this, but another Warriors player, Poole, became a well-deserved protagonist. Poole hit the top salary with 59 points in 2 battles, and a 4-year, $100 million contract awaits him!
The warriors' series with the Jazz presents a one-sided situation. In the first round of G1, the Warriors won by 16 points. In the first round of G2, the Warriors won by 20 points. In the first two games, the Warriors beat the Nuggets by 36 points. In fact, it is not that the Nuggets are not strong enough, but that the overall performance of the Warriors is too good. Jokic had a combined 51 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists in 2 games, but he still couldn't stop the Warriors. Now, in addition to the Splash Brothers, the Warriors also have a strange soldier like Poole, which puts the Nuggets under great pressure.
The Warriors' biggest gain this season is definitely Poole. In the regular season this season, Poole's attendance rate is quite high, playing in 76 games for the Warriors, averaging 18.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4 assists per game, shooting 44.8% from the field, shooting 36.4% from three-point range, and shooting 92.5% from the free throw line, all of which are career highs. The reason why the Warriors can achieve the third place in the West, the importance of Poole is self-evident. After all, Thompson was absent for most of the season, Curry was absent in the final stages of the regular season due to injury, and Poole carried the Warriors' offensive banner!
Before the playoffs even started, labor agreement expert Keith Smith analyzed Poole's potential contract extension. Keith Smith said Poole is on track to secure a four-year, $90 million contract this summer, and not only that, but Keith Smith is also looking forward to Poole's playoff performance. He said that if Poole can play an efficient performance in the playoffs, such as contributing 20 points per game, then Poole's early contract renewal amount will most likely increase to 4 years and 100 million US dollars!
As it turned out, Keith Smith still underestimated Poole. In the case of his first playoff appearance, Poole played a stunning performance. In the first round of G1, Poole had 30 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists. In the first round of G2, Poole had 29 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals, and Poole scored 59 points in the first two games of the playoffs, averaging 29.5 points per game, becoming one of the Most Reliable Scoring Points for the Warriors. Now, the Warriors lead the Nuggets 2-0, and one more win can win the series of game points, and Poole, who has played well, has naturally become the hottest topic in recent times.
Poole's efficient performance is gratifying, but the Warriors are greeted with sweet troubles. Now that Poole is playing as Curry's successor, if it is true that as labor agreement expert Keith Smith predicted, the Warriors will provide Poole with a 4-year, $100 million early renewal contract this summer, then it will be difficult for the Warriors to renew other players with high salaries, and if another Warriors player Wiggins does not cut his salary, I am afraid it will be difficult to stay in the Warriors!