When Curry leads the Warriors in the playoffs to a 2-1 lead over the Grizzlies, he is expected to lead the Warriors to an NBA championship this year. It's just that NBA expert Christian Rivas's recent suggestion to the Golden State Warriors has sparked outrage. In a controversial tweet, SB Nation columnist Christian Rivas suggested that the Warriors should trade with the Lakers for Westbrook with their superstar point guard Curry, and the reason he gave was purely for monetary reasons, and such a deal would never happen.
"Poole's rise has made Curry's super big contract a heavy burden on the Warriors. In the long run, the wisest thing for them to do would be to trade Curry to the Lakers in exchange for Westbrook's final-year expiring contract. Of course, the tweet may have been just a joke by Christian Rivas, who later made fun of all the people who took such a tweet for granted.
Still, Poole's rise does raise some interesting questions about the future of the Golden State Warriors. After pooling 18.5 points per game in the regular season, he became one of the Warriors' core rotations. Entering the playoffs, Poole's performance is even better, he currently averages 22.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game, averaging 3 three-pointers per game, shooting 46.2% from three-point range, and he has played a shocking performance, and even became the second scorer in the playoffs after Curry.
Poole has been playing so well that some have questioned whether he has overtaken his role as the sixth man on the team. Earlier this month, ESPN's Perkins even proposed that if the Golden State Warriors can't bring the championship home this year, they should give up Klay Thompson.
"Heck, yes! "If I were the management of the Golden State Warriors, I would see Poole, a young star on the rise, not Klay Thompson." It's not disrespectful to Klay Thompson, but at some point, you have to make Poole the best character he can do right now. At some point, you have to move forward and start making changes to give up Thompson, and at some point, every good thing has to come to an end. ”
Regarding the idea of Westbrook swapping with Curry, this will never happen. Curry is so good, he's the first man in warrior history, and he's never going to be traded, especially for a player like Westbrook with obvious technical flaws.
Still, Lakers fans can still envision such a deal, after all, Curry's combination with James will be great, and even James himself likes the idea. Sadly, for the Purple and Gold Legion, this was nothing more than an illusion at this point.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)