On July 8, Beijing time, the NBA entered the offseason. According to previous reports, the Warriors and the Wizards reached a deal, the Warriors got Paul, the Wizards got Jordan Poole, Baldwin, Rawlings and two draft picks, and both sides have officially announced the deal.
Earlier today, the Wizards officially posted a makeup photo of Beal wearing a new jersey, and as you can see from the photo, Poole will change to the number 13 jersey in the new season. You know, since entering the league, Poole has been wearing the No. 3 jersey, and No. 3 has become one of his hallmarks. In college, Poole wore the number 2 jersey while playing for Michigan.
For Poole's change of number, the outside world unanimously speculated that there were two reasons. One is that Poole wants to seek a fresh beginning. During his four years with the Warriors, Poole steadily improved in the first three years of his career and helped the team win a championship in his third career season. However, in the past 2022-23 season, Poole's performance has seriously declined, and there has been a lot of criticism and controversy due to some off-field factors.
Another reason that seems even more reliable at the moment is that the previous owner of the No. 3 shirt is officially Bradley Beal. In another trade this summer, Beal was sent to the Suns. Throughout his career, Beal has played for the Wizards for 11 seasons and is arguably a meritorious star of the team, so the Wizards are very likely to retire Beal's No. 3 jersey in the future.
In addition, when talking about the reason why Poole left the Warriors, Warriors reporter Jason Dumas said: "Compared to the relationship with Dreams, I think the relationship between Poole and Kerr is more likely to prompt him to be traded. Cole was a little tired of Poole's complaining attitude in his system, and Poole didn't seem to fit into his role. ”
In the 2022-23 season, Poole played a total of 82 regular season games, including 43 starts, averaging 20.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 0.9 steals per game, shooting 43% from the field and 33.6% from three-point range.