Recently, Lillard talked about his feud with Warriors abandoner Jordan Poole on the podcast. Lillard said: "It was supposed to be Poole's rookie season. Curry is injured, and the Warriors have a lot of players injured, and they are playing with a bunch of young players. Poole made a stepback and then faced me and made a three-pointer. Then he started talking to me in trash talk, and he kept talking when I took free throws. ”
In this way, Green's punching of Poole may really not be the reason for Green's unilateral arrogance, and Poole's inability to control his mouth also played a big role. However, Jordan Poole was abandoned by the Warriors for many reasons.
First of all, from the perspective of the team's internal relations, Jordan Poole had a conflict with the Warriors' bench, and even had a spat with the team's bench boss Dream Green. This has made the internal contradictions of the Warriors more and more intense, and the discord between young players and old players has also made the Warriors' locker room discordant.
Second, Poole's attitude to the game also made the Warriors dissatisfied. During the regular season last season, he often ignored the team's tactical arrangements, indulged in individual offense, and even coveted Curry's position as the king of the Warriors many times. It also made the Warriors' coaching staff and management question him.
But the most important point is that Poole's personal ability does not match his temper, which has led Warriors executives to believe that Poole's performance is not in line with the four-year, $140 million contract he signed last summer. This may be because his performance did not live up to expectations and he made more mistakes in the game that caused the Warriors to miss some important games at key moments.
Taking the above factors into account, the Warriors made the decision to trade Poole. It can be said that Poole is the kind of player who is not capable enough and has a temper!