New General Manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. wasted no time stamping his imprint on the Golden State Warriors last month, making a seismic shift in trading young guard Jordan Poole for 12-time All-Star Chris Paul in a blockbuster draft day trade.
Poole’s future at the franchise was always in jeopardy after a disastrous postseason campaign and his impending four-year, $128 million contract, though the accelerated timing of the trade did catch many off guard.
Has impatience cost the Golden State Warriors a shot of acquiring superstar point-guard Damian Lillard from the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Warriors’ Poole-for-Paul deal came less than two weeks before a pair of star guards, Damian Lillard and James Harden, made their intentions clear about wanting a move away from the Portland Trail Blazers and Philadelphia 76ers respectively.