The Golden State Warriors shook things up on draft day with a last ditch ‘win-now’ trade, sending a package centered around Jordan Poole to the Washington Wizards in exchange for 12-time All-Star Chris Paul.
Many fans are skeptical about Paul’s fit with Golden State — his label as ‘The Point God’ has derived largely from 18 years of manipulating defenses through perfectly executed pick-and-roll offense.
Golden State Warriors’ head coach Steve Kerr feels their newest addition brings a different element that gives their offense more ‘variety.’
Paul’s preferred cadence doesn’t necessarily align with the Warriors’ frantic, improvisational style of play, but in a recent article by Tim Kawakami for The Athletic, Kerr underlined how adding CP3 gives the Warriors another dynamic offensively.