Poole, a guard who thinks he is the boss of the Wizards and doesn't even take his teammates and coaches seriously, seems to be a myrrhic doctor for big-headed disease. Poole also made the Wizards' strength and record worse, 4-21 and the second-to-last in the East, and it seems that the Wizards' offense and defense, system, and future stars have not improved, and the three rebuilding deals this summer have failed to bring immediate changes and improvements to the Wizards.
The first was the Wizards' sending Porzingis in exchange for Gallinari, Morris, and Coffey as three forwards and the Clippers' No. 30 pick in the first round.
The Wizards sent three-time All-Star 29-year-old shooting guard Beal for the second time, and included 38-year-old veteran guard Paul, guard Shamet and at least four second-round picks + multiple draft pick swaps.
Sending away two team pillar stars Porzingis and Beal, the Wizards continued to rebuild, and the third trade immediately sent Paul away in exchange for Poole, Baldwin Jr., and Rollins three young players from the Warriors. Poole just completed four years with the Warriors in the summer of 2022$400 million contract extension with a new contract starting in the 2023-24 season.
Porzingis and Beal both averaged at least 23 points per game last season, but none of the young players the Wizards brought in were rookies in the lottery area, and there were too few first-round picks to get back, and the players in exchange were either old or declining, and they couldn't make the rotation role players. Poole's most valuable and leading ability Paul was also used as a bargaining chip by the Wizards, taking the Warriors in exchange for Poole, a 23-year-old shooter who averaged 20 points per game last season.
The Wizards are completely broken and completely rebuilt!This year's season has been far from as expected!
1. Poole averaged 17 points per game and shot 41 from the field%5, the three-point shooting rate is 3 percent, and the scoring, shooting percentage, and three-point shooting percentage are all the worst in their careers in the past three years. Poole thinks the Wizards are his team, and Poole is not only arrogant and arrogant, but even the Wizards coach is treated as a younger brother by Poole. The head coach of the Wizards explained the details of the players' games and drew tactics during the timeout, but Poole got angry from afar, spraying "this is my team" at his teammates, and did not take the coach into account at all.
2. The new players in exchange for three trades, Shamet is a substitute for 16 minutes per game, and Gallinari is a substitute for 15 minutes per game, barely entering the rotation lineup, but it is only a second-tier substitute. Most of the new players who have been traded three times this summer have not come in handy at all, and it will be even more difficult for them to become a regular in the future.
3. The Wizards only got one first-round pick and a bunch of second-round picks in the three trades this summer, and the seven players who were replaced could only play second-tier substitutes or layoffs, and only Poole became the main force, but the performance was still the worst in three years of his career. Poole used Porzingis and Beal, plus Paul as a valuable veteran, but he could only free up salary space, and there was no way to exchange for 4-5 first-round picks and more young, potential rookies, and the Wizards' rebuilding options and decisions were full of mistakes. Wizards fans even criticized "The Wizards are trading for trade this summer, without any long-to-medium-short strategy and contingency measures, and they are simply digging their own grave." ”
On the 18th of the NBA, the latest offensive and defensive advanced data, the Wizards ranked 30th in defensive efficiency and 30th in rebounding, both of which were the first in the league, and they couldn't defend.
The current scoring leader of the Wizards is Kuzma, who averages 23 per game1 point, 6 rebounds, shooting rate of 4 to 7, three-point shooting rate of 3 to 6, all above the level, Poole in such a poor record, the system is completely free team can not brush up the data, the Wizards if they decide to trade Poole before February next year will not be too surprised.
Poole's offense, shooting and ball-handling ability, and feel like silk, used to be extremely admirable, but less than half a season after leaving the Warriors, Poole's big-headed disease has already caused the Wizards to be resentful, fans stunned, coaches speechless, teammates dumbfounded, exaggerated words and deeds and court performances are completely unconvincing, and the mistakes made by the Wizards in this summer's rebuilding project are simply wrong.
I really feel sad for the Washington fans, the Wizards' rebuild may be far away, and the time will be long, long, and it will be difficult for the Wizards to see the day.