Washington Wizards: Predicting what to expect from Jordan Poole

Jordan Poole is now a Washington Wizard; what can they expect during his first year with the team?

After an up-and-down career in Golden State, which included winning a championship, getting punched in the face by Draymond Green, and being benched in the playoffs; he’s now been traded to the Washington Wizards for Chris Paul.

Ouch.

But luckily for Poole, he’s still super young (24 years old) and Washington is a great place for him to ball out and continue that superstar trajectory he was once on, just a year ago.

Here’s what I think Jordan Poole’s first year with the Wizards will look like; team and numbers-wise.

How Jordan Poole will impact the Washington Wizards in year one

Poole will put up some impressive numbers in his first year. Considering this Wizards roster doesn’t have much other talent, he’ll have free rein to do whatever he wants. It wouldn’t be surprising if he put up 24 points, seven rebounds, and six assists per game.

Washington is a good place for Jordan to just focus on basketball as well. Taking into account this trade and his benching in the playoffs, have should have a chip on his shoulder, and hooping will be his main priority.

Poole even has another guy on this roster that can help him play his best, and that’s Tyus Jones. Tyus is one of the best at taking care of the ball, and he’ll make sure Jordan gets the ball in places frequently succeeds. This tandem is by no means the scariest one in the NBA, but the two could definitely learn a lot from each other.

Washington is a perfect opportunity to sharpen up some weaker areas in his game as well. In DC, Poole can really become a more intelligent decision-maker – better-identifying lanes for himself, but also for his teammates. Since he came into the NBA, Jordan’s shot selection has always been questionable.

Luckily as time went on, he started making those tougher shots; that’s why he became such a great scorer. But if he can pick his spots more closely in Washington, it could really scary.

The Wizards will be near the bottom of the Eastern Conference no matter what Poole does. So don’t go expecting him to take Washington to the playoffs. But he does have a unique low-pressure opportunity to improve this year, and get himself firmly back on the map again.