Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy traded Jordan Poole just days after saying he was a big part of the future
New Golden State Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. has already airballed on one prediction he made about one of his players.
After the Warriors were reportedly finalizing a trade to send guard Jordan Poole to the Washington Wizards in order to land veteran guard Chris Paul, Dunleavy immediately saw his take on Poole’s future in Golden State vanish into thin air.
Via The Athletic’s Anthony Slater, the new Warriors GM said that he expected Poole to be with the team for at least another four years as recently as on Monday.
Sure, things change quickly in a sport as big in the NBA, but Dunleavy literally just got promoted last week.
It’s not the most ideal way for his tenure in Golden State to start, no matter how intriguing adding Paul to the Warriors roster is.
Trading Poole right after saying you’d keep him in the fold might not go over so well for Dunleavy with the locker room. After all, Poole was promised a future with the Warriors on Monday and got dealt to the Wizards on Thursday.