Steve Kerr Addresses Future of Jordan Poole at Golden State
POSTED ON MAY 16, 2023 BY SAM PASFIELD
Despite rife trade rumors about Jordan Poole, he still has the support of his
coach Steve Kerr moving forward.
Kerr says he considers his young guard to be a building block at Golden
State, as they look to do better next season after their second round
playoffs exit at the hands at the Lakers.
“Absolutely,” Kerr said. “I called him one of the Foundational Six at the
end of last season, and I still believe that.”
尽管关于Jordan Poole的交易流言，但他仍然得到他的教练Steve Kerr的支持。
Kerr说他认为他的年轻后卫是金州勇士队的基石，在季后赛第二轮输给湖人后，他
们希望在下个赛季做得更好。
“当然，我在上赛季末称他是基础六人之一，我仍然相信这一点。”Kerr说。
Poole signed a $128 million extension last summer, which kicks in this
upcoming season.
The 23-year-old had disappointing performances all season long, which
culminated in a ghosting of sorts during the postseason.
It isn’t just the on-court issues that have these rumors circulating.
Golden State’s governor Joe Lacob and his front office will be dealing with
an untenable luxury tax bill if they don’t move at least one core player
over the summer.
Moving Poole’s $28.7 million salary for next season seems like a good way to
cut costs.
Poole去年夏天签下了一份价值1.28亿美元的合约，这将在即将到来的赛季开始。
这位23岁的球员整个赛季的表现都令人失望，最终在季后赛中表现不佳。
这些流传的谣言不仅仅是球场上的问题。
如果金州勇士的管理者Joe Lacob和他的管理层在暑假不交易至少一名核心球员，他们将
面临一项难以维持的奢侈税法案。
把Poole下个赛季2870万美元的薪水转移似乎是削减成本的好方法。
However, Poole hasn’t had an easy eight months.
Kerr knows that a pre-season punch from Draymond Green haunted Poole the
entire season and that when he does play well, he provides vital support for
Steph Curry.
“He helped us win a lot of games,” Kerr said of Poole. “He helped us win a
championship a year ago. He would be the first to admit it wasn’t his best
season. But that’s how these things go. That’s how careers go. As his
coach, it’s my job to help him get better and help him really find his
groove and find a good comfort zone next year.”
然而，Poole的八个月并不轻松。
Kerr知道Draymond Green在季前赛中的一记重拳困扰了Poole整个赛季，当他打得好的时
候，他会提供Stephen Curry重要的支援。
“他帮助我们赢了很多比赛，”Kerr谈到Poole时说：“一年前他帮助我们赢得总冠军。
他会是第一个承认这不是他最好的赛季的人。但事情就是这样。职业生涯就是这样。作为
他的教练，我的工作是帮助他变得更好，帮助他真正找到自己的最佳状态并且在明年帮他
找到一个好的舒适区。”
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Kerr：Jordan Poole是我们的基石