New Washington Wizards guard Jordan Poole is still not keen on discussing former Golden State Warriors teammate Draymond Green despite being traded away from the franchise this offseason.
Poole, 24, swapped places with Chris Paul after enduring a tough postseason for the Warriors in which they exited to the Los Angeles Lakers during the Western Conference semifinals in six games. In shedding the 2019 first-round pick before his sizeable $123million (£105m) contract came onto their books, they enabled themselves to re-sign Green in free agency.
The two players continue to be inextricably linked ever since the four-time NBA champion decided to sucker-punch his younger teammate after they got into an altercation during a team practice last October, ten days before Poole signed the contract extension the Wizards are now saddled with. Following their early playoffs exit, the punch was cited as a reason, by Green himself, behind their downfall. Steve Kerr even said it contributed to a lack of trust within the team.
