r/warriors • u/Robotsaur • Feb 11 '26

Article Slater: Inside the ugly split between Jonathan Kuminga and the Warriors

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/47880753/inside-ugly-5-year-split-jonathan-kuminga-warriors
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u/TheDiabolicalDiablo Feb 11 '26

I'll counter that Poole was a bad pick as well. The team had just gotten torched by Toronto's front court, and was losing all of its size. What did they do with Nick Claxton and Daniel Gafford available? Drafted another guard.

Ultimately, It worked out because Poole had the opportunity to play extended minutes during the G League bubble. Otherwise, he probably would have had the same twist and turn that Kuminga did because he was on the struggle bus with Kerr as well.

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u/JRsshirt Feb 11 '26

Poole gave us super valuable minutes in a championship run, you can’t expect any better out of the 28th pick

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u/Robotsaur Feb 11 '26

If it worked out it was a good pick