The season Jordan Poole had for the Washington Wizards defies explanation and conclusions. He was shockingly awful at times, downright great at times, and every now and then, something in between.
While I was cooler on Poole’s abilities as a player than many, I thought he’d shown enough with the Golden State Warriors to be a relatively low-risk bet for a rebuilding team. He probably wasn’t going to become or lead the league in scoring, but he also probably wasn’t likely to just plain suck.
For the first 20+ games of the season, Poole seemed intent on proving my worst-case predictions to be those of a cockeyed optimist.