The Washington Wizards tried something new with Jordan Poole for Thursday's game against the Denver Nuggets: moving him to the bench.
Interim head coach Brian Keefe announced the move ahead of the game, initially opting not to disclose the fifth-year-guard's replacement in the starting lineup.
Rookie Bilal Coulibaly took Poole's spot, joining Tyus Jones, Deni Avdija, Kyle Kuzma and Marvin Bagley III to open the game.
The Wizards (9-46) lost the game 130-110 to stretch their losing streak to nine games, and Poole scored 18 points on 4-of-17 shooting off the bench.