The Doppelgänger Machine jumps into the Poole Party

New Washington Wizards guard Jordan PooleThe new Washington Wizards front office has undertaken a daunting list of tasks necessary to remake the franchise and make the team a championship contender for the first time since 1979. First order of business was jettisoning Bradley Beal’s massive contract, which they accomplished.

In that jettisoning mutual parting of the ways, Washington ended up with Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole. That Poole was available at all — especially in exchange for a 38-year old Chris Paul — was not surprising and an example of how quickly events can overtake long-term strategic thinking.

When Poole signed the four-year, $123 million extension (with up to…