1. Jordan Anthony Poole was born on June 19,1999 and is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association.
18 Facts About Jordan Poole
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Jordan Poole previously played for the Golden State Warriors, who he won an NBA Championship with in 2022.
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Jordan Poole received assignments for two seasons in the G-League before becoming an integral part of the Warriors rotation starting in 2021.
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Jordan Poole visited Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Drake and Marquette as a blue chip high school basketball recruit.
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Jordan Poole had several competing offers including Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, Memphis, Marquette, Virginia Tech and Auburn.
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On July 1,2016, Jordan Poole announced that he would transfer from Rufus King to La Lumiere School in Indiana for his senior year, where he would experience a campus lifestyle, play a schedule with several ESPN broadcasts, and be teamed up with then-unsigned class of 2017 prospects Brian Bowen and Jeremiah Tilmon.
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Jordan Poole was a member of the 2017 Dick's National High School Champion La Lumiere team.
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On June 20,2019, Jordan Poole was drafted 28th overall in the first round of the 2019 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors.
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Jordan Poole's guaranteed contract was $6.2 million over three years.
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In December 2019, Jordan Poole was assigned to the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G-League.
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In January, 2020 Jordan Poole returned to the Golden State Warriors lineup.
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Jordan Poole edged out Curry as the NBA annual free throw percentage leader.
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Jordan Poole was not one of the three official finalists for the NBA Most Improved Player Award, and finished fourth in the balloting.
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On October 15,2022, Jordan Poole signed a four-year contract extension worth $123 million and $17 million in incentives, with $5 million categorized as LTBE with the Warriors.
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Jordan Poole's role fluctuated throughout the season, as he went in and out of the starting lineup, starting 47 of 95 games.
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Jordan Poole posted his first 40+-point night as a Wizard on November 14,2024 when he scored 42 against San Antonio, but it was not enough to offset Victor Wembanyama's career-high 50-point night.
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On January 18,2025, Jordan Poole made his second appearance at the Chase Center, the home court of the Warriors, as a visiting player since the trade.
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However, Jordan Poole became the first member of the 2019 NBA draft class to reach 900.