Golden State Warriors: 5 guards that can help bridge the gap until Klay Thompson return

Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson bridge: Jordan Poole

While the other four all make sense, Jordan Poole may take the prize as the Klay Thompson replacement. However, they may also view his scoring as a reason to keep him on the second unit, potentially given that unit a capable playmaking threat.

Poole, unlike Lee and Mulder, improved his year-over-year scoring. He went from averaging 8.8 points to 12.0 points per game. Poole took a trip to the G-League in both seasons and returned a much better playmaker.

He averaged 14.7 points per game since returning from his G-League stint. He hit 2.3 triples per game since his return as well. It’s more impressive when you note that Poole shot over 35 percent from deep in those 36 games.

Efficiency has been a huge struggle for Poole, and he showed he can shoot and score relatively efficiently.

Given that and his notable improvements, it’d be shocking if anyone other than Poole started with the only possible reason for not starting the guard entering his third season is to leave him to control the bench.