While Draymond spends time away from the team, I was surprised to see Jordan Poole back in action today against the Lakers. They lost by 3 but Poole put up 25 and had a nice highlight. Anthony Davis and Kendrick Nunn had big games though. Great to see Nunn back. He was the missing piece last year that caused them to be so bad.
Jordal Poole's improvement continues. I guess the Warriors did a really good job in finding their own gems by developing their players from scratch. Wiseman is very notable in the pre season playing impressively and putting up huge numbers.
The chances for the Warriors for a repeat this year is huge.
On the other hand, i think the Lakers will be better if they avoid injuries this year.
The Warriors have been known for their good management that's why they are dominating the league in the past 8-9 years.
Not only that, but they also have a good coach in Coach Kerr. The one player that really improved after his stint with the Warriors was Javale McGee. He has known because of his Shaq-tin a Fool moments but when he went to the Warriors, they developed him into a better big and after a few years, he can be called as a reliable big now.
Now they are developing Jordan Poole and also Andrew Wiggins. The Warriors management can unleash a player's potential if they know that they really have. Just look at GPII. A player who is in the D-League, Warriors gave him a 10-day contract and then gave a full 1-year contract and now he's with the Blazers already with I think a 3-year contract.
The Warriors can still improve Poole and I guess the drama with him, and Draymond will not affect his performance... or it will. Let's see. On the other hand, Lakers has already been a dominating team and we've seen that in the bubble. It's just that their trades last season and injuries affected them and Lebron can't carry the team by himself that's why he need 2 all-star caliber player who can help him. Injuries are unavoidable but it can be lessened. Lebron and Westbrook aren't prone to injuries, but AD is, and I will not be surprised if he will be injured again this season. If they will avoid injuries, they might clinch the playoffs, but I don't see them as a title contender anymore. Not with their current roster.