Stop missing Poole! This 22-year-old defender is no worse than him! Average of 11+4+3 per game has become the key to the Warriors!

After the conflict and conflict with Draymond Green in the 22-23 season, although Jordan Poole could contribute 20.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists that season, with the failure to defend the title and the deepening of the conflict with the team, Poole was eventually traded by the Warriors. As a result, Poole lost himself in the Wizards, and the Warriors missed the playoffs last season, which was undoubtedly a lose-lose situation. Watching Klay Thompson leave and Stephen Curry's condition begins to decline, the Warriors fans are also constantly sighing that if Poole was left behind, the team would definitely not be in the current situation.

However, Warriors fans no longer need to miss Poole, because a new Poole is already in the team, and he is Brandin Pojemsky. Although he struggled to play due to injuries at the beginning of this season and his personal role positioning, he regained his form last year after the All-Star Game. In the playoffs, he performed amazing performances many times, contributing 11.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists in the first round, helping the team defeat the Rockets, and only in the next round. Let’s take a look at what transformations Bojmski has ushered in this season, and what he has brought to this Warriors!

1. The three-point projection is stable and has both one-hand conduction ability.

Podjemsky is able to gain a foothold in the Warriors and is deeply trusted by Steve Cole, so he naturally has a unique skill, that is, his stable three-point shooting ability. As the Warriors, the NBA has not fallen for so many years, and has won the strongest trump card for four championships in the past 10 years. Three-pointers have always been an important consideration for the Warriors to sign, and Pojemsky met the requirements. He was still a rookie last year and had already scored 90 three-pointers, further increasing the total to 115 this season. So far in his career, his three-point shooting percentage has remained at a good 37.2%, which is a production and efficiency that is enough to satisfy the Warriors. And what is more surprising is that since Jimmy Butler arrived, he has also been released. His after-the-game data surged to 15.5 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists, and his three-point shooting percentage is as high as 43.9%. For Bojski, this is a considerable improvement. It is also the outstanding performance at this stage that strengthened the way Kohl used Bojski and determined that he became the Warriors' regular rotation.

And Podjmsky did not disappoint the team. In the first round of the series with the Rockets, although his efficiency has declined due to the increase in intensity, he still contributed 11 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3 assists in the playoffs for the first time. He scored a total of 15 three-pointers in the first round, and scored 26 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in the fourth game. In terms of his personal scoring performance and state, he is enough to satisfy all fans. In addition to scoring, he also has good transmission skills. Podjemsky's ball quotient is underestimated. He is very good at finding opportunities on the weak side, and at the same time, he uses hand-to-hand combat to play small spaces. The effect is also very significant. While averaging 3.2 assists per game in the playoffs, the mistakes were only 1.3. The assist-turnover ratio of 2.7 and the assist-turnover ratio of 20.9 prove the importance of Pojmsky on the offensive end. And his increasingly dazzling performance has also continuously won him recognition from the team and fans.

2. Full of defensive enthusiasm and perfectly adapted to the team system.

Speaking of the defensive end, although he is a white player and his overall dynamic talent is not that outstanding, Podjemsky's static talent is pretty good. His height of 1.96 meters and his weight of 92 kilograms basically make him not suffer too much in the battle. As the saying goes, if you don’t have enough talent, you can work hard to get it. Since entering the NBA, this guy has been on the court, no matter whether the team leads or falls behind, or his condition, he will do his best on the defensive end. It has to be said that his enthusiasm, coupled with the Warriors' defense replacement system, has indeed made up for many of his disadvantages, and his excellent defensive awareness and accurate prediction of the ball have also made Podjemsky make great achievements on the defensive end. In the playoffs, Podjemsky's offensive fouls were second only to Jaylen Brunson and Derek White, which is enough to prove his superb football quotient. The defensive efficiency of 109.3, coupled with the game contribution of 9.7, also confirms his efforts.

Finally, let's talk about it, compared to Poole, Podjemsky's talent and ability are indeed slightly inferior, but after all, he is only 22 years old and has only played for two seasons in the rookie contract. You should know that his rookie contract totals only 4 years and 16.2 million US dollars. This is one of the few extremely cost-effective contracts for the Warriors who have huge salary pressure. In addition, Podjemsky is more obedient to the team's management. Poole was sent away by the team in 2023 not only because the conflict between him and Green has been unable to be resolved, but also has a big problem, that is, during that season, he often solved the problem in his own way at critical moments, which is undoubtedly unwilling tolerated by the Warriors. In contrast, both Podjemsky's role and private personality make the Warriors more satisfied. And back to Podjemsky himself, his offensive ability and defensive enthusiasm are indeed very suitable for the Warriors' system, so he is indeed worthy of the attention of fans and has been trained by the team.