{"id":51164,"date":"2023-06-23T17:46:33","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T21:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=51164"},"modified":"2023-06-23T17:46:33","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T21:46:33","slug":"jordan-poole-and-tyus-jones-exciting-backcourt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/06\/23\/jordan-poole-and-tyus-jones-exciting-backcourt\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan Poole and Tyus Jones: Exciting Backcourt?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is thought to be an absolute rebuilding mess, Jordan Poole with Tyus Jones are in Washington to build a future. Furthermore, Poole and Jones spark an exciting backcourt for Wizards Fans. More specifically, what makes this backcourt exciting?<\/span><\/p>\n

Following the 2023 NBA Draft<\/a>, the Wizards left a lot to be desired. Unfortunately, they were unable to stock up on draft picks as most rebuilding teams do. The trades of Kristaps Porzingis<\/a> and Bradley Beal<\/a> resulted in mainly second-round picks, plus Tyus Jones. While there is minimal help coming from their draft-class, we can at least look forward to their new backcourt duo.<\/p>\n

Jordan Poole and Tyus Jones Form a New Duo in Washington<\/h2>\n

Strengths\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Tyus Jones<\/span><\/h4>\n

Tyus is an excellent decision-maker. During the 2022-2023 season, he averaged 5.2 assists. More importantly, Jones\u00a0<\/span>only averaged 0.9 turnovers<\/span><\/a>\u00a0which gives trust that he will do that in Washington. He played 24.2 minutes as well and makes correct decisions in the right moments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tyus is a solid three-point shooter as well. He shot 37.1% from three and\u00a0<\/span>that was on a career-high 4.1 attempts<\/span><\/a>. Spacing is critical in today’s NBA, and Tyus can shoot the ball well enough for that to happen. He also has shot 37% or better in the last two seasons he was in Memphis which bodes well for Washington.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jordan Poole\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

Jordan Poole has improved his scoring each season. He is entering Washington off his best regular season in his young career. Averaging 20.4 points a game, Jordan gets a chance to expand his scoring abilities with the Wizards. Additionally, he brings an offensive punch that the Wizards need\u00a0<\/span>after the departures of<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Kristaps Porzingis and Bradley Beal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Poole also has championship experience; he<\/span>\u00a0won the 2022 NBA Championship with the Warriors<\/span><\/a>. Therefore, he comprehends the playoffs and was around players who win.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He is a three-level scorer, allowing the Wizards to have excitement from an offensive perspective.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Poole and Jones’ Fit\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

In a rebuilding mode for the Wizards, Tyus, and Jordan fit nicely into their plans. Tyus is more of a pass-first guard who makes little mistakes and gets the offense going efficiently. Poole is more about scoring and scoring quickly, allowing him to play more off-ball.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For the Wizards, both of these players are necessary for providing confidence in a successful future. The Wizards need excitement, so Poole’s scoring and Jones’ playmaking can start that excitement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Last Word<\/span><\/h3>\n

This is a chance for Jones and Poole to create a new chapter in their careers. Jones can start consistently on a team, so Poole can be more comfortable being the leading scorer on a team. More importantly, Poole gets a fresh start because Jones is a stable force that can make it easy for Poole to transition into his role.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Washington is a rebuilding team, but Jordan Poole and Tyus Jones fit well together and can provide some hope for building an exciting future in Washington.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What is thought to be an absolute rebuilding mess, Jordan Poole with Tyus Jones are in Washington to build a future. Furthermore, Poole and Jones spark an exciting backcourt for Wizards Fans. More specifically, what makes this backcourt exciting? Following the 2023 NBA Draft, the Wizards left a lot to be desired. Unfortunately, they were […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4688,"featured_media":51173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,62,4721],"tags":[1909,569],"class_list":["post-51164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wizards","category-nba","category-trade-rumors","tag-jordan-poole","tag-tyus-jones"],"modified_by":"Zach Kircher","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4688"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51164\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}