Jordan Poole

BIOGRAPHY

Jordan Poole was born on June 19, 1999, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is a guard in the NBA.

He attended Rufus King High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin through his junior year. Then, he transferred to play his senior season for La Lumiere School in La Porte, Indiana. He was 2016 first team All-Wisconsin selection as a junior and a member of the 2017 Dick's National High School Championship winner as a senior. At Michigan he was a member of the 2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament championship 2017–18 team. He is best known for a game-winning buzzer beater three-point shot that he made as a true freshman to help the 2017–18 Wolverines advance to the Sweet Sixteen round of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament as part of their road to the 2018 NCAA Championship Game.

On June 20, 2019, Poole was drafted 28th overall in the first round of the 2019 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors.

Poole beat out Otto Porter Jr. and Lee for the 2021–22 Warriors' starting shooting guard spot, while Thompson continued to recover. On November 21, 2021, Poole scored 33 points on a career-high eight three-pointers made in a 119–104 win over the Toronto Raptors. With the return of Klay Thompson from injury to the starting line-up in January 2022 Poole began to play point guard in a three-guard system, alongside both Thompson and Stephen Curry. With Curry sidelined late in the season, Poole scored 20 or more points in 18 of the final 20 games. Seventeen of those 20+ performances came in consecutive games. The 17-game 20+-point streak ended on April 7, against the Los Angeles Lakers on a night where Poole scored 19 points and set a career-high with 11 assists to contribute to a 128–112 victory. Poole (92.5%) edged out Curry (92.3%) as the NBA annual free throw percentage leader. It was the first time in 45 years that teammates finished in the top two positions. On the final day he went 4-for-4 to hold on to the lead, ending the season with 28 consecutive free throws made. Poole was not one of the three official finalists (Ja Morant, Darius Garland, and Dejounte Murray) for the NBA Most Improved Player Award, and finished fourth in the balloting (although he finished third in first place votes). On April 16, in Game 1 of the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs, he started and scored 30 points in a 123–107 win over the Denver Nuggets. The game was Poole's first career postseason appearance. Two days later, in Game 2, he posted 29 points and eight assists in a 126–106 win. The Warriors would go on and win the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics, awarding Poole his first NBA championship.

Poole was traded to the Washington Wizards for Chris Paul following the 2022-2023 season.