Is Quiñones the answer to Poole’s departure?

One of the most surprising trades in the NBA offseason was the one that landed Chris Paul to the Golden State Warriors and Jordan Poole to the Washington Wizards.

Perhaps the most striking thing about the trade, aside from the Warriors acquiring a future Hall of Famer, was parting with a young player they extended as close as last year to four years, $140 million.

From the problems with Draymond Green to his declining production in the postseason, the future of Poole (now present) painted for a change of scenery in search of reuniting with the player he once was.

Now comes the time for Lester Quiñones, a 22-year-old player who was not selected in the 2022 Draft but who gradually made his way in the G League with the Guerreros de Santa Cruz.

According to reports, the Warriors have plans for the Dominican player next season, being one of the elements that can come from the bench to contribute the offense, in the style in which Poole appeared.

Quiñones has taken center stage during the NBA Summer League becoming one of the most prolific scorers of the summer tournament and with a shot-taking freedom that suggests he is part of a player development plan.

Standing 6-foot-4, the same height as Poole, Lester was able to finish Las Vegas in the top ten in points per game at 21.6 and played an average of 32.3 minutes per game, third-highest in the entire NBA league. . summer.

With the signing in addition to Donte DiVincenzo by the New York Knicks, an interesting window opens for Lester Quiñones to stand out on the bench for the Golden State Warriors, although there are still two important aspects to improve.

One of them is that he had the third highest total in personal fouls with 5.2 per game, which indicates that he must continue working on his defense and the most relevant: his long range shot.

Understanding how important the 3-point shot is to the Golden State Warriors’ offense, Quiñones had complete freedom to shoot from long range with nine attempts per game of which he only scored 2.4 for a poor shooting percentage of 26.7, although He took advantage in the G League that could be better since in the development league he shot for 35.3%.

The opportunity is served for Quiñones since most likely, the player who currently has a two-way contract, can get a position on the roster for the start of the season and begin to make his way in the best league in the world.