Basketball
Jordan Poole and the Wizards plan to divorce on opening day
No one expected it to be easy, but this disaster was not in the plan. Washington Wizards and Jordan Poole. After being a bench booster on the Golden State Warriors’ defending champion team a few seasons ago, he has started a new chapter as the leader of a Capitals franchise that has fallen well short of expectations.The bodyguard was very disappointing. 24 years After just 12 games, he has already blown his first whistle from the stands at home.
His performance doesn’t help, but I’m more worried about his attitude than anything else. Poole has arrived in Washington so grown up that he has not been able to find the key for years and already imagines himself as a wizard hero who is working with him. Kyle Kuzma A kind of reconstruction. there is nothing.His balance at this start is 2 wins, 10 losses. Unless you discover a miracle formula overnight and your theoretical references are truly awakened, you will fail again.
“Of course I wanted to be in a position where I had my own team.”Poole admitted in an interview a few days ago. Yahoo Sports. These statements were made at a time when I was barely achieving average performance in my leadership role. 15.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.7 assists The per-game numbers are noticeably lower than what he had on his current contract of 123 million over four seasons, and closer to the numbers from his rookie season in the Bay.
Neither short nor lazy, Poole continues to justify his position and position in Washington. “I got the ring so my family could make sense of their lives. Coming here was a good situation to build a team and play my style of basketball. ”He said.
dissatisfaction in washington
It’s easy to give up, but Washington doesn’t like Poole’s attitude enough to stand up a respected coach. wes unseld jr. At this point, we don’t know anything about Poole’s style, and the Wizards are lacking on defense. All of this has already led to the first rumors surfacing about a possible future transfer for the newly arrived shooting guard.
“Did the Wizards trade Poole to try out?” Rebuild your value and move forward into the future Or to make him a key figure in the post-Bradley Beal era?” asks a prominent figure. mark stein In his latest report substack. Washington’s intentions, according to sources familiar with the situation, are: swallow with the player Until his reputation improves and he is transferred again to the highest bidder.
In a more elegant way, but just as powerfully. athletic They aim for the same strategy as the players. “Obvious positives in improving Poole and Kuzma’s individual games are: Increase its value in future transfer agreements, Either this season or next,” wrote Josh Robbins of the Capitals. The team’s new executives didn’t expect the shooting guard to adjust to the reference role easily, but this wasn’t the case either.
The conclusions they are currently drawing on this topic are already sounding the alarm about inevitable divorce. “The reality is they have no other choice.” “It was better than settling for Poole’s big contract and disappointing games,” they said in a professional media outlet. new york times.
Poole still believes he’s playing for “his” team, but all signs in Washington point to the opposite. They will be looking to get rid of a player as soon as possible who has yet to fulfill the potential he showed as a bench member for the champion Warriors in 2022.
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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On 30 November, a series of matches of the 12th round of the regular season were played as part of the EuroCup.
“Shlensk” Issouf Sanona It played away against Cluj-Napoca and was defeated in the tie game, where the leader changed 18 times. The decisive factor in the match was Miletic’s two-point shot with 2 seconds left, which gave the home team a 94:92 victory.
Sanon spent 18 minutes on the field and became the team’s most productive player, scoring 17 points (5/6 free throws, 3/6 two-pointers, 2/7 three-pointers) during this time. Issouf also had 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.
“Buducnost” Alexandra Kovlyara It played at home against Türk Telekom and lost the first quarter 20:23, but won the next three quarters to achieve an overwhelming victory with a score of 91:81.
While Kovlyar played 9 minutes, he had 1 rebound and 2 assists.
European Cup. Regular season. 12th round, 30 December
Cluj-Napoca – Slensk – 94:92 (22:17, 27:34, 21:23, 24:18)
Cluj-Napoca: Russell (30 points + 7 rebounds + 7 assists), Miletic (19+14+5), Guzman (14+5+1), Molinar (13+1+4), Siser (7+6+1), Kulvetis (5+4+1), Woodbury (3+2+2), Patrick (3+1+1).
Shlensk: Sanon (17+4+4), Kirkwood (16+7+3), Djordjevic (16+9+2), Penawa (13+3+1), Niesel (8+4+3), Kulikowski (6+1+2), Urbaniak (6+7 rebounds), Czerniewicz (5+1 assists), Nunez (3+4+1), Wisniewski (1+2+1).
Budućnost – Türk Telekom – 91:81 (20:23, 24:21, 20:18, 27:19)
Budućnost: Sulaimon (25+1+1), Tanaskovic (17+13+1), Ferrell (16+4+3), Mace (15+2+5), Butey (8+2 rebounds), Mega (5), Jovanovic (2+1 rebounds), Thompson (2+3 rebounds), Butsiel (1+2 rebounds), Kovlyar (1 rebound + 2 assists).
Turk Telekom: Smith (18+1+1), Allman (17+3+4), Özdemiroğlu (12+5 assists), Bankston (9+5+1), Deveaux (7+2 rebounds), Trifunovic (6+1 rebounds), Alexander (4+5 rebounds), Durmaz (4+1 assists), Simonovic (4+4+1), Usher (3 rebounds + 2 assists).
Source: Sport UA
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Denver Nuggets announced Nikola Jokic He will miss at least four weeks due to left knee hyperextension.
The Serb is expected to miss all 18 matches in January and his maximum appearances this season could be limited to 64 matches. So Jokic will lose the opportunity to compete for the NBA’s main prizes – MVP and inclusion in the All-NBA, as this requires playing at least 65 games in the regular season.
Theoretically, he could return for the January 31 game against the Brooklyn Nets, which would give Nikola the opportunity to play 65 games before the end of the season, but that scenario is unlikely.
Jokic was injured in the last seconds of the first half of the match against Miami Heat (123:147) and did not return to the field after a long break. Before his injury, he managed to score 21 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds in just 19 minutes.
Jokic averaged 29.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 11.1 assists per game this season.
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Denver Nuggets announced Nikola Jokic He will miss at least four weeks due to a left knee injury.
Star center was diagnosed with left knee hyperextension. At the same time, tests confirmed that the three-time NBA MVP’s knee ligaments remained intact.
Jokic was injured in the final seconds of the first half of the 123-147 loss to the Miami Heat and limped heavily on his way to the locker room. He did not return to the site after a long time.
Before his injury, Nikola managed to produce 21 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds in just 19 minutes on the field.
Losing Jokic could be a big blow for Denver, as starters Christian Braun (ankle injury), Aaron Gordon (hip issue) and Cam Johnson (knee injury) remain sidelined.
Jokic averaged 29.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 11.1 assists per game this season.
Injury Update: Nikola Jokić suffered a Hyperextension injury in his Left Knee in last night’s match against Miami Heat. Nikola will be re-evaluated in four weeks. pic.twitter.com/NIDmlKAN81
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) December 30, 2025
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