I truly believe they have Jordan Poole and that massive contract so there can be no thought of “tanking.” I think adding expensive talented players who are to immature to lead a team but could but won’t, is a great way to lose without backlash and get you what you want. You don’t have to worry about the culture Jordan want’s because you’ll dump him when you need to, and the fans can’t say you purposely lost games cuz well “we got up and comer Jordan Poole who helped golden state to a ring and Kyle Kuzma it just didn’t work”
He’s an entertaining player to watch. He’s like if you handed J.R Smith or Nick Young the keys to a franchise.
You’re not going to win shit, but the memes and highlights, both good and bad, will be legendary.
Poole is best suited as a microwave scoring role player. He filled that role pretty well for the dubs because they had a roster around him that could cover his weaknesses (being one of the worst and laziest defenders in the league and dribbling the ball off his foot every other possession).
But if you are signing him as a cornerstone or leader of a franchise, you are developmentally disabled, to put it kindly.