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WASHINGTON — Jordan Poole first became a Washington Wizards player in July 2023 as part of a deal that sent Chris Paul to the Golden State Warriors. To hear teammates and coach tell it, his real arrival came much later. Poole may have worn the Wizards uniform for all of last season. But the talent that earned him top 10 votes in the NBA's Most Improved Player polling for two straight years at Golden State only fully resurfaced deep into a difficult 15-win campaign, and after the Wizards parted with former coach Wes Unseld Jr. in favor of Brian Keefe.
