The Golden State Warriors made some moves during this NBA offseason, with the team trading guard Jordan Poole to the Washington Wizards in exchange for future Hall of Famer Chris Paul.
Although Paul has been successful wherever he’s played in the league, the veteran point guard heading to San Francisco to play on an already established squad with arguably the best point guard in the league in Stephen Curry was a little perplexing.
However, that’s the move that was made, and Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has to figure out how to make it work, as he admits he’ll have some time to look at potential lineups before the first game of the season via ESPN.
“I think that’ll be a case where you get three weeks of training camp before that first game,” Kerr told ESPN after Team USA’s second day of training camp practice ahead of the FIBA World Cup later this month. “We’ll just look at all kinds of different combinations.
“The main thing is we know all those guys are going to play a lot of minutes. But the luxury of having Chris Paul to add to this group that we’ve been lucky enough to have for a decade … pretty remarkable. He is one of the great competitors in the game. He’s one of the great point guards of all time. I think he’s a great addition for us, because of his ability to control games, control tempo, take care of the ball.”
It’ll be interesting to see how Kerr handles bringing in a personality and a proven veteran like Paul, who has played a completely different style of basketball throughout his career.
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It could be a tough transition for Paul and perhaps one of the toughest coaching seasons for Kerr.