Time might be able to mend all wounds. The Warriors extended their win streak to eight games with a 138-87 blowout victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night at Chase Center, the team’s largest margin of victory in a home game since 1991.
On the other side of the beatdown was guard Jordan Poole, Golden State’s first-round pick in the 2019 NBA Draft.
When asked after the game if he would be open to reuniting with the Warriors, Poole appeared enthusiastic about the possibility.
“Yes. It just feels like home, though, you know?” Poole told the San Francisco Standard’s Danny Emerman. “Driving into the f–king arena, crossing the Bay Bridge or wherever you’re coming from, it definitely feels natural. And I think it’s pretty evident, the way that I play is very fitting to how I used to play here. Nothing’s changed, other than the systems that I’m in. We won a championship, you know, so it works. And it did work.
“So to answer your question: Definitely. This is my last year on the deal. I’m a free agent at the end of this season. So you never really...