two very young and promising guards, Poole and Maxey

you're starting a new franchise, who do you pick

Its clearly fucking Jordan Poole. Lets go baby.! Poole just plays different, the confidence, the smooth movements, the swagger, the speed... He is really a 2015 Curry but with Athleticism.. Scary time we are living in.

Poole if I need a floor general



Maxey if I need scoring

Those things perfectly describe Maxey too though, who is faster and quicker than Poole.

Not only is Maxey better attacking and finishing at the rim (and has one of the best floaters in the NBA), but he's a more efficient shooter than Poole too. It's insane how good of a shooter Maxey has become over the last year shooting 43% 3PT this year which was the third best in the entire league.


Poole is a bit taller, and has a higher ceiling defensively. Maxey is undersized at like 6'1''.

This post was edited by Sixers on May 2 2022 12:57pm

tough to say, feel like maxey has a higher ceiling but i like gsw better as a player development franchise

Jordan Poole over the last few months & playoffs has kicked it up a notch. Above any Maxey level. Its truly insane.

Over the last 18 games of the regular season he was averaging 25 ppg, 5.5 apg, 4.3 rpg, on 42% from 3pt & is THE best FT shooter in the NBA, (right behind him Curry hehe),

& in the playoffs?! He's shooting a INSANE 49% from 3 pt with 22.7 ppg & 6 assists, that even including a couple of dud games against the Nugs.. All higher splits than Maxey.. We are seeing both grow in front of our eyes & I think we all see the transcendence of Jordan Poole..

This all while having to play off the bench some games, start another game, role changed another game.. Its crazy, Maxey doesn't have to worry about that.

Don't be cherry picking sample sizes now, especially when Poole has been in the league longer and is older than Maxey lol.

Huh, im not cherry picking "in February" or some random shit like that, I'm talking about their most recent form.. & Secondly Poole is older by like 1 year.. Maxey has already started in more games just this season than Poole has over the last 3.. Poole RECENTLY has transcended to a new level is my whole point..

This post was edited by Dominicano on May 2 2022 03:01pm

Maxey literally had to become a starter and thrown into the fire because Ben Simmons was a bitch.

I'm sure if Maxey was asked to come off the bench and score a bunch of points, he could probably do it too, but we don't have a Klay Thompson and Steph Curry to start in his place.

Poole has the range and is a good shooter and playing very well, but all the other stuff you said is fluff man.

Like I don't see Steve Kerr thinking he's playing 4D chess and bringing Steph off the bench is supposed mean anything for Pooles case lol. He probably would've gotten the same amount of minutes and playing time either way.

Over the last 18 games of the regular season shooting 42%? wut? Wasn't Maxey the 2nd best or top 3 @ 42.7% in the whole NBA for a WHOLE season? This seems like a better sample size to use.


As for "above any Maxey level"

Tyrese Maxey had a 38pt performance in round 1, in the playoffs too... https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/401429874

Not to mention playing vs the nuggets defense and getting Jokic on a switch to a guard is BBQ chicken for every Warriors guard, very different playing than playing a Raptors team of full of 6'8 guys that can switch. 1 series, too small of a sample size in very different situations to come to a conclusion.

Let's be honest, we don't watch the Warriors enough to know, and you don't watch enough Sixers to be able to know either, so let's just go with the fact that they're both gonna be good for a long time.

This post was edited by SwallowEmbiigLoads on May 2 2022 04:26pm

I mean you can say all you want about the Nuggets, first game against a top tier Memphis D he went 31 points 8 Boards 9 assists on 60% shooting and 50% from 3, 5/10...

Hes outplaying Maxey in the playoffs vastly but you and me are both saying it, this is a small sample size for both em, we are watching 2 great young players develop in real time.. I just see the 6'4 Poole, playmaking, shot making, & athletic ability be on a higher level than Maxey.. Idk guys.

I am heavily biased tho.