After dropping a blowout loss to the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night, the Golden State Warriors will be getting reinforcements in the backcourt.
On Monday, the Warriors decided to recall G League Santa Cruz guards Jordan Poole and Nico Mannion. Following an impressive run in the G League Orlando bubble, both Mannion and Poole will have the opportunity to energize Golden State’s depth chart behind Steph Curry.
Via @WarriorsPR on Twitter:
The Warriors have recalled guard Jordan Poole and transferred Two-Way guard Nico Mannion to Golden State from the team’s G League affiliate, the Santa Cruz Warriors: pic.twitter.com/h2HVmH7MRB
— Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) March 2, 2021
Prior to rejoining the Warriors, Mannion tallied a season-high 27 points on 10-of-21 shooting from the field with four assists, two boards and a steal in 37 minutes for Santa Cruz. On his way to a new season-high, the 2020 second-round pick registered his best performance from long distance, drilling five triples.
Via @overtime on Twitter:
Nico Mannion scored a season high 27 POINTS today 💥 @niccolomannion
He is averaging 18.4 PPG | 7.3 APG and his Santa Cruz Warriors squad is on a EIGHT GAME win streak 💰
(via @nbagleague)pic.twitter.com/0ETU9nX5Qc
— Overtime (@overtime) February 28, 2021
Adding to Santa Cruz’s dynamic backcourt, Poole has established himself as one of the top players in the G League Orlando bubble. The second-year guard trails only Kevin Porter Jr. with 22.4 points on 45.1% shooting from the field in 33.5 minutes per game.
Against the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, Poole exploded for a league-high 37 point performance on 12-of-21 shooting from the field with five boards and three assists.
Via @Ballislife on Twitter:
Jordan Poole scored a league-high 37 PTS in the @GLeagueWarriors win.
37 PTS | 5 REB | 4 AST pic.twitter.com/Bg2hLVfwuf
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) February 18, 2021
Poole and Mannion will give Steve Kerr another option behind Curry and Kelly Oubre Jr. outside of Brad Wanamaker, Damion Lee, Kent Bazemore and Mychal Mulder.
