Jordan Poole Salary: Warriors Rising Star Could Get $38 Million Per Year After Breakout Season, NBA Title

The Golden State Warriors are officially the NBA champions for the 2021-22 season after beating the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of their best-of-seven series.

The title also means Jordan Poole's first NBA championship in his pro-basketball record and a sure ticket for big earnings soon, as per a news report from NBC Sports.

Jordan Poole's pay is anticipated to rise after his breakout 2021-22 season since he is eligible for a contract extension this summer.

Everyone witnessed him transform from a G-League player to one of the NBA's most gifted young guards during his breakout season. His outstanding performance helped the Golden State Warriors return to the NBA Finals for the first time in eight years after a two-year absence.

After the 2022-23 season, the former first-round pick from Michigan will be eligible for restricted free agency. Re-signing him will be a costly proposition for a Warriors squad that is now $40 million above the NBA luxury tax. As a result, there has been debate about extending his contract this summer before becoming a free agent.

Warriors Looking To Keep Poole For Long-Term

Recently, Warriors general manager Bob Myers mentioned that almost ensuring that the team's ownership will do everything necessary to keep Poole long-term, per Yahoo! Sports.

Myers said: "You don't need me to tell you what our payroll is. It's pretty high. So he just wants to win. And we've spent a lot and we've kept all the players we want to keep, so I don't see that changing."

Jordan Poole signed to a four-year, $10,090,879 contract with the Golden State Warriors, with $10,090,879 guaranteed and a $2,522,720 average annual salary, per The Sporting News. Poole's base salary in 2022-23 will be $3,901,399, with a cap hit of $3,901,399 and a dead cap value of $3,901,399.

Poole's rookie-scale maximum deal would pay him over $190 million over five years.

Any extensions finalized will not take effect until after the 2022-23 season, but the Warriors exercised Poole's fourth-year option for $3.9 million in October, making him one of the best deals in the NBA.

This summer, the class of 2019, which includes Zion Williamson, Ja Morant, Tyler Herro, and Jordan Poole, will be up for extensions.

Poole's Impressive Numbers

In his rookie season, Poole averaged 8.8 points on 33 percent shooting. Since then, the young guard has been on a meteoric rise to stardom. As a sophomore, he averaged 12.0 points on 35% shooting and improved much more during the 2021-22 regular season, per Sportsnaut.

Jordan Poole's season stats for 2021-22 are as follows: 18.5 points per game, 3.4 rebounds per game, 4.0 assists per game, 45% shooting, and 36% 3-point shooting.

In the remaining 20 regular-season games, Poole averaged 25.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 5.5 assists on 43 percent shooting from the field. So far in the playoffs, his splits are 18.4/3.2/4.5, and he's shooting 53% from the field.

Poole shot 64% and 40% from 3-point range in the five-game Western Conference finals versus Dallas, demonstrating his efficiency and control. He has consistently avoided the impulse to take terrible shots or disrupt the offense, and that has carried over into his postseason performance (53% shooting, 39% from the three-point area).

Poole placed fourth in the Most Improved Player voting, averaging 18.5 points and four assists in 76 games while also bolstering Curry's minutes in the second and fourth quarters when he rests.

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