• Steve Kerr on Jordan Poole: “Guy's tough ... Ultra confident in his game and he showed it tonight…There's a reason Jordan is where he is right now... There's a reason he's in this position about to sign a big extension hopefully, guy is tough. He's just mentally tough, physically tough. He's ultra confident in his game.” He wants Poole to become an All-Star and play more than 17 mpg in playoffs: “The improvement has to come at the defensive end…He’s someone we’re going to rely on for many years to come.” (Alex Espinoza, Madeline Kenney, 95.7 The Game)
• On James Wiseman: “That pick-and-roll combination with Jordan should be a good one.” (Alex Espinoza)
• On the young bench: “We got a lot of young players, but Jordan is by far the most advanced and we’re gonna lean on him heavily now and in the future…Jordan's learning from the best ever in terms of playing on and off the ball.” (Alex Espinoza, Dalton Johnson)
• Kerr said he chatted with JTA tonight and looking forward to seeing him on ring night: “Great to see him, just a huge fan of Juan’s.” (Alex Espinoza)
NOTE: From Golden State Warriors postgame after loss vs LA Lakers.
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