The first major trade domino of 2023 NBA Draft day has fallen.
The Wizards and Warriors have agreed on a trade that would send Chris Paul to Golden State in exchange for Jordan Poole and future draft assets back to Washington, according to multiple reports on Thursday.
The deal has been “agreed on” though not necessarily finalized, according to Wojnarowski.
Per The Athletic’s Shams Charania, the draft compensation will be a protected first-rounder in 2030 and a second-rounder in 2027.
Washington will also get 2022 second-rounder Ryan Rollins in the deal.
Paul has already been a part of another blockbuster NBA trade days ago, when the Phoenix Suns sent him to Washington as part of a package for star guard Bradley Beal.
Now, the 12-time All-Star is headed to the team that has won four championships since 2015.
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In exchange, the Wizards get Poole, who averaged 30 minutes and 20.4 points per game for Golden State in 2022-23.
Paul, despite playing the same position as Steph Curry, figures to take over Poole’s minutes as a third guard alongside Curry and Klay Thompson.