But according to NBA insider Marc Stein, Washington may not view Poole the same way.

Stein examined if the Wizards could just want Poole to build up his trade value for a future move or see him as a ‘cornerstone player.’ “My sense, from speaking to various league observers,” Stein said. " Is that more believe it is the former rather than the latter."

If Washington does plan on Poole boosting his trade value, it doesn’t look good right now as the starting guard is having his worst year since being a rookie in 2020.

Poole has a 48 percent effective field goal percentage and is only shooting 30 percent from three-point territory, which are way below league average.

Not to mention the guard has a -131 plus/minus and a -21.7 net rating.

These statistics don’t give you an in-depth look at player performance but it does show you that when he is on the floor the Wizards are getting beat pretty handily.