The Washington Wizards offseason moves has come at the expense of saying goodbye to some fan favorite players.
Between the flurry of moves from general manager Will Dawkins over the last couple months, the Wizards roster will have plenty of new additions to the roster when the regular season begins in October.
As we all know, goodbyes are never easy and when it comes to players that brought excitement to the court, it only adds to their memory when they're gone.
Jordan Poole being traded from the Wizards this offseason may not seem like a huge loss to some, but looking back on his tenure in Washington, there's plenty of positives to pull away from his time as a Wizards.
And while fans may miss what Poole brought to the table as an electric scorer, it's what the guard leaves behind in Washington that he'll likely miss the most.
Jordan Poole will miss Brian Keefe
There's no denying that Jordan Poole's tenure in Washington started off pretty rocky.
In fact, the Michigan product's start with the Wizards is exactly the opposite of what both Poole and the fanbase hoped for his change of scenery in Washington.
From coming off a championship winning squad in Golden State, where he arguably out grew his role as a bench player to a rebuilding team where he immediately saw plenty of playing time.
However, as a player who simply grew the reputation of taking inefficient shots with questionable questionable decision-making, Poole made it hard to beat those allegations when his time in Washington began.
After a horrid stretch of play led to his benching in year one, it looked like the guard would be nothing more than a bad contract the Wizards would have to pay a steep price to move off of.
Fortunately, Wizards head coach Brian Keefe quickly proved why not only the Wizards' front office felt confident in hiring him to be the man for the job in D.C., but also why the players were excited about playing for the new head coach.
Keefe very well could have overlooked Poole coming into last season, especially considering he was the one to bench him as the interim head coach during year one.
Instead, Keefe stayed confident in the young playmaker and proved that even though others may have wrote him off, he didn't.
Keefe's confidence in Poole to give him the starting nod this past season and play through struggles allowed for the explosive guard to put together a career-year.
Now, heading to another new situation, Poole will miss the head coach that kept faith in him even when the going got tough.