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根據巫師隊隨隊記者Ava Wallace報導，巫師隊後衛Jordan Poole被下放板凳帶領第二陣容，本場先發對上金塊由Bilal Coulibaly頂替。

Jordan Poole is moving from the starting lineup to the bench for the Wizards, interim coach Brian Keefe said before the Wiz's matchup in Denver.

Full starters TBD but Bilal Coulibaly or Corey Kispert are the obvious candidates.

— Ava Wallace (@avarwallace) February 23, 2024

巫師代理總教練Brian Keefe談到將Poole下放板凳的這個操作，他表示可以「幫助團隊整體更加進步」，且表示Poole從他接手巫師總教練之後，有隊上最高之一的正負效率值，他希望能看到Poole有更多這樣的表現。

Keefe says this is about "helping the group improve as a whole." Says Poole is at his best when he has the ball in his hands/is the decision-maker.

"It’s actually a credit to Jordan, he's had one of our highest net ratings since I’ve taken over and I want to see more of that."

— Ava Wallace (@avarwallace) February 23, 2024

本賽季Poole明星賽前上場52場比賽，全部都是先發出賽，場均可以貢獻15.6分、3.7助攻，球隊目前9勝45敗，排名東區倒數第二。