Rookie shooting guard Jordan Poole was snagged with the 28th pick of the 2019 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors, unexpectedly one spot before the Michigan standout was thinking he might be drafted, resulting in a wave of excitement.

“Yeah. I was preparing for 29 and at 27 I got a call that said I was going 28. Golden State. I was beyond excited,” Poole told Anthony Slater of The Athletic. “It’s as good as it gets man. The Warriors. Can’t get better.”

This version of the Warriors though, it's a different one from the juggernaut that has dominated the Western Conference in the last five years: No Kevin Durant, no Klay Thompson for at least five-to-seven months, and a bevy of new faces joining the team in this re-tooling of the roster — yet Poole still considers them a go-to destination.

“Yeah. Oh, my. Yeah. Just the success that they’ve had with shooters, guys that get their owns shots. A shooter’s dream,” said the rookie. “They play the right way, bro.”

“Of course you’re going to have guys with 40-point nights, 50, 60, but they also play the right way. You can tell they want to go out there and win. I’ve played that type of basketball my entire life.”

Poole played under now-Cleveland Cavaliers coach John Beilein at Michigan for two years, experiencing major success with the program, taking part in two of the coach's best three seasons with the school. Michigan won 33 and 30 games in Poole's only two seasons with the team, a trend he hopes to continue in his new home.

The Warriors will want Poole to shoot and look for his offense constantly, instilling that aggressive mindset in a young player that has already shown flashes of a quick trigger.