On March 20, according to US media reports, Warriors center Wiseman's knee was swollen and will be suspended indefinitely. Since suffering a torn cruciate ligament in April 2021, Wiseman has not played for the Warriors.
Officials have revealed to the media that Wiseman is actively rebuilding and is about to make his season debut. Given the team's control over his injury, management was sent to the development league to play and find the status; even the media once speculated that Wiseman would be seen in the next game against the Spurs. Obviously everything was ruined, the team still pay more attention to his injury, Kerr revealed: There is no 100% certainty that Wiseman will miss this season.
Before the deal deadline, Steve Kerr recommended a potential deal to management — a first-round pick for main body Wisemanga — in exchange for a playoff-level center. The Warriors' current reserve of centers is only Wiseman and Rooney, and in the case of Wiseman's delay in returning, Kerr has adopted a playing time limit for the only center, Lu, and once the deal is completed, the Warriors' ability to protect the frame is guaranteed, and the Warriors are back in the hot ranks of winning the championship. Management had a disagreement with Kerr, who saw Wiseman as the core of the team's future, the facade of Golden State City, and the trade was aborted.
In the match against the Celtics, Stephen Curry suffered a sprained ligament in his left ankle, which is undoubtedly a shadow over the Warriors who are rushing to the championship at this time. While Curry can be treated conservatively, he won't be back until April 1 at the earliest, and it's unclear what the Golden State Warriors, who lack super scorers, will have a future record.
Teams can be reinforced by difficult regulations, but there are no favorite players in the free agency market, and even if they are compensated to a center who is sufficiently sized and has strong rim protection ability, it will take a while to adapt to the Warriors' system, and Kerr will not rush to take this kind of behavior. At present, the more secure way is to adjust the internal personnel, and how to maximize the interests of the existing players in this center position is his problem.
In the past few games, the role of the number seven rookie Cuminga in the team has gradually been amplified. At 2.03 meters tall, he plays no less on the defensive end than center Rooney, and even uses flexible footsteps on the offensive end to help the team tear up the opposing defense line with accurate three-pointers. In the Game against the Bucks on March 13, he contributed 14 points and 11 rebounds to fight the letters, and after the game, Kerr did not hesitate to praise him, highly praising him for his unlimited ceiling, excellent explosive power, and remarkable achievements in the offense.
With Curry injured, the team needed more players to come forward in the next game, and Wiggins, as the Western Conference All-Star starter, was pinned high hopes by fans. Due to illness, he missed several recent matches, during which Jordan Pooler attracted a lot of media attention. According to statistics, Poole has averaged 24.8 points per game in the past eight games, ranking first among defenders with 57.9 percent shooting, 53 percent from three-point range and 85.2 percent from the free throw line.
At present, Jordan Pooler's violent performance prompted that the management will complete the contract extension early in the offseason, according to the forecast of the US media, Jordan Pooler's next contract is likely to earn more than 20 million yuan a year, and his signing will trigger the butterfly effect.
Wiggins' contract expires in the summer of 2023, with an annual salary of $33.51 million in the final year, and his departure is inevitable if management can't offer a high-paying contract. To ease the 2024 luxury tax problem, Warriors management will be sent off on next season's trading day without renewing Wiggins' contract in exchange for favorable resources.