On March 20, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and off the court, the Warriors came another bad news, according to the team reporter Anthony Slater reported that the Warriors player Wiseman because of the swelling of his right knee, the comeback time is expected to be postponed, his status is currently listed as absent, and missed the past two days of team training.
Nearly a year has passed since Wiseman suffered a meniscus tear in his knee at the end of last season, and his comeback has been delayed again and again, from the possible comeback in January to February, and then to March, during which it was also reported that Wiseman had another knee surgery in December last year.
In the past four days alone, Wiseman's return has seen several reversals:
— On March 17, the Warriors recalled Wiseman from the Development League, and on the same day, Warriors general manager Miles said wiseman had a promising appearance against the Spurs (March 21).
On March 18, warrior reporters revealed that Wiseman returned to the development league
— On March 19, Kerr revealed that he was unsure whether Wiseman would play on the road trip
- On March 20, the knee swelled and the comeback was postponed
The Warriors now have 12 regular season games left, and they will start a five-game streak next, so if nothing else, Wiseman will have a hard time coming back in March.
Considering that it's the playoffs again soon, even if Wiseman can return at the end of the season, it will be difficult for him to get a normal rotation time, and it is even more impossible to take risks in the playoffs — in other words, to watch Wiseman improve and wait for next season.
It should be said that Wiseman has played in games this season, and he has played a total of three games during the development of the league, which are:
In the first game, 18 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 turnover
In the second game, 19 points, 14 rebounds, 2 blocks and 5 turnovers
- In the third game, 15 points, 9 rebounds, 3 blocks and 6 turnovers
In three games, he averaged 17.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, shooting 52.4% from the field, not bad, but his mistakes were surprisingly many, and there were 12 mistakes in three games - the degree of confrontation in the development league is completely different from that of the NBA, and the high score is more like it should be, but these mistakes are really not.
Looking at Last Season, before the injury, Wiseman's performance was really bad.
Wiseman played in 39 games for the Warriors, averaging 11.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 0.9 blocks and 1.5 turnovers per game, shooting 51.9 percent from the field, 31.6 percent from three-point range and 62.8 percent from the free throw line.
Last season's Wiseman exposed a lot of shortcomings, his ability to hold the ball is not stable, in the low position singles is basically a waste of ball rights, but also can not be timely out of the ball, the worst is his ability to block and dismantle, as an internal line, Wiseman often "fake block demolition", did not block people to go down, often a pass operation to bring the defenders all to Curry, but also often some low-level passing, dribbling errors.
If you remember, after Wiseman was injured last season, the Warriors instead managed to reach the playoffs under Curry's leadership, and the data may also show how negative Wiseman's influence was, last season:
—Wiseman on the floor, the Warriors' offensive and defensive efficiency was 101.8/110.6, and the net loss per 100 rounds was 8.8 points
In Wiseman's absence, the Warriors' offensive and defensive efficiency was 112.7/108.0, and the net win per 100 rounds was 4.7 points
Admittedly, Wiseman is only a rookie with limited influence, but don't forget, he is a top show, last year's rookie Edwards, Tanhua three goals are in the second half of the explosion, this season, three goals are into the All-Star, Edwards is also regarded as the future of the league, and Wiseman, not even a game of the ball.
It's worth mentioning that after another extension of today's comeback, Kerr said of Wiseman: "I've been thinking, Wiseman is only 20 years old, his future is ahead, we have to be very, very careful, we have to do what is best for him in the long run, every decision we make is made around Wiseman's career and future, all decisions are based on his long-term health. ”
Indeed, Wiseman is only 20 years old, for him, health is the most important, this season to see him grow by leaps and bounds is impossible, I hope that next season, Wiseman can make unexpected progress after his return, he is still considered the future of the Warriors, this "wasted" year, to redouble efforts to win back.