On March 26, Beijing time, the Warriors officially announced that the team's center James Wiseman was reimbursed for the season, and he would miss the remaining regular season and playoffs of the season. Warriors general manager Miles issued a statement: "Wiseman's knee injury has recurred, he is only 20 years old, and his great career is still to come!" Let Wiseman truce for his own good. ”
Cole also explains: "At the end of the day, we just want to protect Wiseman's future. The team also has Green, Looney, and Cumminga, and I'm happy with the Warriors' interior lineup, and the team wouldn't consider signing big players. "Whether Curry can return in the regular season is not yet known, and now Wiseman can't play, and the Warriors have suffered consecutive blows.
There are many Warriors fans who wonder: Isn't Wiseman coming back? It's also playing in the Development League. That's right, Wiseman played three games in the Development League in mid-March, averaging 17.3 points, 9.7 boards and 1.7 blocks per game, shooting 52.4 percent from the field. On March 17, the Warriors recalled him and was close to a comeback, only to develop symptoms of swelling in his right knee.
Fast forward to April 11, 2021, when Wiseman suffered a meniscus tear in his right knee during the match, followed by a surgical season reimbursement. Counting this season, he has been reimbursed for two consecutive years. In order to clear the debris and relieve the pain, Wiseman underwent surgery again in December 2021, and the second surgery also led to repeated postponements of his comeback.
In the 2020-21 season, Wiseman played 39 games (27 starts) for the Warriors, averaging 21.4 minutes per game and having 11.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 0.9 blocks. He shot 51.9 percent from the field, 31.6 percent from three-point range and 62.8 percent from the free throws. Wiseman's performance did not meet the team's expectations, but the Warriors still want to continue to develop him.
Wiseman was the eye-catching pick for the 2020 draft, with Edwards and Tanhua scoring three goals. Wiseman is 2 meters 16 meters tall, weighs 109 kilograms, and has an amazing arm span of 2 meters 31! Wiseman University played just three games, averaging 19.7 points, 10.7 rebounds and 3 blocks per game, shooting 76.9 percent from the field.
Why did he only play three games? Because Wiseman is suspected of receiving financial aid from the head of the University of Memphis, the "penny" Hardaway. The money was about $11,500, and Hardaway handed it over to Wiseman's parents in the summer of 2017, nominally a "moving fee," but actually to recruit Wiseman to join the University of Memphis.
The NCAA announced a 12-game ban for Wiseman and asked him to take the $11,500 out for charity. Supposedly, the punishment was not too severe, and Wiseman still had a chance to continue his college career. In December 2019, Wiseman directly announced that he was leaving the University of Memphis and signed an agent to prepare for the 2020 draft.
The lack of college basketball has exposed Wiseman's shortcomings in the NBA: rough technique, low ball quotient, poor defensive positioning, and inadequate understanding of the coach's tactics. His true plus-minus of the rookie season is the bottom of the league's 84 centers. It feels like there is no physical fitness, but it can't be displayed...
Wiseman's talent is definitely worthy of the status of a top-notch, but his poor performance in the rookie season has led fans to call him "the most feared person for the Warriors and Curry." In order to wait for Wiseman's return, the Warriors missed the buyout market this season and did not move until the trade deadline. In the playoffs, the Warriors' interior line is really a big problem!