For the Pistons, although they have had a very bad season, they only have a 14-68 record, ranking first in the league, and the performance can be described as miserable. Despite the poor record, the Pistons have taken a very important step and are one step closer to a successful rebuild. Judging from the Pistons' ranking this season, they will have the highest probability of getting the top pick in the 2024 draft, which also means that the Pistons are very likely to add another potential new star, which is undoubtedly very beneficial to shorten the team's rebuilding cycle.
Since Monty joined the Pistons, his changes to the team have been obvious. In order to better help the team rebuild, he carried out a bottomless pendulum policy, which not only effectively cultivated a number of potential new stars in the team, but also helped the team win the best chance to get a high draft pick. Judging from the overall performance this season, the Pistons team still gained a lot, especially for the former talented show Wiseman, he gradually found his own positioning and role, and gradually gained a firm foothold in the Pistons.
According to the revelations of American media reporter Aaron Kellerstrass, the Pistons management is satisfied with Wiseman's performance and progress this season, they believe that Wiseman still has a lot of room for improvement, and intends to keep Wiseman in the lineup for a long time, and has reported a three-year contract extension worth $30 million to Wiseman, but this contract was quickly rejected by Wiseman's team. The Wiseman team believes that the young Wiseman is physically gifted and still has malleable space and development value, and they would rather like to earn a four-year, long-term contract of about $60 million. Due to the gap in the salary of the contract renewal between the two parties, the contract renewal negotiations have reached an impasse.
As the 2020 No. 1 pick, Wiseman is already in the final year of his rookie contract this season, and with the Pistons' season coming to an end, Wiseman will also become a free agent, and for now, he will test the waters of this summer's free agency. Although Wiseman still failed to meet the expected performance of the top show this season, his overall performance this season is still worthy of recognition and recognition. Although he was once hidden by the coaching staff at the beginning of the season, he eventually returned to the rotation lineup with his own efforts and gradually gained stable playing time. Throughout the season, Wiseman played in 63 games for the Pistons, averaging 7.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.6 blocks in 17.3 minutes per game, shooting 61.3% from the field. Especially in the season finale, he even scored a big double-double of 21 points and 17 rebounds, and I vaguely saw a trace of the true colors of the champion. Perhaps it was this performance that gave the Wiseman team the courage to refuse to renew the contract.
Although Wiseman has improved a lot, his concentration and defense are still terrible, and his net efficiency and plus/minus on the court are close to the bottom of the league, which is simply disastrous. There doesn't seem to be any substantial progress in recent years. Fortunately, Wiseman has now recognized the reality, has begun to adapt to the status and role of the team, and has a stable data output. And Wiseman is only 23 years old, so he does have some room for training in the future.
Overall, Wiseman has adapted to the league and proven himself to be a good role player. However, rejecting a 30 million contract extension is obviously a bit too risky, how much do you think the current Wiseman contract renewal is worth it?