The future NBA for James Wiseman appears to be far from approx Golden State Warriors who chose it with the second pick of the 2020 Draft. The explosive interior has less and less place in a shaky defending champion in 2022-2023, with Point 15-17 and it had to be done moves to straighten his course. Especially when it comes to your second unit.
Although Wiseman he doesn’t fit the style of Steve Kerr and Golden StateWithout a doubt, he is a player with high potential, as he proved this Tuesday against Brooklyn, scoring 30 points. It wouldn’t be surprising if the former University of Memphis standout could significantly raise his performance in another scenario.
If Golden State makes trades this offseason, Wiseman will likely be at the center of one of them. What can they get in return? Four trade ideas that would make sense for the Warriors, below.
James Wiseman by Alex Caruso
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While it is clear that today Caruso (even with his enormous limitations as a goalscorer) is a player far superior to Wisemanespecially if we think in a Playoff context, the Warriors’ interior potential could entice a Chicago that will soon have to undertake a stage of reconstruction. Except, the Bulls will definitely miss Nikola Vucevic in next Free Agency (or sooner, if they can trade him), so the path would be wide open for Wiseman.
Golden State, for its part, would supplement one of the best substitutes you could find in the market already a player who has already demonstrated his ability to perform in the most pressing moments of a season, including title he won with the Lakers in 2020. The move would immediately make the Warriors better.
James Wiseman for Monte Morris
Morris is Downgraded to be a starting point guard in the NBA, but Golden State wouldn’t need that, with Stephen Curry at this point. Instead, the starter’s arrival today with the Wizards would give them one second unit warranty, in a role he already knew how to stand out for years in Denver. If anything is missing from the Warriors bench it is consistency and experiencetwo points where Monte is strong.
For Washington it would be a bet without much risk in the future, for a franchise that takes it on or not, it has to look long-term. and although today Kristaps Porzingis He’s the team’s starting center, there’s no reason he can’t join the Latvian with another interior like Wiseman, as was the case in his Dallas years.
James Wiseman by Kelly Olynyk
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Golden State would also need to add players like JaMychal Green or Ryan Rollins to match the salaries, but Canadian Olynyk would be the best they could get to bolster their inner rotation. The former Miami native is averaging 12.9 points, 5 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 43% on 3-pointers with Utah and it would fit the Kerr shape perfectlyin a role similar to that played by Nemanja Bjelica last season.
Why would Utah make this move? As in the previous cases, to think long term and bet on it high ceiling by Wiseman, over an Olynyk over 30 years old. Taking a step back soon shouldn’t be a problem for a Salt Lake City team that will want to position yourself in a good way in the next Drafts.
James Wiseman by Jakob Poeltl
The swap would be very similar to Olynyk’s, apart from the fact that the Austrian is a defensive cutter, what would you offer virtues similar to those of Kevon Looney. Going from Gregg Popovich to Steve Kerr shouldn’t be a problem for a very efficient Poeltl for any second unit.
San Antonio, like Utah, shouldn’t mind making their team worse in the short term, with the ability to give minutes and shoot Wiseman to take advantage of his potential.
I have one rim protector like Poeltl He would be a major asset for the Warriors facing Playoffs in which they can encounter paint-caliber scorers Nikola Jokic, Ja Morad, Zion Williamson or Giannis Antetokounmpoincluding.
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Nine regular season games took place in the NBA on the night of December 26-27.
Utah hosted the Eastern Conference leader and won a sensational victory.
The first half of the match was spent with a small lead for the Pistons, who kept their opponent one or two shots away most of the time and entered the long break with a 1-point lead at 68:67. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter; In this quarter, Jazz made a 16:3 move and took the lead by 12 points, 90:78. The home team had the advantage in the score, but Detroit gradually reduced the gap and 19 seconds before the siren, after two free throws by Cunningham, they equalized the score – 129:129. However, the match did not go to overtime – Utah took advantage of the remaining time with the efforts of George, who scored a two-pointer 3 seconds before the siren – 131:129.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He stayed on the field for 21 minutes and recorded 9 points (3/4 two-pointers, 1/2 three-pointers), as well as 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
The most productive player was George, who scored 31 points for Utah, while Nurkic had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
orlando: Black (24), Carter (16 + 8 rebounds), Bane (15 + 10 rebounds), Banchero (13), Jones (8) – start; Richardson (14) and Silva (8), Kane (5), Isaac (2), Howard (0), Penda (0), O. Robinson (0).
Charlotte: Ball (22 + 7 rebounds + 6 for loss), Knippel (16), Bridges (16 + 11 rebounds), Miller (15), Diabate (10 + 13 rebounds) – start; Hall (14 + 8 rebounds), Sexton (13), Hall (7), Green (6), Connaughton (1), James (0), Mann (0).
Chicago – Philadelphia – 109:102 (30:28, 19:24, 32:33, 28:17)
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On the evening of December 25 and the night of December 26, five Christmas games were traditionally held as part of the NBA regular season.
The most important match of the match day was played in Oklahoma, where the Thunder hosted San Antonio.
The home team started the game better and were ahead for most of the first quarter, but they missed a move 0:11 into the quarter, allowing Spurs to take the lead 41:36. Oklahoma was unable to take the lead after that, but San Antonio maintained its lead by keeping the game under control and eventually won 117-102.
The Spurs have won all three games against the Thunder this season, while Oklahoma has lost just two of the other 28 games.
The most productive player of the match was Fox, who brought 29 points to San Antonio, while Vembanyama also scored a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
The Lakers played Houston at home and suffered a crushing defeat.
The fate of the match was decided in the first quarter, when the Rockets won by 12 points (25:37). Afterwards, they increased their advantage by completely controlling the course of the match and eventually won with a score of 119:96.
For Houston, Thompson scored 26 points and Shengyun had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Denver and Minnesota closed out game day.
The first half of the match ended in a draw. Neither team managed to take a lead of more than 9 points, and Denver entered the big break with a 2-point lead at 57:55. In the third quarter, the Nuggets made an attack of 6:0 at the beginning and 10:2 in the middle, reaching a 16-point lead, and at the end of the quarter they were ahead +15 – 90:78. The Timberwolves did not give up and made a 16:2 move midway through the fourth quarter, reaching a lead of 107:108. This gave fans a tense ending; Edwards hit a three-pointer 2 seconds before the siren, sending the game into overtime at 115:115. And there Jokic played a decisive role and scored 18 points in 5 minutes, allowing the Nuggets to win 142:138.
Jokic scored 56 points in the NBA on Christmas Day, falling just four shy of Bernard King’s record. Nikola also recorded a triple-double with 16 rebounds and 15 assists. Murray had a double-double with 35 points and 10 assists.
NBA. Regular season. Christmas Day, 25-26 December
New York – Cleveland – 126:124 (23:38, 37:20, 24:38, 42:28)
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14 games of the NBA regular season were played on the night of December 23-24.
“Utah” hosted “Memphis” and in the middle of the second quarter they were ahead by 15 points at 50:65, but then they made a move at 17:4 and returned to the match 67:69. In the third quarter, the Jazz managed to take the lead with 71:69 and the game was leveled, but the Grizzlies added points at the end of the quarter and took the lead again with 109:101 and then calmly maintained the advantage with 137:128.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk The player, who was in Utah’s top 5 and played 22 minutes, recorded 9 points (4/4 free throws, 1/4 two-pointers, 1/5 three-pointers), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 turnover and 1 foul.
The most productive player of the match was Aldama, who scored 37 points for Memphis, while Spencer also recorded a double-double, adding 11 points and 13 assists.
In the main match of game day, San Antonio unexpectedly defeated Oklahoma.
During the three quarters, there was an even contest in which no team could gain a lead of more than 8 points, and the leader changed 16 times. The fate of the match winner was decided in the fourth quarter, and the 9:0 attack of the home team was effective in this, and then the advantage reached 12 points (98:86). San Antonio then controlled the course of the game and confidently cruised to victory, gaining an advantage of 130:110.
The top scorer of the winning team was Johnson, who scored 25 points, while Castle scored 24 points for Spurs.
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