Warriors’ James Wiseman lived up to fair expectations in NBA Summer League
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Wiseman lived up to fair expectations in summer league originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
James Wiseman could have grabbed more rebounds. He probably would like to have been more assured in his movements. He definitely should have had more touches.
On the whole, Wiseman did enough in four Las Vegas Summer League games to prove he can be of considerable help to the Warriors next season.
Was he perfect? Not at all. There were moments on offense and on defense when he seemed confused or uncertain. His mid-range shot has a thick coating of rust. He had more turnovers (seven) than assists (five). And like most young, athletic 7-footers, his defensive discipline is inconsistent.
Yet he ran the floor wonderfully, understood his priorities and acquitted himself nicely for someone shaking off 15 months of inactivity that accumulated during multiple knee surgeries and setbacks that extended his rehabilitation process.
In time, Wiseman conceivably can:
Provide a portion of the rim protection Andrew Bogut gave the Warriors a few years ago, in which case it’s a win.
Provide a portion of the vertical spacing and rim protection JaVale McGee gave them after Bogut was released, in which case it’s a win.
Provide the outside shooting threat the Warriors got last season Nemanja Bjelica, it’s a win.
Wiseman is not going to pass as well as cleverly as Bogut or Beli – or as innately as David West – but there is reason to believe he will get better.
In the final minute of the first half of the LV Summer League finale against the Wizards, Wiseman produced the kind of sequence the Warriors dream about when visualizing his future.
Wiseman applies a pick on Wizards guard Devon Dotson that free Warriors guard Mac McClung, who dribbles toward the baseline, as Wiseman rolls toward the rim. It’s reasonable to anticipate a lob, but that’s not what unfolds. McClung fires a behind-the-back pass between two defenders that Wiseman catches in stride and immediately dunks with 30.8 seconds…
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