Shooter1 wrote:CDM_Stats wrote:thesack12 wrote:He was in the best possible situation for a bigman in GSW.  With the perimeter talent on that team, the spacing is probably the best in the league, let alone being surrounded by playmakers. 
His path towards relevancy in Detroit sure seems to be far more uphill than it was in California.
Couldnt disagree more with all of this. Warriors reward ability to adapt to Steph/Draymond, or big time BBIQ. Wiseman was effectively coming straight from HS, were schemes are simple. He usually got the ball at the block in HS, but W's dont operate that way. Its high-pick motion offense, where the screener has to read what Steph/Draymond do. Its why Wiseman was very successful with the PnR with Poole and Ty Jerome, guys who aren't BBIQ+s.
Its why guys like Jamychal Green struggle, and why guys like Bjelica were fine. The system is built on smarts and experience, and Wiseman was behind the 8ball due to a ton of circumstances (his college "career", COVID ruining his 1st preseason, injury ruining his 2nd pre and entire season, etc)
Replace hype with context and you guys should be very excited. Probably would be more excited if Duren wasnt here already but still.. when its all said and done, I'd bet Detroit fans will be happy with this trade, with a solid chance of it being a heist
 
I remember the same exact thing said about Greg Oden.
 
Monster talent derailed by injuries? I guess its a way lesser version in both ways - Wiseman isn't a generational talent and while he's injury prone, he's not catastrophically injured.. if he stays healthy, he'll be a good C in a lot shorter time than most seem to think. The critiques of his defensive awareness are bunk though. He was actually very sound positionally, the game was just too fast for him. A split second late on challenges.. stuff like that. But he picked up our defensive rotations well and actually was doing good before his ankle getting rolled in January
Way more concerning is his rebounding. His hands are below average and while he'll try for position, he's easily moved off that position. That's more a result of him being imbalanced - he muscled up his upper body while his lower body recovered over those 18 months, so he doesnt have the leg strength to hold rebounding position. Doesnt read rebounds particularly well either.