Klay Thompson is not the only potential holder absent on the side of the Warriors since Steve Kerr must also do without his young pivot James Wiseman. Author of a rookie season made of ups and downs before getting injured, the 2nd choice of the 2020 Draft is recovering from a meniscus operation on the right knee, and he is still not allowed to train with the group. Which means we shouldn’t see him again before 2022.
“The injury, the tear in the meniscus, is an injury for which there is no real linear improvement, like with a cruciate ligament or an Achilles tendon. In these cases, you can make a forecast ” explained Steve Kerr. “For a meniscus tear, you can’t predict that easily because there is more room for variation in recovery time. So James is fine. There is no structural problem and we are just very, very careful. He does 1-on-1, 2-on-2, exercises, but [le staff médical] is not yet ready to let him participate in sessions with everyone. So we try to be patient and do what’s best for James because he’s so young. We just want to be very careful with this injury ”.
And Steve Kerr to anticipate questions about the Warriors’ initial prognosis who thought he would be ready for training camp.
“I see the question coming because when he was injured last year, we said he would be ready for camp. That was two months ago… At the time, I didn’t know much about meniscus injuries, and I have probably said a few times that I hoped he would be back for camp, or just after. Today I learned more, and there are just different degrees of recovery time. It is of course a tall player with a lot of weight pressing on that knee. That is why we are very, very careful. “
While waiting to resume, James Wiseman takes advantage of the wise advice of Klay Thompson. They’ve been training together for weeks, and the rear takes his role as a mentor to heart. He recommended a few books for James Wiseman to read, including “Young, Black, Rich, and Famous” by Todd Boyd. “Working your head is just as important as your physique” explained the “Splash Brother” to his young teammate.
| Tirs | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Fte | Pts |
| Stephen Curry | 16 | 33.9 | 45.6 | 41.1 | 96.2 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 28.4 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 17 | 29.4 | 49.4 | 36.4 | 79.4 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 19.1 |
| Jordan Poole | 17 | 29.7 | 45.8 | 33.3 | 92.5 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 18.4 |
| Damion Lee | 14 | 21.5 | 45.2 | 36.7 | 81.0 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 9.2 |
| Draymond Green | 16 | 29.8 | 55.6 | 35.3 | 55.9 | 1.3 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 7.8 |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 17 | 15.1 | 47.3 | 40.0 | 82.4 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 6.9 |
| Otto Porter | 15 | 17.3 | 45.5 | 41.5 | 87.5 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 6.6 |
| Gary Payton Ii | 16 | 14.1 | 69.6 | 47.4 | 64.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 6.4 |
| Kevon Looney | 17 | 18.3 | 50.7 | 0.0 | 57.6 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 5.2 |
| Andre Iguodala | 12 | 20.8 | 41.9 | 21.7 | 66.7 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| Juan Toscano-anderson | 16 | 14.0 | 44.0 | 33.3 | 80.0 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| Chris Chiozza | 7 | 9.5 | 38.1 | 37.5 | 100.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| Jonathan Kuminga | 11 | 8.5 | 38.9 | 7.7 | 63.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
| Moses Moody | 14 | 6.1 | 38.5 | 13.3 | 50.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| Jeff Dowtin | 2 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
