Finally back ? After an abruptly interrupted 2020-21 season due to a meniscus tear and a blank 2021-22 season, James Wiseman is confident he will be on the court tomorrow in Las Vegas. Integrated into the Warriors Summer League group, the pivot could give us a taste of his game again… and we can’t wait, to be honest with you.
This is the good news that makes people smile at the end of the afternoon. James Wiseman should be lined up tomorrow by Golden State in the Summer League. Spectators in Las Vegas will have the opportunity to see the pivot in action for the first time in quite a while. To be honest, it dates back to April 2021 as far as the NBA is concerned. James then only has 39 games in his history, already because of small physical glitches on the wrist. As bad news never comes alone, it was the meniscus that tore on April 12, 2021, definitively ending the season then in progress and at least at the start of the next one. The rehabilitation will have lasted almost a year, and it was in March that the young pivot of Golden State was finally able to test the floor again. Of course, caution is the mother of safety so it is not with Steph Curry and his clique that he will resume but on the side of Santa Cruz, with the G-League workforce. Only, the persistent pain will send him back to nurse Joëlle after only two games in the antechamber of the Great League, until the end of this season. Bad luck. Until this info came from Madeline Kenney, journalist at Bay Area News Group.
James Wiseman said he’s planning to play in the Warriors Summer League game Sunday.
“I cannot wait to go out there and just play the game of basketball again. I’ve been through a lot of tough times,” he said.
— Madeline Kenney (@madkenney) July 8, 2022
What memory remains of James Wiseman a year and a half later? Well 39 games at 11.5 points and 5.8 rebounds at 51.9% shooting success. Expected as the main rival of a certain Anthony Edwards, it must be recognized that we are still quite satisfied for the moment. The potential is there and it is visible, but the context of his physical condition and the Warriors in full fight for the Playoffs logically put a little lead in the wing as for his use by Steve Kerr during his rookie season. Desire ? To finally see this 21-year-old kid be left alone by injuries and prove that his rank in the 2021 Draft was not sportingly stolen. In this context, a return to the Summer League is therefore perfect. Give it a go against rookies, long-distance NBA players and internationals? The best way to gain confidence, to gauge yourself without betting too big and above all to make Warriors fans love it. Come on, see you tomorrow James, and get in shape!
We know one who probably quivers with impatience just thinking about the feeling of putting on a Warriors jersey to play a real game. It will be at 1:30 a.m. Monday morning against Spurs, you will have to be brave to get up but this return could announce very good things for the rest of James Wiseman’s career.
Source : Twitter @madkenney
