To start out the season, it was extensively assumed the Warriors would shake their championship hangover and get again on observe.
However we’re now greater than half manner into the season and issues nonetheless haven’t improved, with the Warriors dropping to tenth within the Western Convention on Sunday with an underwhelming document of 23-24. Worse nonetheless, they’ve misplaced 5 of their final eight video games.
It is a franchise that’s used to successful, and successful huge at that. So it ought to come as no shock that stories are surfacing about them seeking to make modifications forward of the commerce deadline, and the obvious place to start out is James Wiseman.
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In accordance with Fox Sports activities’ Wealthy Bucher, the Warriors have been reaching out to groups to gauge their curiosity within the younger huge man.
“The Warriors, a league supply mentioned, have indicated in conversations with different groups that the event of third-year middle James Wiseman isn’t aligning with their hopes of compacting one other championship from the core of Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Inexperienced,” he wrote.
Bucher additionally quoted an NBA government as saying the Warriors consider that not solely is Wiseman not prepared to assist them win one other title, however that they’re holding him again by being unable to present him the taking part in time he must develop.
It stays to be seen if anybody is keen to take a punt on the previous quantity two general choose, who this season is averaging simply 6.8 factors and three.6 rebounds whereas additionally spending time within the G League.
