Warriors coach Steve Kerr went on 95.7 The Game to address the team's handling of James Wiseman.
Because I couldn't afford to give him the runway that he needed to to make some mistakes and go out and play." And while fans will always wonder if something could have been handled differently to make things work, Kerr sounds like someone ready to move on and focus on the task at hand. It's just two entirely different sets of circumstances and two different positions. You're talking about a guy who just has very little basketball experience with the three games in college, and then the number of injuries heโs had over three years. "We love James, we love his talent, love his character and still feel that way, and bottom line, he just didn't have enough experience to be in a situation with this team with this continuity. But Wiseman never fit the offensive scheme Steve Kerr built around Steph Curry when he arrived in 2014.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr went on 95.7 The Game to address the team's handling of James Wiseman.
Wiseman came out firing, scoring six points in five minutes, and ended the game with 11 points and five rebounds, a promising start in his career with the ...
Heโs certainly not there yet, but Wiseman has potential on defense and has already shown more on the perimeter than MBIII. Regardless of what happens in the short term, if he stays healthy, heโs going to have a good career and score a lot of points. The guy is always going to be able to score.
The Golden State Warriors have moved on from James Wiseman, sending him to the Detroit Pistons.