With already six games without playing (“DNP”) on the clock this season, James Wiseman had the opportunity to come off the Pistons bench last night. It was against the Warriors, his former team whose executives said they were happy to find the No. 2 of the 2020 Draft.
A reunion that was anything but flamboyant for him who was sent to the floor after seven minutes of play. The replacement Pistons pivot made a first error by not blocking Moses Moody, who stole the rebound before scoring near the circle.
Zero points in 11 minutes
Then he took the initiative to try his luck at the head of the racket, while Monty Williams’ system coming out of a timeout was visibly still in progress.
A missed shot which caused him to be replaced briefly by the man with whom he is competing, Marvin Bagley III, starting in the absence of Jalen Duren, before being sent back to the field.
In the following minutes, the former Warriors player will make a big communication error with Killian Hayes on a “switch”, generating a wide open shot at Chris Paul’s baseline. James Wiseman also attempted to finish twice at the rim, going into contact. Without success.
The rest ? That is just about everything. After 11 minutes of play in the first period, finished without scoring (0/3 on shots) and with 3 rebounds, the pivot was not called upon again in the second.
A lack of rhythm
“ It’s a complicated match for him, against his old team, every time he wanted to finish, there were three or four guys, two guys for sure in the circle. Maybe he could have got the ball out, he couldn’t finish those shots “, describes Monty Williams.
Already quite annoyed by some of his players earlier in the week, the Pistons technician puts the difficulties of his young interior down to a lack of rhythm. “ It’s difficult when you don’t have rhythm. Even if you play eight minutes every night, you know you’ll get those eight minutes. He hasn’t found any rhythm this year, so it’s difficult to play, especially against his old team », Develops the former Suns coach.
The concern for the left-hander – 17 minutes of play in total since the start of the season – is not to gain the trust of his coach who has made Marvin Bagley III the No. 2 pivot, behind the indestructible Jalen Duren. And it’s not with this kind of release that he’s going to achieve it…
| James Wiseman | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2020-21 | GOS | 39 | 21 | 51.9 | 31.6 | 62.8 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 11.5 |
| 2022-23 * | All Teams | 45 | 19 | 55.8 | 20.0 | 70.1 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 10.0 |
| 2022-23 * | DET | 24 | 25 | 53.1 | 16.7 | 71.2 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 12.7 |
| 2022-23 * | GOS | 21 | 13 | 62.8 | 50.0 | 68.4 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 6.9 |
| 2023-24 | DET | 1 | 6 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| Total | 85 | 20 | 53.7 | 27.6 | 66.7 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 10.6 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
