As career-spanning retrospectives in three major cities come to a close, a THR critic reflects on the 95-year-old ...

The Jonathan Kuminga and James Wiseman picks fascinate me. The Warriors had won titles playing a very specific type of basketball that they didn’t really fit into, yet they were still enthralled ...

Myers made several questionable draft decisions - from James Wiseman at number two in 2020, to Damian Jones and Jacob Evans at the end of round one in separate years. Myers also arguably made the ...

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Instead, they spent both picks on players whose defining traits were their athletic gifts: Kuminga and James Wiseman. As raw prospects, they were justifiable picks in the slots where they went.

His approach leaned heavily on reclamation projects — including Marvin Bagley III, James Wiseman, Jahlil Okafor, Nerlens Noel and Kevin Knox — that never quite paid off. He did land Cunningham ...

But what ensued was a disaster. The roster was ill-fitting. Weaver filled the open spots with wild cards like James Wiseman and Marvin Bagley — former No. 2 picks hoping to recapture pedigree.

Marvin Bagley III and James Wiseman, like Duren, were strong rebounders and lob threats but didn't provide enough defense. Also, the Pistons waited too late to maximize value in the trade market ...