The Golden State Warriors will have to wait until the start of the regular NBA season to see their No.2 pick James Wiseman on the court. According to Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, Wiseman is “very unlikely” to make an appearance in the upcoming three postseason games.
Wiseman is expected to be joined on the sidelines by Golden State All-Star Draymond Green.
“We’ve got to be very careful and smart given the layoff that we’re all coming off of and then the short amount of time as it is for training camp,” said Kerr.
He then confirmed that both players will certainly miss the game versus the Denver Nuggets on Saturday. “There’s no way I’d throw either guy into an NBA game right away. They got to build into that.”
While Kerr didn’t go into details about his reasons for these decisions, it is believed that the duo’s absence is due to them testing positive on COVID-19 last week. They are also the only Warriors players who haven’t practiced since training camp opened.
Draymond Green and James Wiseman being out at the moment shouldn’t derail the Golden State Warriors that much, but the franchise will probably look to get them at least to practices as soon as possible. Warriors are hoping to be competitive this year after their disastrous 2019-20 campaign—and whether or not they manage to do so will largely depend on their players being in sync.
