Sir'Dom Pointer
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My only issue with Wiseman is team defense and P n' R defense.
Again, this is a prime example of how badly the American youth system is failing basketball fans. This s a guy who was treated as a star centerpiece of an offense, and has no idea how to play a team game on offense. That is fixable, of course Andre Drummond is a cautionary tale of when it doesn't get fixed. On the other hand, Marquese Chris looked useless with the Cavs, then this season tightened up his game at age 22 and became at least useful. The lack of development outside of the narrow role AAU basketball coaches provide is staggering once a young player gets to the pros.
Defense is the big problem. I'd wager to guess his AAU coaches didn't want him to get into foul trouble, so he played some olé style team defense if the guard penetrates into the lane. This could have possibly been coached out of him as a 19 year old, but after a few games he was shut down.
So drafting Wiseman is drafting a set of tools, not drafting a player who helps the team from day one.
He could help a team who's established already, like GSW for example. It would just be a mess to have him as the centerpiece imho.