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Warriors Rumors: James Wiseman's Development 'Not Aligning' with Team's Title Hopes

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Golden State Warriors big man James Wiseman had high expectations entering the NBA after being selected second overall in the 2020 draft, but he hasn't lived up to the hype thus far, and now the Dubs are considering moving him ahead of the Feb. 9 trade deadline.

According to Ric Bucher of Fox Sports, the Warriors "have indicated in conversations with other teams that the development of third-year center James Wiseman is not aligning with their hopes of squeezing another championship from the core of Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green."

An Eastern Conference general manager also told Bucher that the team's willingness to trade Wiseman is two-fold because "he isn't ready to help them win a title, and they feel they're doing him a disservice because he needs playing time to develop.