The Golden State Warriors have signed rookie center James Wiseman to a contract and rookie guard Nico Mannion to a two-way contract, the team announced today. Per team policy, terms of the agreements were not released.
The Warriors selected Wiseman with the 2nd overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft and Mannion with the 48th overall pick. Wiseman, 19, averaged 19.7 points on 76.9 percent from the field (20-of-26 FG), 10.7 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 23.0 minutes in three games (all starts) during his lone season at the University of Memphis. The 7’1” center was on the 2019-20 preseason watch lists for the Wooden Award, Naismith Trophy, Lute Olson Award, NABC Player of the Year and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award.