Usually, when a player is picked second overall in the NBA Draft, he is expected to come in and be the face of the franchise. Of course, the teams that wind up picking No. 2 are usually at the bottom of the NBA’s pecking order, which isn’t the case with the Golden State Warriors.
The Dubs took Memphis product James Wiseman second in the 2020 NBA Draft, but the organization wants to get back into the playoffs after using the 2019-20 season as a reset. Golden State went an NBA-worst 15-50, which enabled it to select the highly-regarded center high up in the draft.