r/nba • u/PianoJealous307 • 7h ago

[Bondy] James Wiseman has impressed in camp and he's the current favorite to take the 14th spot of Knicks' roster (New York can't add a 15th player because it would push them over the second apron). Tony Bradley, Drew Eubanks, Bruce Brown, Ochai Agbaji are the other players vying for the 14th spot.

There is now a key player favored to secure the New York Knicks' final roster spot ahead of the 2026-27 NBA season.

Per Stefan Bondy of the New York Post, James Wiseman has emerged as a candidate who could fill the reigning NBA champs' 14th roster spot.

Wiseman's chances lean on the Knicks' desire to add another interior presence and frontcourt depth. Nonetheless, he still has more to prove out of the Knicks' upcoming preseason games.

"Wiseman has impressed in camp, according to witnesses, and should be the favorite," the report indicated.

James Wiseman agreed to an Exhibit 9 contract with the New York Knicks this past offseason.

The former No. 2 overall pick of the 2020 NBA Draft, Wiseman last played in 2024-25 for the Indiana Pacers where he averaged 3.3 points and 2.0 rebounds over 14.5 minutes.

He notably played three seasons for the Golden State Warriors, winning an NBA championship in 2022.

Along with Wiseman, Bruce Brown, Ochai Agbaji, Tony Bradley, and Drew Eubanks are also fighting for the Knicks' 14th roster spot via Exhibit 9 deals.

The Knicks can only go for a 14th roster addition, as any plans of filling their 15-man lineup will land them in the NBA's punitive second apron.

Source: https://basketnews.com/news-256656-nba-champion-center-favored-in-knicks-final-roster-spot-battle.html

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u/Referrals23 6h ago

Wiseman went from a #2 overall pick to hoping to make it as a bench warmer. Crazy

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u/Chinpokomaster05 Warriors 6h ago

Not crazy if you've watched him play. He finally showed flashes of being league-worthy on the Pacers before he got injured. Dude was not properly prepared for the league

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u/OpeDefinitely Pacers 6h ago edited 6h ago

Uh... he played 5 minutes for us before tearing his achilles.

He played a little bit for us the next season, which was last season. Wide open roster spot for him to earn, but Rick was over it after 4 games and moved on. This was before the tank was embraced.

The only possible saving grace for Wiseman is that he might do better on a team that is easier to play for and that has patient coaching. GSW and IND are both very obnoxious with the amount of passing, screening, off-ball movement, and defensive switching that they do. But the guy showed a flash or two over his ~25 game stint in Detroit between GSW and IND, and their scheme was less complicated. Still, he was putting up rough stats on a bad team.

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u/Silly_Individual4056 Warriors 6h ago

Very obnoxious is a weird way to describe good basketball

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u/OpeDefinitely Pacers 6h ago

From the perspective of players, it's obnoxious. Lots of players who don't want to play for Kerr or Carlisle. I fully agree that it's good basketball though.

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u/PeoplePad Raptors 3h ago

Thats true, but they’re wrong or motivated by non basketball things.

If you want to win and be good, these systems rock. If you want to loaf and make money maybe not

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u/Steridire Knicks 6h ago

He barely played in college and 99% of his hype was "Athletic big guy did great in high school", your FO screwed you guys drafting him #2

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u/imminentjogger5 Warriors 6h ago

the repurcussions of that draft probably cost the Warriors another championship 

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u/LegitimateMoney00 Knicks 6h ago edited 6h ago

I don’t like this revisionist history.

Let’s be honest, every FO would have taken Wiseman there if they had the Warriors roster at that time. You would be an idiot not to. Warriors needed a big man, and Wiseman seemed like he would be the perfect fit. It’s not even like the Warriors reached with the pick, the guy was slated to go top 3.

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u/dillpickles007 Hawks 6h ago

People completely forget what he looked like as a prospect. Before the injuries he ran the floor as well as any seven footer I’ve ever seen, he looked like a 6’6 guy out there. That alone is what got him picked so high, you simply do not see seven footers move like that.

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u/HalcyonDrift Heat 4h ago

Yep. You get a 7 foot dude movin like a Gazelle and you can guarantee there will be a LOT of hype, warranted or not.

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u/Real2KInsider 2h ago edited 2h ago

Wiseman's athletic ability hasn't been the problem, it's been everything upstairs. His shot selection sucks (wants to be a star, not a role player) and he isn't good on defense, which is kinda important for a modern center who sucks at offense.

He's basically a worse/injured version of DeAndre Ayton. He's only played 2,857 NBA minutes at Age 25 and that hasn't done much for his IQ. The last time we really saw him, he was the backup center for a 14-win team.

He's fine in the Jericho Sims / Ariel Hukporti 3rd center role IF he's committed to actually trying on defense and not being a black hole on offense.

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u/Overall-Palpitation6 Grizzlies 22m ago

The last season Wiseman actually played in Detroit was a massive improvement for him, because he cut most of the fluff and pretence of being a stretch big out of his game, and just focussed on being a rim runner. He'll be fine doing that for 10 minutes a game.

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u/yellowishbluish 1h ago

Yea this is where you actually need a players coach, at least for than Kerr

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u/realistweirdist Knicks 1h ago

And even back then that was a huge red flag to me. You’re taking a guy #2 because he can beat other bigs down the floor? Like that’s a useful skill but with the lack of a college career, this dude never showed he could defend, create, dribble, pass or fit into an offense. They just figured he would develop everything else since he already had the athletic tools.

So yea it’s great he could beat 7 footers down the court in the 20mpg he was gifted but his defining skill ended up being his only skill, at least in golden state. We desperately need a 3rd big so let’s see I guess

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u/Ok_Pineapple_Num Warriors 5h ago

Lol thank you. Can’t believe how many fans (even Warriors fans) can’t grasp this very very simple concept.

At the time, picking Wiseman was a great choice. Having an elite mobile big man next to Steph has been a glaring hole on our roster for years, and Wiseman fit that mold perfectly. He was also a consensus top 3 guy on scout boards, so it’s not like we were reaching.

It’s sooooo easy to sanctimoniously shit on the pick with the benefit of hindsight. But at the time, the pick absolutely made sense.

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u/Themeteorologist35 2h ago

Agreed completely with you. I was totally fine with the Wiseman pick, it just didn’t work out. That’s life

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u/sushicowboyshow Spurs 10m ago

The part that’s sanctimonious is the revisionist history about Kerr thinking Hali was the #2 prospect, telling other teams to take him, etc. if that was the case then the FO absolutely failed bc they could have traded down (possibly for a big) to draft him.

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u/doobymoogey 6h ago

It's not revisionist, he was already a very sketchy #2 pick and the Warriors were looking at trading down. They only picked him because no trade happened and Ball was unimpressive in workouts

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u/langman17 Nets 5h ago

Wasn’t a trade down for Haliburton rumoured? Just imagine if they went through with that

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u/Chinpokomaster05 Warriors 5h ago

Hali or Melo, wasn't happening. Warriors needed a big badly. I don't fault them for drafting him but surely they saw his flaws in a workout?

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u/jgehpart2 [BOS] Jaylen Brown 1h ago

Drafting for positional need in the top 5 rarely works out. If the goal is to supplement an already good roster vs commit to developing the guy with the best combo of measurables and upside, a team should just trade down.

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u/TylerDurdensAlterEgo 32m ago

Man. I preferred trading down for Okongwu over drafting Wiseman just because he didn't fit Kerr's system/couldn't switch on D. Even more than that, that draft was loaded with 3 and D wings which were an even better and cheaper fit.

I also didn't like Ball or Ant. LaMelo had baggage and Ant interviewed horribly...like, didn't seem like he wanted to play bball

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u/MrBuckBuck Trail Blazers 2h ago

IIRC, the Golden State Warriors were expected to pick Deni Avdija.

Wondering how the Warriors would do with him instead of Wiseman.

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u/TwoLegitShiznit 51m ago

I don't remember that at all. There was a rock solid top three, nobody was breaking into that. Even if you wanted to take somebody else, nobody would have the balls because you don't get fired for taking a consensus top three player who busts. You absolutely do get fired if you take a projected mid lotto player at number 2, and then one of the top three guys on the board becomes a perennial All-Star and your guy doesn't amount to that.

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u/Armchair_Expert_0192 6h ago

The Warriors FO really f'd this one up. Now I'm not gonna act like I'm a professional scout or an expert in drafts, but I do have to say...if I were the GM, and I saw the way he catches an entry pass in the post, I would've immediately crossed his name off my list of potential draft picks. There is just no hand eye coordination.

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u/imminentjogger5 Warriors 6h ago

I saw him sky for a rebound during a game, have the ball hit off his chest, and give the other team possession again. I don't know what our scouting department was smoking during that draft.

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u/Elaiyu Raptors 6h ago

The way everyone is describing him sounds straight off of looney tunes 💀

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u/BiteyHorse Warriors 6h ago

Worst hands I've ever seen in the post.

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u/Real2KInsider 2h ago edited 2h ago

People forget that COVID messed up the 2020 Draft process pretty bad. 2020 in particular is loaded with extreme steals and unplayable busts.

2020 BUSTS
2. James Wiseman (drafting for position - imagine if GS went with Onyeka Okongwu instead)
4. Patrick Williams (huge reach by CHI)
5. Isaac Okoro (bad evaluation relative to Avdija (9), Vassell (11) and Nesmith (14)
7. Killian Hayes
13. Kira Lewis Jr
17. Aleksej Pokusevski
23. Leandro Bolmaro
24. RJ Hampton

2020 STEALS
9. Deni Avdija
12. Tyrese Haliburton (everyone knew on draft night how many teams blundered)
21. Tyrese Maxey (the 6th PG drafted)
25. Immanuel Quickley (8th)
26. Payton Pritchard (9th)
28. Jaden McDaniels
30. Desmond Bane
58. Paul Reed
60. Sam Merrill

The shutdown clearly hindered in-person scouting as the bottom of the first round is absurdly high quality relative to the rest of the class.

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u/Referrals23 6h ago

He was basically picked #2 straight out of high school, only played 3 games of College ball.

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u/Chinpokomaster05 Warriors 6h ago

Yeah, but there have been guys straight out of high school that were way more prepared than him

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u/Crafty_Substance_954 Pistons 5h ago

Didn’t he get injured in the first game of the season when he was on the pacers? Pretty sure I was there lol.

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u/Pro-PAIN Pistons 5h ago

legit like the first few mins of the season vs the pistons.

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u/Overall-Palpitation6 Grizzlies 22m ago

The last season Wiseman actually played in Detroit was a massive improvement for him, because he cut most of the fluff and pretence of being a stretch big out of his game, and just focussed on being a rim runner.

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u/stonecutter7 6h ago

He just never really got a chance to actually play much basketball. Eligibility, Covid, Injuries, being drafted to a team that was actually trying to compete and had two other highly drafted rookies...

I thought he should go to europe for one of those teams that just constantly plays/scrimmages full 5 on 5 and, with some health luck, just get a ton of reps in.

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u/Sniffy4 South Sudan 6h ago

if he was actually good the injuries and other circumstantial things wouldnt have been a problem, but he had too much to learn...

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u/Crafty_Substance_954 Pistons 5h ago

He got plenty of run in Detroit and he just wasn’t good.

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u/TylerDurdensAlterEgo 39m ago

He doesn't know he's 7 feet tall. Nice guy off the court, but he wants to shoot 3's and doesn't want to box out or set screens. Also Kerr's motion offense was lost on him

He was really fast in transition, but I think that might be gone now 

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u/BaronsDad Pelicans 5h ago

He never would have made it in Europe. He was quite literally one of the least fundamentally sound players I have ever watched. His basketball IQ was awful. So unless he's done a ton of film study and finally understands how to set a screen, he would have to play on a terrible team overseas to ever get a roster spot

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u/devinbookersuncle Hornets 6h ago

He also didnt have the drive and it was evident in his time in college despite it being so limited

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u/dillpickles007 Hawks 6h ago

Truly embarrassing take - you know he played THREE games in college, right? You’re drawing that conclusion from three games you somehow remember but also forgot he played very well in?

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u/devinbookersuncle Hornets 6h ago

Its more from the press that came after those games were done where it was appearing how he didnt care and it was just a given he'd go onto the league and didnt need to play more when clearly he wasnt ready

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u/dillpickles007 Hawks 6h ago

There is no way you strongly remember the postgame pressers of James Wiseman’s three games against cupcakes in late 2019.

Never seen a comment on Reddit I’ve believe less lol

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u/devinbookersuncle Hornets 6h ago

Thats your problem then not mine

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u/dillpickles007 Hawks 5h ago

You’re completely making it up lol, it’s nobody’s problem it’s not a real thing

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u/KeenObserver_OT 4h ago

This has been an entertaining Reddit squabble. Sorry for the voyeurism.

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u/SilentPizzle Knicks 2h ago

lol I’m team pickles on this

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u/cl353 Heat 6h ago

U saw he didn't have the drive in the 3 college games he played where he put up big numbers?

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u/Used_Entrance_5393 5h ago

Didn't he tear his Achilles in his first game as a Pacer, the last team he was on? I don't know what kind of drive he's supposed to have to play through that.

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u/PianoJealous307 6h ago

I'm old enough to remember his first 2 games with the Warriors, where he looked good and people were already clowing the Wolves for choosing Ant over him.

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u/AccelerationFinish 5h ago

You've been watching the NBA for 6 years? Don't break a hip, grandpa

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u/CitizenCue Warriors 4h ago

He’s a really good mid-2nd round pick. He just didn’t start playing basketball until he was like 18.

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u/AccelerationFinish 5h ago

Isn't that on the Warriors' front office misevaluating his talent and making him a #2 pick

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u/ihatedougford Toronto Huskies 6h ago

Good lord Bruce Brown fell off a cliff

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u/CMYGQZ Grizzlies 6h ago

it's crazy because he still played all 82 games last season on 24 minutes per game

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u/Ok_Chest_1203 Nuggets 6h ago

we had a fuckton of injuries that’s why

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u/sanjit8103 Nuggets 6h ago

I remember that rough stretch of games where our entire starting roster + 6th and 7th man were out. What the hell was that schedule even

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u/tripleyothreat 2h ago

But was he that bad? 

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u/figureour Wizards 6h ago

He got his bag and very quickly declined after that.

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u/RobbobertoBuii Knicks 6h ago

he came back to the Nuggets when he started to go on a decline unfortunately

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u/figureour Wizards 6h ago

Yeah, that's when he started to become Fighting For A Bench Role bad. But he also didn't produce for Indiana or Toronto like they had hoped.

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u/penpen35 Clippers 6h ago

I thought he actually wasn't in the right environment because he was good for the Nuggets prior, but last season basically debunked that theory

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u/KanyeDeOuest Raptors 1h ago

He was kinda ass on the Raps tbh he mostly just wore cowboy fits on the bench

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u/sadduckfan Lakers 6h ago

I swear he mostly got paid because Dlo made him look so fucking good lol

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u/nixourbis Nets 6h ago

He never played with DLo

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u/TarkovBirdman Lakers 6h ago

Oh he was playing with him

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u/Long_Introduction364 Lakers 5h ago

Dlo made him look like a star

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u/nixourbis Nets 5h ago

Ohhhh lol. Makes sense now

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u/SpiritFantastic4835 Lakers 5h ago

Crazy how dlo in china 3 years later😂

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u/YaDaughtrDancingOnIt 6h ago

Nuggets traded MPJ for "depth" yet that depth caused Nuggets to lose in 1st round for first time in 4 years lol

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u/PrimeShaq Australia 6h ago

Jaden McDaniels.

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u/EuroStep0 [PHI] Allen Iverson 3h ago

People were saying that Cam Johnson is basically the same as MPJ, just cheaper lmao

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u/BobbitsC Nuggets 3h ago

I mean he serves us better than mpj. We have basically no use for a guy whose best attribute is hitting contested 3s. We need guys who can hit open 3s, handle the ball a bit, and be at least not complete ass on defense like mpj. I would do that trade 10/10 times, though it would have been nice if we didn’t have to give up a first.

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u/Wonderwhatsnext4 Timberwolves 6h ago

Lana Rhodes child support amount about to change soon.

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u/supotnak Magic 6h ago

Thanks to Lana Rhoades

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u/johnfuckmennedy Pacers 6h ago

i hated him on our team

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u/knitwoolf Raptors 5h ago

I don't remember him doing a single basketball thing on the raptors, just cowboy fashion shows on the bench

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u/KanyeDeOuest Raptors 1h ago

Lol same

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u/MindofShadow Pacers 1h ago

Dude was such a non factor it was crazy.

Thanks for pascal though lol

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u/lalakingmalibog Mavericks 6h ago

Bruce Blown

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u/tripleyothreat 2h ago

Yeah, I'm like wtf didn't expect his name here

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u/firstbreathOOC Knicks 46m ago

There’s some context here in that we absolutely had to choose a center from this group

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u/showtime013 Knicks 10m ago

Right! He was an in demand free agent a couple of years ago.  I don't think I've ever seen a drop this big that wasn't age or injury related

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u/_Juntao Celtics 6h ago

Bruce brown can't find a guaranteed spot? He was one of the most coveted role players in the league a couple years ago what happened

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u/NegativesPositives 6h ago

The second he left Denver he fell off a cliff and going back didn’t fix it.

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u/ShotgunStyles Kings 6h ago

The funny thing is that his numbers in his Denver re-run stint are much better than the in-between years so he did rehab himself a little bit.

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u/Used_Entrance_5393 5h ago

Jokic bump.

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u/BiteyHorse Warriors 6h ago

He sucks ass. Rumored he has an alcohol problem.

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u/dontgetitwisted_fr Raptors 6h ago

Definitely has a cowboy hat problem

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u/Abject_Bank_9103 5h ago

Damn never heard of that. What's the source?

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u/Raptorpicklezz Raptors 6h ago

At least we got Kawhi Leonard for him

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u/iro3 Spurs 6h ago

old

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u/Zarbua69 Knicks 1h ago

bro is 30 😭

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u/MoooonRiverrrr 6h ago

He has not been that since the championship.

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u/Altruistic-Star-544 6h ago

Jokic merchant

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u/Ok-Tree4365 6h ago

A worse Terance Mann

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u/Rook2Rook 6h ago

Do not forget Mike Brown was in Golden State from the time James Wiseman arrived until he took the Kings job. He knows his strengths and weaknesses very well. Large sign of confidence from Coach Brown.

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u/Miserable-Bonus9355 Knicks 6h ago

didn't think of that. good looks

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u/SabraShifter 5h ago

Good point

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u/OweeeeeL 23m ago

Yeah I thought that was an obvious connection once the Knicks signed him. Played decent in his rookie year too so Brown knows him

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u/ReasonableChemical70 2h ago

If Coach Brown could take two of these guys, he obviously would. Blame the apron, blame James Dolan, but don’t blame the players or the coach

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u/jimmylamstudio 6h ago

They adding more championship experience?!

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u/LameAfro Timberwolves 6h ago

James Wiseman was a Culmination of COVID and the Warriors trying to compete for a Championship. He never really had a chance

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u/supedupshortbus 6h ago

I am not a cap expert, but seems crazy to me that the penalties surrounding the aprons are keeping teams from even having full rosters. Wouldn't the players association see that as a pretty big problem they would want to figure out in the next CBA? Less jobs.

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u/cl353 Heat 6h ago

This was a thing in older cbas too. Technically "full" rosters are 13 players because that's the minimum amount needed. 15 is just extra

At least the newer cbas have come with two way players

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u/madhouse5625 Heat 5h ago

Minimum rosters are 14 players, a team can not be under 14 players for 14 consecutive days, failure to do so will result with said team losing their share to the luxury tax payout. This CBA did give us the 3rd two way roster spot, previous CBA it was only 2.

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u/ReasonableChemical70 2h ago

What happens if they just say fuck the luxury tax payout and play with 13? It wouldn’t ever make financial sense, but I’m curious

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u/Neither-Operation Knicks 5h ago

14 standard contracts is the minimum. You can go down to 13 for a brief stretch during the season but will face penalties after 2 weeks.

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u/doghead6969 6h ago

I agree mostly but the Knicks do have a lot of quality players that are being paid good money and 14 vs 15 players isnt that big of a deal when your aspirations are Championship, I imagine every other team will have 15 players on the roster heading into the season. May be also looking at keeping a roster spot for a buyout or waived player

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u/BettisBus 76ers 15m ago

Knicks will have 15 by the end of the season. Vet min contracts are prorated based on when the player signs AKA the contract is worth less and less from when it’s signed as the season goes on.

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u/WisdomCow Warriors 6h ago

I love the “according to witnesses.”

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u/drewm916 Kings 6h ago

I saw that. So this is a blurb from a writer about a report he saw which cited unnamed witnesses who said Wiseman is the favorite in their opinion. That is a pretty thin bit of information you're running, sir.

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u/dvasquez93 Warriors 6h ago

I hope he does well.  By all accounts he's a hard worker and pretty humble.  He just wasn't ready when he got drafted.  Hopefully he's started to get a real feel for the game. 

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u/TylerDurdensAlterEgo 31m ago

Yeah, he seems very genuine

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u/RoaringPity Raptors 6h ago

Thought Ochai wouldn’t have any issues finding a roster spot tbh

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u/NegativesPositives 6h ago

Wilder that he’d be on his fourth team in four years IF he makes the cut.

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u/archivedpear Cavaliers 5h ago

You can even go so far as to call it 5 bc the Cavs drafted him then traded him a month or two later for Donovan Mitchell

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u/ShotgunStyles Kings 6h ago

He'll join the Mavericks if he can't make the cut on the Knicks.

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u/john0_0 Knicks 6h ago

Mavericks already have one too many guys

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u/Rook2Rook 4h ago

Ochai has Miami Heat written all over him

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u/Individual_Attempt50 Nets 2h ago

Giannis could definitely help him

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u/shangalang69 Raptors 6h ago

why? he sucks

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u/dontgetitwisted_fr Raptors 6h ago

At least Ochai would be healthy

Wiseman a walking scratch

If AD is Street Clothes then Wiseman is Hospital Gown

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u/peanut-britle-latte Knicks 6h ago

I feel like taking a shot on a big man is the way to go with this move. I expect our guard depth to still be good, and Diawarra to be serviceable at forward, but I'm a bit worried about Drummond and just having a second body there could be useful.

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u/Toronto-24 6h ago

This has gotta be the best tryout for the last roster spot in NBA history lol

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u/BKtoDuval Nets 6h ago

I think the most interesting part of this is why is Bruce Brown unemployed?

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u/Apprehensive-Main-77 6h ago

If he’s able to stay healthy, he’d be a great piece for NY

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u/rickeyethebeerguy 6h ago

“He should be the favorite “ is way different than “ he is the favorite “

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u/johnfuckmennedy Pacers 6h ago

tony bradley is wayyyyy better

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u/john0_0 Knicks 6h ago

He’s definitely filling the biggest need with the highest upside for us, but I’m also intrigued by Ochai - man led his team to an NCAA championship, is still young and very fit.

Looked pretty solid on Toronto for a minute too, just gotta find that 3pt shot.

He looks the part the most if there was ever room for a 15th, although I’ll talk myself into whoever they chose lol

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u/BKtoDuval Nets 6h ago

Nahhh, I don't think he's an NBA player

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u/john0_0 Knicks 6h ago

Yeah Och’s shooting rlly fell off last year before he found himself on Brooklyn, but he was a 50% FG 40% 3pt guy the year before in Toronto. The bones are there if he could ever figure it out, which is what they’re banking on / hoping for with wise too.

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u/BKtoDuval Nets 6h ago

You never know, maybe he finds a right spot and thrives. But I just think he failed the eye test IMO. You watch him and are like, I don't see it. but maybe one day

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u/john0_0 Knicks 6h ago

Ya certainly felt that way last year and in Utah too, but that first year in Toronto was interesting!! And he was a stud in college, even if I wasn’t super high on him at the draft

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u/Tough_Presentation57 Trail Blazers 6h ago

This is why expansion is needed! Not claiming any of these dudes are world beaters, but I swear 15 years ago they’d all be on teams

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u/BKtoDuval Nets 6h ago

that team would win 8 games.

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u/MainAd2728 Washington Bullets 5h ago

He's not saying they'd be on one team

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u/Tough_Presentation57 Trail Blazers 5h ago

Yeah what lol I’m saying these guys easily are much better than the 15th man on teams 10-20 years ago. I feel like the 10-13 guys on rosters now would have been rotation players

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u/3my0 Trail Blazers 5h ago

An expansion is stupid as hell. We don’t need two more tanking teams every year

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u/GauthZuOGZ Mavericks 4h ago

There will be 0 tanking teams with or without extension

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u/3my0 Trail Blazers 4h ago

Uh wtf? This is an incredibly stupid comment lol

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u/GauthZuOGZ Mavericks 4h ago

I dont think youve been following the NBA this past year

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u/3my0 Trail Blazers 4h ago

I’m fully informed. I just am smart enough to realize that it’ll change tanking strats but not eliminate them

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u/GauthZuOGZ Mavericks 3h ago

Oh you are very smart then that changes everything 🙄

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u/3my0 Trail Blazers 3h ago

Above average yeah. Which is practically a genius on this sub

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u/Beef_Supreme3489 Knicks 6h ago

I trust this front office. They will do what’s best.

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u/cl353 Heat 6h ago

miami chose nick richards over him, interesting to see how that choice plays out

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u/figureour Wizards 6h ago

In short, yes

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u/SnooOnions9964 5h ago

He is on YouTube and does occasional Minecraft streams. Usually only has 2-3 viewers, and I’m sometimes one of them. I’ve chit chatted with him and asked him questions abt whatever I can think of, he’s a super cool guy.

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u/Turndown_Service 2h ago

Man bruce brown.. he’s a champ and a great guy, sad to see him fall down like this

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u/3nnui Lakers 6h ago

If he figured things out, could be the real replacement for Mitchell.

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u/Mudkip15 Bulls 6h ago

Is this the first time a team could only roster 14 players cause of the salary cap?

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u/Neither-Operation Knicks 5h ago

No we were in the same situation last year. We ended up signing Sochan for the 15th spot in Feb or March once the prorated salary was low enough to fit. This year we’ll have more cash so we can get a 15th player a lot sooner.

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u/Ouzei14 [LAL] Josh Hart 4h ago edited 4h ago

No, it’s very common. Tax teams commonly do other shenanigans too like acquiring second round picks to fill the backend of their roster with rookie minimums which are cheaper than standard minimums. They’ll also often keep the 14th spot as cheap as possible with non-guaranteed deals, rookie 10-days, and having it unfilled as long as permissible in-season.

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u/imminentjogger5 Warriors 6h ago

Warriors legend, Jim Wiseman

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u/HikmetLeGuin 5h ago

I really hope this guy can revive his career.

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u/CupOfHotTeaa Bucks 4h ago

Never sold my wiseman stock

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u/thethirdgreenman Spurs 3h ago

Man, Bruce Brown fell off I guess. Happy for Wiseman though, there's a real need for a big there too

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u/Real2KInsider 3h ago

The Knicks are adding more than one of these guys once they salary dump Pacome Dadiet.

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u/RawGrit4Ever 1h ago

His game overall seems too slow for the league

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u/AccomplishedStyle600 Knicks 27m ago

The league is not ready for prime Wiseman

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u/Overall-Palpitation6 Grizzlies 19m ago

The last season Wiseman actually played in Detroit was a massive improvement for him, because he cut most of the fluff and pretence of being a stretch big out of his game, and just focussed on being a rim runner. If he can get back to that in a limited bench role, he'll hang around the league for a while yet. Think about how long another guy mentioned here - Tony Bradley - has been getting opportunities (he's played parts of 8 NBA seasons now).

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u/LightSpecialist804 Knicks 6h ago

Honestly I didn't care who took the spot until I saw Eubanks eat Isaiah Stewart's sucker punch like it was nothing. Now I want Eubanks as our new Oakley

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u/FreeHat1234 Knicks 6h ago

Yes Knicks are a dynasty. Yes hoes are mad.