金州勇士队中锋詹姆斯·怀斯曼拥有绝对不真实的NBA潜力。在这个联赛中，身高7英尺1英寸，体格健壮，给人留下深刻印象的体育奇迹总会有一席之地。
一看詹姆斯·怀斯曼的巨大身躯和7英尺6的翼展，你就会觉得他是NBA 2k的天才球员。但再加上他可以像一个男人一样跑动一整只脚短，而且还表现出射门的能力，随着他在NBA的进一步发展，你自己就有了完美的上攻前景。
尽管联盟规模越来越小，但近年来，我们看到大量的数字主宰了NBA的格局。丹佛掘金球星尼古拉·乔基奇，今年的最有价值球员，已经重新定义了一个大个子在这个联赛中的地位。MVP亚军、费城76人队的球星乔尔·埃姆比德（Joel Embiid）再次将重返篮下的中锋带入时尚。
我们亲眼目睹了菲尼克斯太阳队的中锋迪安德雷·艾顿，一个伤痕累累的前场明星，用巨大的身体工具，可以将自己的意志强加给整个季后赛。在詹姆斯·怀斯曼身上，如果他能在整个职业生涯中保持健康，勇士队真的会有一些特别的东西。
但看在斯蒂芬·库里的份上，他们最好别有任何发现的计划。尽管詹姆斯·怀斯曼闪现了所有的希望，无论他在巅峰时期有多么出色，金州勇士必须在机会来临时尽快将他交易。这就是原因。
在常规赛期间，关于勒布朗·詹姆斯如何违抗父辈时代的传言不绝于耳。这位洛杉矶湖人队球星在他36岁的赛季里发挥出了极高的水平。不过，尽管詹姆斯看起来还是不如他最优秀的自己，斯蒂芬·库里在33岁的时候也许是他有史以来表现最好的。也许这是因为事实上，咖喱从来不是令人难以置信的运动或身体优势，而是技能和精英射击。但这位勇士球星看上去比以往任何时候都要好——这是交易詹姆斯·怀斯曼的关键所在。
因为尽管怀斯曼可能会变得伟大，但他的价值现在更多的是理论上的，而不是有形的。这一事实不容争辩。有人会说他可以成为勇士们未来的桥梁。怀斯曼，乔丹普尔，和他们即将到来的明尼苏达森林狼队彩票选择可能是下一代人才在海湾地区一次斯蒂芬和公司挂了。
不过，虽然这是一种更为务实的操作方式，但留给未来一些资产，以避免重回地球，对斯蒂芬·库里来说是一种伤害。当然，随着健康的克莱·汤普森回归，又是一个MVP级别的赛季。从咖喱，配音仍有可能运行在一个标题。但鉴于汤普森已经两年多没有上过法庭，这看起来越来越不确定了。虽然库里看起来像是2021年世界上最好的球员，但他的最终衰落可能是在一个时刻的通知。
金州勇士的头衔窗口是现在还是永远。不像其他球队的窗口由明星球员的合同保证来决定，这一个取决于他们的明星避免衰退，受伤，或两者兼而有之。这是一个沙漏，沙子在慢慢地滴落，每年都有可能成为德雷蒙德·格林无法继续保持生产力的一年，或者克莱·汤普森*敲打木头*再次受伤，甚至斯蒂芬·库里（Stephen Curry）最终显示出一些死亡的时候。
确切的交易可能还不清楚。但正如我们每个赛季都看到的那样，总有一个心怀不满的明星希望找到一个完美的机会赢得总冠军。卡维莱纳德的交易在2019年为多伦多猛龙队赢得了冠军。安东尼戴维斯的交易在2020年为湖人队赢得了冠军。詹姆斯哈登的巨幅转会到布鲁克林网队很可能是他们今年赢得冠军的决定性交易。怀斯曼是一块能让他们成为明星的棋子。
5月24日，就在斯蒂芬·库里和勇士队被孟菲斯灰熊队淘汰出局的几天后，金州总经理鲍勃·迈尔斯向媒体讲述了球队的未来。他强调的一个关键点是詹姆斯·怀斯曼有希望在下个赛季和以后为他们发挥不可或缺的作用。但就连迈尔斯的话也描绘了詹姆斯·怀斯曼的未来价值。
斯蒂芬·库里把金州勇士队放在了地图上，把他们变成了NBA的一个大帐篷。几十年后，播音员们将记住球队在20世纪10年代统治联盟长达5年的最好时光。库里是我们见过的最激动人心的职业之一，他让他们破产，即使这意味着要牺牲自己的未来。毕竟，他给了他们一个值得回忆的过去。
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Warriors would be disrespecting Stephen Curry if they don’t trade James Wiseman
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Golden State Warriors center James Wiseman has absolutely unreal NBA potential. There will always be a place in this league for athletic marvels that are 7-foot-1 and are built as physically impressive as he is.
One look at James Wiseman’s sheer size and condor-like 7-foot-6 wingspan and you’d think he was some kid’s Create-a-Player on NBA 2k. But add to that the fact that he can run the floor like a man one entire foot shorter and also displays a shooting stroke that could translate as he develops further in the NBA and you have yourself the perfect high upside prospect.
Despite the league growing smaller and smaller, we’ve seen massive figures dominate the NBA landscape in recent years. Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic, this year’s MVP, has redefined what a big man could be in this league. MVP runner-up and Philadelphia 76ers franchise star Joel Embiid has brought the back-to-the-basket center into vogue once more.
We’re seeing first hand with Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton how a bruising frontcourt star with immense physical tools can impose his will and impact an entire playoff series. In James Wiseman, the Warriors could truly have something special if he can manage to stay healthy throughout his career.
But for Stephen Curry’s sake, they better not have any plans of finding out. Despite all the promise James Wiseman has flashed and no matter how good he can be in his prime, the Golden State Warriors must trade him as soon as an opportunity presents itself. Here’s why.
There was a ton of buzz during the regular season about how LeBron James was defying father time. The Los Angeles Lakers star was playing at an extremely high level in his age-36 season. But while James still looked like a lesser version of his prime self, Stephen Curry perhaps looked the best he’s ever played at 33 years of age. Perhaps it’s due to the fact that Curry was never about incredible athleticism or physical dominance, but rather skill and elite shooting. But the Warriors star has looked better than he’s ever been – the crux in the argument to trade James Wiseman.
For as great as Wiseman could become, his value is more theoretical right now than it is tangible. That fact is not up for debate. Some would argue that he could serve as the bridge for the Warriors’ future. Wiseman, Jordan Poole, and their incoming Minnesota Timberwolves lottery pick could be the next generation of talent in the Bay area for once Steph and Co. hang it up.
But while that’s the more pragmatic way to operate, leaving some assets for the future to avoid crashing back down to earth would be a disservice to Stephen Curry. Sure, with a healthy Klay Thompson returning and another MVP-caliber season. from Curry, the Dubs could potentially still make a run at a title. But that looks more and more uncertain, given the fact that Thompson hasn’t taken the court in over two years. And while Curry has looked like the best player on the planet in 2021, his eventual decline could come at a moment’s notice.
The Golden State Warriors’ title window is now or never. Unlike other teams with a window determined by contract guarantees on their star players, this one hinges on their stars staving off decline, injury, or both. It’s an hourglass with the sand slowly dripping away, with every year potentially being the one where Draymond Green can no longer stay productive, or Klay Thompson *knocks on wood* gets injured again, or even when Stephen Curry finally shows some mortality.
The exact trade may not be evident just yet. But as we’ve seen every season, there’s always a disgruntled star that’s looking to find the perfect opportunity to win a championship. The Kawhi Leonard trade swung the title for the Toronto Raptors in 2019. The Anthony Davis trade did it for the Lakers in 2020. James Harden’s blockbuster move to the Brooklyn Nets could very well be the defining deal that wins them the title this year. Wiseman is the piece that could net them that star.
On May 24, just a few days after Stephen Curry and the Warriors were bounced out of the play-in tournament by the Memphis Grizzlies, Golden State GM Bob Myers addressed the media on the future of the franchise. One key point he emphasized was the integral role James Wiseman can hopefully play for them next season and beyond. But even Myers’ words paint a picture of future value over present with James Wiseman.
Stephen Curry put the Golden State Warriors on the map and turned them into a marquee franchise in the NBA. Decades from now, announcers will be remembering the team’s best years when they dominated the league for half a decade in the 2010s. With Curry on the tail-end of one of the most electrifying careers we’ve ever seen, they owe it to him to go for broke, even if it means sacrificing their future to do it. After all, he’s given them a past worth remembering.
