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The Golden State Warriors might regret picking James Wiseman over LaMelo Ball in the 2020 draft, but they aren’t surprised Ball has been successful in the NBA.
Warriors general manager Bob Myers discussed the thought process on The Ryen Russillo Podcast (h/t John Tan of Clutch Points):
“We targeted James [Wiseman], obviously we took him in front of LaMelo [Ball]. We debate everything…we’re pretty debate-oriented. It’s not just me in a room saying, ‘This is what we’re doing’ and then I shut the door. We hashed out the whole thing as far as what we thought.
“We ended up ranking it the way we did. We watched LaMelo; he had a great workout when we saw him. We knew he would be a really good player, but we ended up putting James in front of him.”
Wiseman, who was selected No. 2 overall in 2020, has yet to play in 2021-22 as he recovers from a knee injury. He appeared in 39 games as a rookie, averaging 11.5 points and 5.8 rebounds.
Ball, the third pick of the draft to the Charlotte Hornets, won the Rookie of the Year award last year and has been a star in his second season. Through 25 games in 2021-22, the guard is averaging 20.3 points, 8.1 assists and 7.6 rebounds.
This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.
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