James Wiseman

• Led Warriors to a 96-87 win over Washington at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan with a game high 20 points and game-high-tying nine rebounds to go along with one assist and one block in 24 minutes off the bench.
• Won first NBA title, but missed the entire 2021-22 season due to rehabilitation following surgery to repair a right meniscal tear.
• Appeared in three games with the Santa Cruz Warriors early March, averaging 17.3 points and 9.7 rebounds, but experienced swelling in his right knee.
• Has missed a total of 115 games dating back to last season (33 games in 2020-21 and 82 this season). Out due to right knee injury recovery. Has not played in a regular season NBA game since 4/10/21 vs. Houston when he suffered the injury.
• Underwent surgery to repair a right meniscal tear on April 15, 2021.
• In 2020-21, appeared in 39 games (27 starts), averaging 11.5 points (519 FG%, .316 3P%, .628 FT%), 5.8 rebounds, 0.92 blocks in 21.4 minutes per game as a rookie.
• Among rookies, ranked third in rebounding (5.8 rpg), sixth in scoring (11.5 ppg), third in field goal percentage (.519 FG%) and fourth in blocks (0.92 bpg).
• Scored in double figures in 24 games, 20 or more in two games.
• Grabbed 10 or more rebounds in three games.
• Has three career double-doubles.
• On 4/15, underwent successful surgery to repair a right meniscal tear. The surgery was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles… Wiseman missed the remainder of the 2020-21 season.
• Had 12 multiple block games, most in a single season for a Warriors rookie since Festus Ezeli had 18 in 2012-13.
• Named to 2021 NBA Rising Stars U.S. Team, along with teammate Mychal Mulder (World Team).
• On 12/22 at Brooklyn, became the youngest player (19 years, 266 days old) to start an opening game for the Warriors since starting lineups were first tracked in
1970-71 (prev. Joe Smith, 20 years, 100 days, on 11/3/95 at Houston, per the Elias Sports Bureau… Is the first rookie to start the opener for the Warriors since Harrison Barnes (2012) and the first to start at center since Todd Fuller (1996)… Had 19 points, six rebounds, two steals in 24 minutes in his debut.
• On 12/25 at Milwaukee, made second career start, fourth-youngest player in NBA history to make a Christmas Day start behind LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kevin Knox… Scored 18 points – Totaled 37 points in first two career games, second-highest point total in the first two games for a Warriors player in their West Coast Era, trailing only Rick Barry (42 points in 1965).
• Selected by the Golden State Warriors as an early entry candidate in the first round (second overall) of the 2020 NBA Draft.
• Attended Stephen Curry’s 5th Annual SC30 Select Camp in 2018 in the Bay Area along with fellow draft pick Nico Mannion.
• Speaks Mandarin after studying it in high school.
• Played one season at the University of Memphis, appearing in three games (all starts), averaging 19.7 points (.769 FG%, 704 FT%), 10.7 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 3.00 blocks in 23.0 minutes per game.