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James Wiseman will go to G-League, where he'll play for the Santa Cruz Warriors to get extended minutes and more playing time, the Warriors head coach Steve Kerr confirmed.

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Golden State Warriors center James Wiseman will go to G-League, head coach Steve Kerr confirmed.

James Wiseman

MIN:13.36PTS:6.82 (60.81%)REB:3.82As:1ST:0.09BL:0.36TO:0.73GM:11ProfileNBA2022/2023

Warriors beat the San Antonio Spurs 132-95, with Wiseman playing 9 minutes in the game.

Throughout this time, the 2nd pick of the 2020 NBA Draft accumulated 2 points (1/3 2PT), 3 rebounds, and 2 assists.

"He will go to Santa Cruz tomorrow," Kerr said after the game. We will keep him there for an extended period to get really good practice time and some games. It won't be one game and bring him back. We want to give him 10 straight days, something like that."

However, Kerr also said it doesn't mean Wiseman won't be back in the Warriors lineup.

"We all know things happen in this league, and he will find his way back into rotation at some point. The best thing for him is to play a lot of minutes and get a lot of reps," Kerr concluded.

Meanwhile, Jordan Poole, who climbed his way up through G-League, told Wiseman that it's a great opportunity for him.

"I told him it's not a demotion," Poole said. "It's not a punishment. He's going to go down there and shoot as many shots as he wants, get as many touches as he wants, work on as many moves as he wants."

This season, the 21-year-old Wiseman averages 7.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game.

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