Wiseman was a high-level recruit coming out of high school and a top prospect in the 2020 draft mostly due to his elite physical tools. At 7'1" with a 7'5" wingspan, Wiseman has great size for even an NBA center. Combining that size with elite athleticism was ultimately what got him drafted 2nd overall in 2020. However, Wiseman wasn unable to make any sort of NBA impact during his four seasons, and he was traded to Detroit in 2023 after struggling with the Warriors. He also has struggled with injuries, playing only 143 games in four seasons, including missing his entire second season. He showed some decent play in the pre-season for the Pacers in 2024, but tore his Achilles in the season opener and missed the entire '24-'25 season. Offensively, Wiseman has the potential to be a lethal lob threat due to his size and athleticism. However, he just hasn't been able to really put that aspect of his game together. He's not a great screen setter, and just doesn't have the timing or feel as a roll man yet. He is a good, but not great, finisher at the rim, and has struggled from floater range, which has caused him to have just a 59% true shooting, which is pretty poor for a rim-running center. He doesn't have great hands, and has shown poor feel in his passing and overall awareness on offense. Defensively, Wiseman has also really struggled to turn his physical tools into actual production. As a center, that's probably even more damaging to his career than his offensive struggles. Despite having all the tools to be an elite rim protector, his mind has not caught up with his body in that regard. His positional awareness is lacking, and he just doesn't have the instincts to rotate correctly or be in the right spot at the right time. It usually takes time for young players to become good NBA defenders, but Wiseman needs to show progress soon. On/off stats can often be unfair to an individual player, but Wiseman's individual numbers have been horrible in this regard. During his time in Golden State, the Warriors' net rating was about 20 points per 100 possessions worse with Wiseman on the court than with him off, a pretty absurd number. Those numbers slightly improved after Wiseman went to Detroit, but they were still really bad, particularly on defense. Because Wiseman is still young and has physical tools that give him upside, but needs to show real improvement soon if he wants to stick around in the league. His recent injury won't help that, but his brief good play right before that injury does give some reason for optimism.