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This was supposed to be the year James Wiseman justified the hype.The now-former Memphis freshman entered the season as a prospective No. 1 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, but questions lingered surrounding his approach to the game and his fit in the modern NBA. Now we knowthose questions won't be Kwon Alexander Jersey answered.After just 69 minutes of action to start the season, Wiseman formally withdrew from Memphis following an NCAA suspension that would have kept him sidelined for 12 games."This was not how I expected my freshman season to be, but I'm thankful for everyone who has supported my family and me throughout this proce s," Wiseman said in a ."I want to thank the coaches and staff for all their support and my teammates for pushing me everyday at practice. I feel ble sed for the opportunity to be a Tiger and for having the honor to play with these special group of guys."I cant wait to see what all they accomplish this season. The friends and fans of Tiger Nation will always hold a place in my heart."NBA MOCK DRAFT 2020:Since talent evaluators won't see Wiseman play again, it feels like a good time to recap what we've seen from him so far from an NBA perspective with an eye on where he might end up come June.Wiseman'sprofile starts with the enormity of his frame. At the Tigers'Pro Day earlier this year, a nearly 7-5 wingspan and a 9-6 standing reach. Those numbers flag Wiseman as one of the longest prospects in recent memory, placing him somewhere in the middle of Myles Turner and Rudy Gobert.Defensively, his length alone means the 18-year-old is capable of patrolling the Payton Turner Jersey interior like few other collegians. Here, for example, he blocks a shot near the top of the backboard square against Illinois Chicago:Opponents madejust 32.8 percent of their two-pointerswith him on the floor this season, per Hoop Lens. Individually, Wiseman averaged 5.2 blocks per 40 minutes with a 15.0 percent block rate. Freshmen over an entire season that's why he could bea special defensive prospect.These block numbers are important because they help emphasize Wiseman's floor. Had he continued his career at Memphis, helikely would have hit benchmarks suggestive of a succe sful NBA career.Let's say Wiseman registereda more reasonable block rate just above 10.0 percent while continuing to post a 20.0 percent defensive rebound rate over a full season. have hit those numbers since 2008. That group includes the likes of Anthony Davis, Joel Embiid, Karl-Anthony Towns and the aforementioned Turner plus Nerlens Noel, Larry Sanders and Ha san Whiteside.Wiseman is still obviously an imperfect defender. He' New Orleans Saints Pet Gear s young and jumpy. He likes to chase blocks, looking to put a ball into the crowd for the highlight play. It can result in him looking quite silly on pump fakes:He's also not there yet as a perimeter defender. It's not clear he'll ever be a big who can consistently switch onto smaller guards.Wiseman struggles to flip his hips to match the movements of opposing guards. He's able to make up for it against le ser athleteswith his length by recovering to challenge the shot from behind. It's le s likely he'll be able to do so in the pros:Given the succe s several NBA teams are having employing drop coverages, Wiseman's inability to be a fully switchable big on the perimeter probably deserves to be more of a side note than an outright concern. Helooked reasonable in coverages that didn't require him to switch, and his reputation for taking plays off in high school didn't seem to travelto college.For now, his rim protection and rebounding mean his overall defensive potential includes some elite outcomes.However, in order to be a franchise center and one of the best bigs in the league a fair J.T. Gray Jersey hope for a team selecting him in the top three Wiseman will need to be more than a defensive stalwart. Using ESPN's Real Plus-Minus from last season, it's easy to see the most impactful centers in the NBA usually contribute on both sides of the ball:PlayerOffensive RPMDefensive RPMRPMNikola Jokic3.892.596.48Joel Embiid2.683.726.40Anthony Davis2.543.205.74Nikola Vucevic1.903.595.49This is where it becomes more difficult to justify Wiseman as a topselection. He certainly isn't close to po se sing the pa sing acumen of Jokic. He finished with one a sist in three games at Memphis. During his final year of Nike EYBL play, .He's also mi sing the dominant post game of Embiid, and not for lack of opportunity. Plenty of Memphis' offensive po se sions involved Wiseman on the block with his hand raised. When he gets the ball, there aren't many signs of an advanced post gamelike those Embiid flashed at Kansas. A suming he's willing to embrace a le ser role, Wiseman can still be a positive Cameron Jordan Jersey influence on offense in large part thanks to his rim running. He runs the floor well in transition and understands there are lanes to be filled that can result in easy dunks:In the half court, Wiseman's best offense comes out of ball screens. He can occasionally get lackadaisical with his screen setting. When engaged, he's able to set screens that generate space and force adjustments in defensive coverages. The result is frequently an open dunk for him at the rim:If there's a criticism, it's that Wiseman is a two-foot leaper who can take time to load up for his finishes. The good news is his long arms mean he doesn't have far to go.Beyond the rim running, Wiseman may also po se s some untapped potential as a jump shooter. He's not someone who is likely to knock down shots off complex actions in the future, but seeing his upside as a player capable of hitting corner 3-pointers, trail 3-pointers and some pick-and-pop 3-pointers doesn't require much squinting.He had some impre sive makes from midrangeand is comfortable taking these types of shots:He may be a bit too comfortable with them. Role concerns arise because Wiseman all too often resorts to his jumper, and in some cases does so early in the shot clock to the detriment of the offense as a whole.Launching shots like this with eight seconds off the clock would Christian Ringo Jersey drive anyone mad:Developing into an All-Defense player in the future is within his realm of outcomes. Wisemanbecoming the focal point of an offense in the mold of Jokic, Towns or Embiid is probably not.Centers who generate the majority of their value on defense can still be significant contributors to winning. Consider this list from last season:PlayerOffensive RPMDefensive RPMRPMRudy Gobert0.294.354.64Jusuf Nurkic0.813.354.16Brook Lopez0.533.544.07Marc Gasol0.392.983.37For now, Wiseman sits behind the best offensive creators in the cla s on my draft board. The upside of the ball-dominant guards like Cole Anthony, Anthony Edwards, LaMelo Ball and Tyrese Maxey is more valuable than the archetype Wis