What did James Wiseman get traded for?

James Monteinez Wiseman is an American professional basketball player who is an free agent and last played in the NBA as a center for the Indiana Pacers as of May 15, 2025. He played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers, where he unwittingly got embroiled in an NCAA booster controversy. In the three games he appeared for the Tigers, he scored 59 points, 39 rebounds, and 9 blocks per game.

Internationally, Wiseman represented played for the USA youth national basketball team. He won a gold medal for Team USA at the 2017 FIBA Americas U16 Championship in Argentina, where he averaged 11.4 points and five rebounds per game as per his FIBA profile.

James Wiseman Trade

Golden State Warriors

James Wiseman was drafted as the second overall pick in the first round of the 2020 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors. On November 26, 2020, he signed a four-year, $39.62 million rookie scale contract with the Golden State Warriors, as per Spotrac. In his first season, he appeared in 39 games, scoring 448 points and grabbing 226 rebounds, with an average of 11.5 points per game. Wiseman only appeared in 21 games in the 2022-23 NBA regular season due to his knee injury, where he averaged 6.9 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. He also won the 2023 NBA championship with the Warriors.

Detroit Pistons

James Wiseman was traded to the Detroit Pistons from the Golden State Warriors on February 9, 2023, as part of a four-team trade process also involving the Atlanta Hawks and Portland Trail Blazers. In return, as per Spotrac, the Warriors received a second-round pick from 2026 and another second-round pick from 2028 from the Hawks. They also got Gary Payton II from the Blazers. He also played two seasons with the Pistons of the NBA, where he made 87 NBA regular season appearances over two seasons, scoring 751 points, grabbing 530 rebounds and blocking 59 shots for his team.

Indiana Pacers

James Wiseman became a free agent after the Detroit Pistons declined a $7.74 million Qualifying Offer. He later signed a two-year contract with the Indiana Pacers worth $4.78 million, which includes a 2025-26 Club Option on July 2, 2024 (via Spotrac). However, on October 23, 2024, he tore his left Achilles tendon in the season-opening game against the Detroit Pistons.

Toronto Raptors

James Wiseman was traded to the Toronto Raptors on February 6, 2025, but was waived right after (via Spotrac).