Management of the Golden State Warriors made a surprising announcement on Sunday, November 28, 2021. They announced that they will soon be sending players Klay Thompson and James Wiseman to their affiliate team.

The players will join the Santa Cruz Warriors, their affiliate team in the G League. The main goal of moving them as per the Management of the Golden State Warriors is for them to train more. This will allow them to get better focus, and intensity before undergoing a series of matches in the NBA.

This decision is considered very appropriate for the good of Klay Thompson and James Wiseman. This is to have better abilities and skills according to the standards of other NBA players. Thus, it is hoped that there will be dropouts from the next strong players.

The official page warriors.com reports that Klay Thompson can’t wait anymore. He wants to immediately play live. The match schedule is getting more and more crowded. This makes it impossible for Thompson to spend a lot of time training intensively. Meanwhile, in terms of time, there wasn’t much left before Thompson was revealed for the game against the Phoenix Suns ahead of the new year. The decision to send Thompson to the affiliate league was the right thing to do so that he could be even more prepared. This will allow him to better be able to compete against the Phoenix Suns in the near future.

Appropriate steps

Reporting from The Athletic, according to an explanation from Shams Charania, the steps taken by the Management of the Golden State Warriors are considered very appropriate and good. This decision is a form of concern from the Management of the Golden State Warriors for the development and progress of its players. Sending Thompson to Santa Cruz Warriors will greatly affect the level of reps of the exercise itself. Especially for a 5×5 match, it is very appropriate to do it. If Thompson is still scheduled to play with the first team, then he only has a short time to practice. This is namely before the games, especially since the NBA schedule is very tight and will drain energy.

As reported from nba.com, Mark Medina alluded to the condition of James Wiseman, who was considered not to have fully recovered from the problems he had previously faced. Not to mention the decision to undergo rehabilitation must be made immediately. So the decision to send players to the G League team was considered very appropriate. The process was very well carried out by the Golden State Warriors Management. The players who will be fielded for special matches can train optimally without having to worry about the busy schedule of matches. The tight schedule of matches will greatly affect the level of training carried out, which will not be effective and produce good results.

Thompson sad

Lately, the sights that are quite attention-grabbing have emerged from the Warriors bench. Thompson looked so sad and often cried after the game. He covered his face with a sweat towel to cover his sadness from the media spotlight. Even leaving his seat, he did reluctantly even though the game was over.

Steve Kerr (Head Coach) responded to the incident; it was only natural that Thompson looked sad and even cried because he had the desire to participate in every game. Moreover, for two consecutive seasons, he has been absent and unable to take part in matches. It is natural for an athlete to feel sad when he cannot play and channel his abilities. He could only sit pensive watching the game; it was very hard for him.

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