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TORONTO, ONTARIO — James Wiseman was sweating and sipping from a water bottle as he spoke to the media for the first time since being dealt to the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday. He had just finished his first session with his new squad, five days after the trade was made. It's been a strange week for the former Golden State Warriors center and everyone else involved in the four-team deal that took place an hour before the deadline on Thursday. Saddiq Bey, a former Pistons forward, has joined the Atlanta Hawks, while Kevin Knox has joined the Portland Trail Blazers. Gary Payton II failed his Warriors physical, putting the transaction in peril and returning everyone to their original club. However, the Warriors apparently chose to waive the physical on Sunday, allowing Wiseman to join the Pistons officially. He had already finished his physical on Friday and traveled to Toronto on Saturday to await the green light to play. Throughout the controversy, he never had any worries about his future in Detroit.
Now he and the Pistons must find out how to unleash the talent that propelled Wiseman to the second overall choice in the 2020 draft. The 7-footer will add athleticism to a Pistons frontcourt that already contains Jalen Duren and Marvin Bagley III, both of whom are expected to return before the end of February.
Wiseman is ecstatic about his new chance. He moved from an experienced squad with championship hopes to a club with many players who, like him, might still be in college. The 21-year-old characterized himself as process-oriented and self-assured. He'll be able to do something he hasn't done much in the previous four years in Detroit: play meaningful basketball.
"I'm ecstatic," he remarked. "At the end of the day, basketball is basketball wherever I go and everywhere anyone goes. I'm simply being modest, working hard, staying true to myself, and trusting the process with everything."
Next up: Celtics
Matchup: Pistons (15-43) at Boston (41-16 entering Tuesday).
Tipoff: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday; TD Garden, Boston.
TV/radio: Bally Sports Detroit; WWJ-AM (950).
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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