tying up loose ends (..ouch)
the Contra Costa Times is reporting that after having replaced his colon ...ouch, and generating interest from more than a few teams (Sixers, Grizzlies), Dajuan Wagner has signed a contract with the Golden State Warriors. Suffering from colonitis might explain how and why the former high school phenom and #6 pick in 2002 disappeared from the NBA radar so soon:
"his stint with the Cavaliers was plagued by injury,
including arthroscopic surgery on his right knee
in his second season. He was knocked out of basketball
by ulcerative colitis, which had been bothering him since college"
"He reportedly had his entire colon removed
in October and lost 30 pounds
but since has been on the comeback trail."
"The reviews are resoundingly positive about Wagner,
who has been working out in his native New Jersey
and dominated the Philadelphia Summer League.
Some have said he looks better than he ever has.
Wagner is fully healed from surgery
-- a recovery the performing surgeon,
Dr. Joe Bauer, called phenomenal --
and he is said to be noticeably stronger physically."
Lang Whitaker at SlamOnline.com has a good take on Wagner's situation:
including arthroscopic surgery on his right knee
in his second season. He was knocked out of basketball
by ulcerative colitis, which had been bothering him since college"
"He reportedly had his entire colon removed
in October and lost 30 pounds
but since has been on the comeback trail."
"The reviews are resoundingly positive about Wagner,
who has been working out in his native New Jersey
and dominated the Philadelphia Summer League.
Some have said he looks better than he ever has.
Wagner is fully healed from surgery
-- a recovery the performing surgeon,
Dr. Joe Bauer, called phenomenal --
and he is said to be noticeably stronger physically."
Wagner's signing with the Warriors gives them an extremely crowded bench of backcourt players - Monta Ellis, Devin Brown, Andre Owens, Keith McLeod, Mikael Pietrus. A small lineup on the floor has always been a tendency of "new head coach" Don Nelson (who's back in the Bay by the way), and loves to play small ball - if he keeps his mug in the news may be eventually credited along with Stern and D'Antoni/Colangelo for the fast break style the league seems to be adopting during the regular season.
Lang Whitaker at SlamOnline.com has a good take on Wagner's situation:
"I think it’s safe to say,
people probably suspected that Dajuan
wasn’t successful because
he wasn’t putting in the work.
What we didn’t know, though,
was that he was falling off because his body wasn’t right"
Anyways welcome back Dajuan, kinda, hope to see you among the comeback player of the year nominees
people probably suspected that Dajuan
wasn’t successful because
he wasn’t putting in the work.
What we didn’t know, though,
was that he was falling off because his body wasn’t right"
Anyways welcome back Dajuan, kinda, hope to see you among the comeback player of the year nominees
