Sharife Cooper has had a winding basketball journey, bouncing around China, Turkey, Greece, and France after a year of sparse minutes as a rookie with the 2021-22 Hawks. The Wizards brought him in this season on a two-way deal. In some ways, he was a classic tank captain — a journeyman guard who struggled defensively and primarily played big minutes in late-season games. To Cooper's credit, his numbers would place him above that status. He put together a 61 percent true shooting percentage, well-above-average for position, and he knocked down 38 percent of his threes. He was able to get to the basket consistently and finish. He's capable of playmaking, too. When the Wizards gave him the ball, good things generally happened. He put up positive numbers when he created out of the pick-and-roll and in isolation. When he iso'd, he managed an even one point per possession, an upper-percentile number.
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Sharife Cooper's NBA Journey Continues with Washington Wizards
·2026-06-09·2 min read
