You will love it.
I'd recommend watching it with subtitles, because there is a lot of Baltimore-specific slang used. You might need to google some of it.
Don't miss Michael B. Jordan in Season 1. He will make you cry.
Yes, and Prop Joe (as a character) was a guy who was a legendary local hoops promoter/coach in Baltimore, so he was always evaluating the upcoming talent.
https://www.si.com/nba/2017/04/17/the-wire-oral-history-baltimore-basketball-nba