Wiggins' future with the Warriors may be a question mark. The latest report from The Athletic Warriors reporter Tim Kawami is as far as he knowsThe Warriors are now open to trading Wiggins.
"While I've said in the past that the Warriors probably won't trade Wiggins so quickly after he takes a pay cut to stay with the team, now I've heard that this factor isn't going to be an obstacle for the Warriors to explore the Wiggins trade market, especially if he and Kuminga can't play together and the Warriors decide to make Kuminga the small forward of choice," Tim Kawami said. ”
First of all, Wiggins' form this season has been terrible. Although in some games, he can still score 31, 29, and 25 points in a single game, but in most games, Wiggins is very inefficient, and the "human 18-point essence" even struggles to score 18 points. So far, he has played a total of 27 games, and he can only get an average of one game12.6 points 44 rebounds 13 assists, 17 turnovers and 42 three-point shooting6%/29.9%/69.5%,True hit rate as low as 503%
For comparison, Wiggins averaged a game last season17.1 point 50 rebounds 23 assists, and the mistake is only 13 times, and a 3-point shooting percentage of 473%/39.6%/61.1%,The true hit rate is 564%。Wiggins has never been a highly effective player, and even in his championship + All-Star season, his true shooting percentage is not enoughBack in the Timberwolves era, Wiggins was known for his inefficiency. However, even Wiggins during the Timberwolves had a true shooting percentageThis season, it is only in the early 50%, and it once fell below 50%, which is really unimaginable.
In addition to the serious decline on the offensive end, Wiggins on the defensive end is also less amazing than he was two years ago, and he gives people the impression that he is not motivated at all, not at all like a top perimeter defender. Statistically, Wiggins has played against players this seasonTwo-point shooting percentage from 536% to 554% and 3-point shooting percentage from 368% increased to 375%Two years ago, he could have reduced opponents' two-point shooting percentage by 45%, and the three-point shooting percentage is reduced by 14%。
The result is that Wiggins is doing damage to the Warriors at the same end of the floor, and this can also be seen in the stats so far this season: - when Wiggins is on the floorThe Warriors' offensive efficiency is 1117. Defensive efficiency 1182, 100 rounds net minus 65 points- Wiggins is not presentThe Warriors' offensive efficiency is 1162. Defensive efficiency 1095, 100 rounds of net win 66 pointsAlthough the Warriors have not lived up to expectations this season, their cumulative win-loss points are still +25, but Wiggins' on-court plus/minus has reached -98, the lowest on the team.
Wiggins' "negative influence" can be seen in the high-level dataHis BPM is currently -57, a number that is currently the lowest in Wiggins' career, even better than his rookie season (-2.).4) It's still low, and then make a comparison, the previous 2 seasons were -04 and +01 (championship season). Of all the players eligible for playing time, Wiggins currently ranks fourth from the bottom in the league in BPM, and interestingly, it is none other than Jordan Poole, Wiggins' friend and former teammate, who is second to last.
Another key point is the incompatibility between Wiggins and Kuminga, season so farWiggins and Kuminga were together for 109 minutes and the team had a net loss of 23 per 100 possessions2 points, which is the worst efficiency of all the Warriors' duo (who are at least 100 minutes on the court at the same time), and the second- and third-to-last combinations also have Wiggins, Wiggins & Green -9., respectively4. Wiggins & Thompson-93。
Kuminga has made a lot of progress this season, averaging less than 22 minutes per game to get it12.4 points 39 rebounds 12 assists on 50-field shooting2%, true hit rate 572%He showed a hint of potential on both ends of the floor and may not have lived up to the expectations of the pick, but he was still better than Wiggins. It is also because Kuminga has performed better than Wiggins, and now Kuminga has been promoted to the starting lineup, and Wiggins has been demoted to the bench, which is also the first time that Wiggins has come off the bench in his career.
Looking at all of the above, let's be honest, we wouldn't be surprised if the Warriors chose to trade Wiggins. It's also interesting to say, because Wiggins originally signed a four-year contract with the Warriors last yearAt $0.9 billion, the vast majority of people in the outside world thought it was almost the price of cabbage, and only a year later, the contract went from a value to a premium. Looking at it now, the good thing is that this contract is not big, and it will not be too difficult for the Warriors to want to trade, but they want to get better and more suitable players, such asO.G. Anunoby, Siakam and even Markkanen, the Warriors are definitely going to catch a first-round pick, and there may be more than one.
For the Warriors, they've been getting back on track for some time, and one of the keys to getting on track is to reuse young players like Kuminga, Podzemski, Jackson-Davis, etc., but look at the Western Conference this yearIt's very difficult for the Warriors to compete for a championship right now, and maybe a big deal can not waste Curry's peak.
As for Wiggins, his improvement in the first two years with the Warriors was very significant, which also led to an All-Star, a championship and some positive reviews, but now, Wiggins is putting those positive reviews back, and his performance this season has been absolutely disappointing, and hopefully before the trade deadline, he can get back to his self from two years ago.