Andrew Wiggins may have avoided having to relocate amid the flurry of trade rumors that have been circulating on social media. Teams like the Dallas Mavericks and the Milwaukee Bucks are reportedly interested in his services.
Wiggins finished with a statline that harkens back to a time when he was the third-best player on a championship team (with a legitimate argument that he was the second-best, just behind Steph Curry) against a depleted Philadelphia 76ers team, missing Joel Embiid, Nicolas Batum, Danuel House, Marcus Morris Sr., and Robert Covington. This included 21 points on 9-of-14 shooting (7-of-11 on twos, 2-of-3 on threes), 10 rebounds, one assist, one steal, and one block. In his minutes on the court, the Warriors defeated the Sixers by a score of seventeen points.
Wiggins, who entered the game against the Sixers averaging 12.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.5 assists on 49% of twos, 31.1 percent of threes, 71.7% of free throws, and 51.6% True Shooting, is in dire need of this kind of night. In his minutes this season, the Warriors were being outscored by 143 points.
Wiggins has had a difficult season, which stretches back to his injuries from the previous campaign and his time away from the team because of personal matters. It’s been hard to find a sustained period of reliable rhythm, which has cost the team during his minutes this season. Many have begun to question whether his time with the team, which included an NBA title and an All-Star selection, is almost up.
