According to NBA insider Marc Stein, there is a rising belief among rival teams that the Golden State Warriors are increasingly open to the idea of trading Andrew Wiggins.
The Warriors are in 11th place in the Western Conference standings and Wiggins is averaging a career-low in points.
“Given the limited success Golden State has found when pairing Jonathan Kuminga with Andrew Wiggins, there is a rising belief among rival teams that the Warriors are increasingly open to the idea of trading Wiggins, who was an integral component of their title run in 2022,” Stein wrote. “The question persists: What sort of market exists for Wiggins, even though he possesses what is regarded as a team-friendly contract, so soon after he was relegated from the Warriors’ starting lineup? Wiggins, 28, is in Year 1 of a four-year, $109 million deal.”
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Wiggins has appeared in 32 games this season. He’s averaging 11.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.3 steals and 0.4 blocks while shooting 42.2% from the field, 29.7% from beyond the arc and 68.9% from the free-throw line.
The Warriors signed Wiggins to a four-year, $109 million extension in October 2022. Wiggins, 28, is making $24.3 million this season. He lost his spot in the starting lineup in December but is expected to start again moving forward since Chris Paul is out.
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Wiggins has career averages of 18.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.7 blocks with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Warriors. He was the first overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft out of Kansas. Wiggins helped the Warriors win the 2022 title over the Boston Celtics in six games and was rewarded with a contract extension, but he hasn’t played well since getting the extension.
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