Andrew Wiggins

For some, The 2022 NBA Finals are the first chance to learn about Andrew Wiggins' mentality as a player but for those that know him best, ...

Similar to how he was the youngest on the floor during the provincial championship over a decade ago, Wiggins was the only Warrior starter without Finals experience in Game 1. At the end of the day, it's a game. From his early beginnings competing against his older brothers to when he first suited up for Gymnopoulos at Vaughan Secondary in Grade 9, Wiggins has always been one of the youngest on the floor. "Much like what Kawhi (Leonard) was getting praised for back in 2019 when the Raptors were winning for having that workman mentality day to day. What was really impressive about it was his level of composure. "I'm just trying to do every little thing to win — that's it," Wiggins told ESPN's Lisa Salters during his walk-off interview.

The Golden State Warriors have found a gem of a player on their roster with Andrew Wiggins. The Warriors traded for him towards the end of the 2019-20 ...

But with their rising wage bill and luxury tax penalties, San Francisco Chronicle's Connor Letourneau believes if the Warriors are to cut salary, trading Wiggins is their best option. In addition, extensions for Jordan Poole and their rising young core also loom on the horizon. Wiggins has started playing up to his contract value, so his trade value will be extremely high this summer.

The Golden State Warriors and Andrew Wiggins plan to discuss a contract extension this offseason, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on NBA Countdown Thursday ...

They could extend off of that year another four years, three years, but certainly there’s a motivation this summer to see if they can keep Andrew Wiggins long-term." Wiggins made his first All-Star appearance this season and earned starter honors as well. But I’m told both Andrew Wiggins and his representatives, and Bob Myers, the president of the Warriors, they plan to talk about a contract extension this summer, see if they can hammer that out.

Andrew Wiggins is one of three bets worth making for the potential Championship-clinching Game 6.

NY, AZ, CO, CT, IA, IL, IN, MI, NJ, PA, TN, VA, WV only. NY, AZ, CO, CT, IA, IL, IN, MI, NJ, PA, TN, VA, WV only. 21+. New customers only. Must be 21+. AZ, CO, IA, IL, IN, LA, MI, NJ, NY, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY only. 21+. New customers only. New customers only. Method of first score is risky, but there’s a little method to the madness. The Warriors should continue to dominate in transition and shut down the paint. Every single game in this series has been won by a scoring margin of at least 10 points, no matter which team has emerged victorious. Facing elimination, I find it highly unlikely that the Celtics would be blown out at home. NY, CO, DC, IA, IN, IL, MI, NV, NJ, PA, TN, VA, WV only. Wiggins is averaging 18.4 points in these finals, which is why the line is set where it is.

'It's always the player's fault': How breakout champion shattered unfair NBA myth.

“It’s a reminder that for almost every player in the NBA, circumstances are everything. No-one ever talks about, it’s always the player fault. “I’ve always said no-one talks about teams that guys are on or organisations that guys are in. “I think that empowers him. But they have to say I’m a world champion too.” “You’ve got to credit the Warriors for taking a chance on him and seeing the vision and more than anybody, you’ve got to credit Andrew Wiggins for embracing everything that is asked of him with the understanding this is for the greater good of the team.” He can’t be your third guy. You kind of need to find the right place, the right teammates, that kind of stuff and Wiggins has been a great fit.” Everyone’s going to have something to say regardless. He can’t be your second guy. He can’t be your first guy. Wiggins went on to enter the NCAA a year early, declaring in 2012 that he wanted to “score like Kevin Durant and get to the basket like LeBron James.”

Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins hilariously celebrated the Warriors' NBA Finals win ... and their upcoming payday.

Wiggins is under contract for the 2022-23 season, but the Warriors might look to extend him, which would result in a hefty payday for the first-time All-Star after his breakout campaign. Wiggins said to Poole. "And you about to get a bag!"

For some, The 2022 NBA Finals are the first chance to learn about Andrew Wiggins' mentality as a player but for those that know him best, ...

Similar to how he was the youngest on the floor during the provincial championship over a decade ago, Wiggins was the only Warrior starter without Finals experience in Game 1. At the end of the day, it's a game. From his early beginnings competing against his older brothers to when he first suited up for Gymnopoulos at Vaughan Secondary in Grade 9, Wiggins has always been one of the youngest on the floor. "Much like what Kawhi (Leonard) was getting praised for back in 2019 when the Raptors were winning for having that workman mentality day to day. What was really impressive about it was his level of composure. "I'm just trying to do every little thing to win — that's it," Wiggins told ESPN's Lisa Salters during his walk-off interview.

The Golden State Warriors have won yet another championship. There is no doubt that this was an amazing run for the team. They have solidified their status ...

Though there were some concerns that the Golden State Warriors would be forced to trade Andrew Wiggins before he hits free agency next season, it would make more sense for them to give him an extension, as he was clearly the 2nd best player for the Golden State Warriors during this championship run. And you bout to get a BAG!" Notably, Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins stepped up big in the playoffs.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr inserted Iguodala into the closing moments of Game 6 with the result — and the team's fourth championship — in hand as a hat tip to ...

That was the splashy part of the play, but how the ball found him was all Wiggins. The Celtics had the ball with less than 15 seconds to play in the quarter, but Wiggins hounded Tatum the entire possession, which ended with a heave from Brown. Wiggins leaped for the rebound in between Tatum and Grant Williams, did a nifty, behind-the-back dribble to move up the court, then hit Poole with a look-ahead pass to create the shot. He kept coming at the Celtics, at Tatum, at Brown, at the people who never thought he had this in him. No one looks for Wiggins to provide the answers when things are not going well in the Bay Area. Wiggins also takes a back seat when things are going well, which is just how he likes it. He topped 40 minutes per game in each of the last four of the series, becoming an indispensable weapon for Kerr to combat Tatum’s scoring and playmaking. The Warriors banked on their culture and their infrastructure to give Wiggins the environment he desperately needed. Wiggins had five general managers and four head coaches in his seasons with the Wolves, a run of volatility that made it almost impossible to get any sort of identity established. Wiggins was playing just the 23rd game of his career, and here was one of the league’s signature stars saying that Wiggins reminded him of himself, a startling tip of the cap from a legend notorious for not fraternizing with the enemy. Those in and around the organization during his first two years with teammate and friend Zach LaVine — the two were dubbed the Bounce Brothers because of the pogo sticks they had for legs — would always playfully ask when Wiggins was going to challenge LaVine, a two-time slam dunk champion, at the marquee event of All-Star weekend. He was 36 years old, with one and a half seasons left in his Hall of Fame career, and the significance of the accomplishment — which came in a 100-94 victory over the Timberwolves — put Bryant in a reflective mood. The mean streak, the competitiveness, the intensity that defined Kobe on the basketball court were nowhere to be found in Wiggins, and it frustrated those in Minnesota to no end. In Golden State, with a trio of Hall of Famers to absorb the attention from the media and opposing defenses, Wiggins no longer carries the weight of an entire franchise on his shoulders. After the game, sitting in a cramped, makeshift news conference room at Target Center, he pulled back the curtain on the competitiveness that it takes to even dare to set a goal of scaling a mountain that high and marveled at the ovation he got from Timberwolves fans when he passed Jordan, a gesture that caught him off guard after so many years of being viewed as the villain.

Wiggins notched 18 points (7-18 FG, 4-9 3Pt), six rebounds, five assists, three blocks and four steals across 44 minutes during Thursday's 103-90 victory ...

- Warriors' Andrew Wiggins: Steps up with 27 points in Game 3 - Warriors' Andrew Wiggins: Scores 18 points in Game 3 loss He averaged 18.3 points, 8.8 rebounds,2.2 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks in a whopping 39.2 minutes per game.

The Fox Sports talk-show host had roasted Golden State for trading for the former Kansas men's basketball star, but after the NBA Finals he was looking ...

And that starting next year, we’ll see if they can rejuvenate the old splash brother ‘15-’16 team and be dangerous. ... I felt that if Klay (Thompson) came back at the end of the season (from an injury), they could be dangerous. “This one hits different for sure, just knowing what the last three years have meant,” Curry told reporters.

The Phoenix Suns should not want to end up like the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Any player that’s one of the two or three best players on an NBA champion deserves ALL the flowers and none of the criticism you’re still holding because of what happened on a draft night in June. He wasn’t a former No. 1 overall pick, and he wasn’t expected to do anything more than be the best teammate he could be. We’ve already seen him as the third-best player on a Finals team at only 22 years old. and should be seen as a cautionary tale for the Suns. He was simply given a fresh start. People assumed the non-passing, cruise-control Wiggins would never fit in with pass-happy, energy-driven Warriors, that they would trade him for another star as soon they could. And he was better in the playoffs than the regular season — exactly what you need from your best players. His new team somehow didn’t care whether he screamed after making a bucket or not. Four years before Deandre Ayton was taken with the No. 1 overall pick by the Phoenix Suns, newly crowned world champion Andrew Wiggins was taken with the top overall pick by the woeful Cleveland Cavaliers in 2014. It’s unfortunate the Suns didn’t show the same consideration for a much more accomplished Deandre Ayton after year three. He seemed like he was playing basketball because he was good at it, not because he loved it. He was the same after wins and losses.

Andrew Wiggins was incredible on the court during the NBA Finals, but even he knows Steph Curry had the performance of a lifetime.

That’s one of the GOATs. Well deserved, he put the team on his back. And with someone like Curry by his side on the court, it’s clear Wiggins knows he’s playing with one of the greatest to ever step foot on the floor. “Steph is Steph, you know.

None of his old demons can hurt him in California. Bad at making tough shots? Simply slot yourself next to two of the greatest shooters ever, and stumble into ...

He may not have the natural team defense instincts of Green or Marcus Smart, but Wiggins is still an astounding mover in space. This seemed to be the precise series where Wiggins realized he could impose his body on the game even when his shot wasn’t falling. When asked how he did it, he said, “I want to win.” This is far from the default state for Wiggins, so hopefully the Warriors can keep convincing him that his hops are best spent dominating the glass. Wiggins’s success is less a matter of honing discrete new skills as it is getting shipped to one of the healthiest environments in the NBA and buying all the way in—and he surely deserves credit for buying in, given how many players let their pride and pedigree get in the way of productive seasons in diminished roles. (If there exists a hypnotist in Southern California who could trick Russell Westbrook into performing any recognizable basketball-playing motion when the basketball is not in his hands, the Lakers might have tasted the playoffs.) Land on a team fueled by the aggregate wisdom of many good decisions, rather than the transcendent judgment of any one guy.

After a very short-lived stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers (where he didn't even make his debut) and a rocky tenure with the Minnesota Timberwolves, ...

His girlfriend, Mychal Johnson, was the first one to celebrate him, sharing a short but wholesome video of the player kissing her. Wiggs started his career in the Bay when the Dubs recorded the league-worst record in 2020 and then struggled to return to the playoffs. Just like his team, Wiggins improved his game and became the best version of himself, even earning a starting spot in the 2022 All-Star Game. Things got only better for him after that moment.

It's a familiar pattern: Andrew Wiggins joins Kevin Garnett and Kevin Love as Wolves sent away in high-profile trades who went on to win an NBA title.

Andrew's now a father of young kids, and he has Kerr, and he has Steph, Draymond, Klay. He has stability.'' Asked about a alleged halftime explosion aimed at Wiggins one night, Saunders said: "What's said in the locker room is supposed to stay there. Klay [Thompson] was injured, and they had other players missing, and that put Andrew into a position of being relied on heavily. He was respectful, polite, to everybody in the building. I had a chance to talk with Andrew quite a bit. And what I saw was his confidence start to grow. Athletes and everyone else … I think we all crave stability in life. Playing with Steph, and Klay Thompson, and now Jordan Poole, great shooters, has opened up the court for Andrew and allowed him to be at his most athletic. That's the player he can be.' And he's been that in the playoffs.'' We celebrated when Rosas was able to "get rid of'' of Wiggins' laconic approach and his contract. Jimmy said, 'Run that back.' And then he said: 'That's what Wigs can do. He was never going to be 'The Guy,' and there's nothing wrong with that.