Top 10 Candidates To Be First-Time All-Stars In 2017

10. Andrew Wiggins

The Canadian wing player has already made quiet the splash in the NBA. Despite having both limited range and ball handling, Andrew Wiggins has found a way to be an effective scorer early in his career.

His ability to get to the free throw line and move without the ball have already cemented him as a solid player in this league.

The signs for a leap started last season after the All-Star break. While his scoring stayed fairly steady at 20.5 points per game, his efficiency took a large step forward. Wiggins shot 48.4 percent from the floor and 41.3 percent from behind the arc after the break.

The improvement from three was considerable, considering he shot 24.4 percent before the break.

Wiggins will likely be asked to dedicate himself to the defensive end of the floor with new head coach Tom Thibodeau.

While he’s shown solid individual defense to this point of his career, his team defense has been largely ineffective, ranking 68th among shooting guards in DRPM last season. Whether his offensive game holds up while adjusting to playing a more two-way game remains to be seen.

Wiggins likely would have been higher on this list if it weren’t for a few factors. While the Wolves appear to be a team of the future, they still are very young and inexperienced. Making the playoffs is a possibility, but there is still likely too many good teams ahead of them.

If the Wolves aren’t going to make playoffs, it’s unlikely they’ll receive more than one All-Star, leaving Karl-Anthony Towns as the likely candidate from Minnesota.

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