Andrew Wiggins
November: 13 GP, 33.9 MPG, 14.4 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 2.5 APG
Andrew Wiggins, oh boy. I’ll take a deep dive into why Wiggins has looked so terribly lately in the near future, but November was not kind to the former Kansas Jayhawk.
After a relatively promising couple of games post-Butler that saw Wiggins taking the ball to the basket more often than he has in quite a while, the last seven games have plunged him into a nightmare.
In his last 7 games, Andrew Wiggins has 57 points on 85 field goal attempts
— Carter Rodriguez (@Carter_Shade) November 29, 2018
YIKES pic.twitter.com/iU6aJI1Hzs
Honestly, it speaks to how well the team has been playing overall that they have gone 5-2 in these games. Wiggins is a soft-spoken guy, and no matter whether he fumbles a pass out of bounds or sinks a 3, his facial expression rarely deviates from that of a teenager lost in a train station.
Wiggins’ usage rate barely fluctuated after the Butler trade, although his shots attempts increased from 13.6 per game last month to 16.1 per game this month. Simply put, shooting 34.4 percent from the field over an entire month is unacceptable for any player, let alone one who doesn’t rebound, pass or defend at an above-average level.
Wiggins has been better defensively, and is currently averaging a career-best 1.5 steals a game, but he needs to show effort like this much more often to justify his minutes:
This is just excellent defense from Andrew Wiggins here. Shuts down multiple plays.
— Howls And Growls (@HowlsAndGrowls_) November 29, 2018
When he isn’t scoring like he would like to he has to do more of this: pic.twitter.com/wpFuvjC6cz
Regardless, the calendar can’t turn fast enough for him.
Grade: D