3 ways the Golden State Warriors can maximize Andrew Wiggins’ potential
The Golden State Warriors’ toughest challenge ahead of and going into next season will be maximizing the potential of Andrew Wiggins.
The inevitable split between Andrew Wiggins and his first NBA home has surprisingly seen him end up in the better of two scenarios. Now with the Golden State Warriors, the former number one pick will be given a greater opportunity on a championship roster.
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If head coach Steve Kerr and his coaching staff can find a way to get real rotational minutes out of the 25-year old, then they’re already looking like one of the few favorites for next season’s title. Wiggins had an up-and-down career over five and half years with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
But it’s worth noting that this season, he did see a nice start to the 2019-2020 campaign.
He played some point guard for Minnesota, and was averaging 25.9 points over the team’s first 11 games, in which the team started 7-4. He’s since fallen off, due to injury and the chaos that’s still swirling in Minnesota’s locker room in the wake of Jimmy Butler‘s exit nearly two years ago.
Wiggins’ shot is inefficient, and his defense is questionable, but he’s looking to improve both of those now with a franchise that’s won three championships in the last five years.
We’ll take look at how the Golden State Warriors should approach the enigma that is Andrew Wiggins, and how they can best maximize the talent that once headlined the 2014 NBA Draft as they look ahead to whatever point in time the league returns from its suspended status.