Despite the losing away to the Charlotte Hornets, Warriors fans don't have to be too frustrated. After all, sometimes too many consecutive wins still bring extra pressure, and if it is terminated, it can start over, and now the Warriors' record is still in the leading position in the league. At the same time, small forward Andrew Wiggins has been more stable than in the past, at least from the performance of the beginning of the season, Wiggins is quite a reliable second boss.
In fact, the strength of the Hornets itself is not bad, the team has a series of energetic young players, coupled with the Warriors' side of the star Stephen Curry is not doing well, it is not surprising that the loss. Of course, this is not to give Curry a meeting, any player has an abnormal time, not to mention curry so far this season, should already be the most stable player in the league. Of course, even if the winning streak is ended, the Warriors side also has good news, such as small forward Andrew Wiggins shot 12 of 19 shots in the whole game, efficiently cut 28 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, this season's Wiggins compared with the past, indeed became a lot tougher.
Wiggins, as the 2014 champion show, can be described as a high and low walk. At that time, he was first selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers, but after the return of LeBron James, the Cavaliers naturally fought for the championship and did not have time for young players to grow, so the Cavaliers packed Wiggins to send Anthony Bennett to the Timberwolves. At least from the beginning of his career, this did not affect Wiggins, and it can even be said to be a blessing in disguise. After all, if you stay in the Cavaliers, Wiggins is not to say that he is the core, because the position and function overlap with James, and even the starting position cannot be guaranteed. When it came to the Timberwolves, Wiggins got unlimited firing rights, so he won the best rookie award in the first year of his career, and averaged 20+ points per game in the next two seasons.
Just when people thought that Wiggins was going to become the next forward supernova, his performance did not rise but fell, on the one hand, the Timberwolves' ability to cultivate young players was inexhaustible, which made Wiggins unable to break through that layer of window paper, and also developed some bad habits. At the same time, Wiggins's personality is too Buddhist, at best it sounds like it is not in contention, but for professional players, it seems to be a little unmotivated. Coupled with the fact that the Timberwolves have only played in the playoffs once during this period, or relying on the exchange of Jimmy Butler to bring the team in, the Timberwolves are determined to make a change before the 19-20 season deadline, they sent Wiggins and a protected first-round draft pick to the Warriors, in exchange for the core Downs's friend De Angelo Russell.
In fact, the two sides have been in contact for a long time at that time, the Warriors because of Stephen Curry, it is impossible to keep Russell in the team, the reason why in the summer of 2019 with a first sign and then a change to get him, but also do not want to let Durant join the Nets as a free agent, everyone knows that Russell is the Warriors to change the same level of forwards. After Wiggins came to the new owner, he actually completed the transformation, he played more like a 3D player, the role is basically reflected in the defensive end, and the offensive side is willing to be a green leaf, in addition to receiving the ball and shooting, no ball cut and attack and defense conversion, basically there is not much drama.
Until this season, it was not known whether Wiggins figured it out himself, or if head coach Cole poured him chicken soup, and Wiggins looked energetic on the court. Many fans can't help but laugh, it seems that Wiggins's thermos cup this season is no longer wolfberry tea, but has become a Red Bull drink. Although this is just a joke, it has to be said that Wiggins' performance this season is indeed a bit of a contrast compared to previous years. He averaged 18 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.3 blocks per game, which looks no different from the past, and some of the stats have even declined. But Wiggins' efficiency has improved more than a notch, with a career-high 48 percent shooting percentage tied with last season; a career-high shooting percentage of 78 percent from the free throw line, more than seven percentage points higher than last season; and Wiggins has averaged fewer than 1.5 turnovers per game so far this season, the fewest since entering the league.
On the whole, 27-year-old Wiggins is really unlikely to become a top star, but for the Warriors, he is simply the perfect second or third boss. You must know that Wiggins's performance this season is quite stable, there are not too many ups and downs, and he takes ten points when the team is smooth, but he is also unequivocal in playing hard battles. In addition to playing against the Hornets, the Warriors encountered a tenacious resistance from the Thunder at the beginning of the season, and Wiggins efficiently cut 21 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, making the Warriors retreat. Facing his old club, the Timberwolves, Wiggins struck hard, scoring a new 35 points for next season. It can be said that the Warriors have been able to remain at the top of the list so far this season, in addition to Stephen Curry, Wiggins can also be regarded as a great achievement, coupled with his comprehensive offensive and defensive skills, the importance of the Warriors is indeed self-evident.