On November 29, 2021, the Golden State Warriors took on the Los Angeles Clippers away, and in the second quarter of the game, Warriors forward Wiggins missed a shot in one attack, but he immediately took off the front court board with a flat basket height, and successfully caused Zubac's shooting foul in the second attack.
In the slow-motion replay, we can clearly see that Wiggins did not bend his knees in the second jump, and took off the rebound on the head of zubac, who was 2.13m tall, like a "helicopter", and the exaggerated action also caused a heated discussion among fans. The Canadian Flyer, who has always been known for its "health", returned to the public eye again with a casual bounce.
How physically strong is Wiggins?
A separate introduction to Wiggins' talent is difficult for fans to have a comprehensive three-dimensional understanding, and through the comparison between talented players, it is often possible to more intuitively show the talent of a player. Therefore, Maddy, who is also known as the "spokesperson for talent", will serve as a reference for Wiggins' physical talent.
A glance at the two anthropometric data:
Maddy: Height 2.03m, arm span 2.18m, vertical bounce 80 cm, running start jump 104 cm
Wiggins: Height 2.02m, arm span 2.13m, vertical bounce 92 cm, running bounce 112 cm
Just looking at the physical measurement data of the two, there is no doubt that Wiggins's dynamic talent is more terrifying, and Maddy, who has excellent static talent, has a body proportion and arm span, which is the most envied golden ratio of professional basketball players.
Maddy's injury history:
(1) If the human body is regarded as a mechanical system, then the spine is the central bearing of the human body, and the imbalance on the left and right sides and the impact of the landing will bring wear to the central bearing.
Because Maddy suffers from congenital spondylitis and flat feet, from a medical point of view, he drifted dry jump shots and broke through the inside line, basically landed on one foot, the pressure on the ground side was significantly greater than on the other side, the spine was distorted again and again, and medical experts also expected Maddy's career to be no more than 5 years.
In the 05-06 season, Maddy hung up the exemption card due to a back injury in his second season with the Rockets, and repeated back injuries also made Maddy lose the explosive power of the two-game scoring champion.
(2) From the start of the 2007-08 season, Maddy's left knee replaced his back as his biggest nightmare. He missed 11 consecutive games that season due to a left knee injury and underwent knee surgery at the end of the season.
After his comeback in 2009, because the knee joint was not completely healed, the uninterrupted pain made him unable to exert his full strength in training and competition, and his ability to run and jump was much worse than before, and the data also declined across the board. After leaving the Rockets, Maddy moved to the Raptors, Knicks, Pistons, Hawks, Spurs, and eventually retired.
Returning to the point, compared to Maddy, who is plagued by injuries, Wiggins's body is undoubtedly more "solid" and healthy, which is the main reason why he maintains an attendance rate of more than 90% all year round, and has a body that can automatically avoid injuries, which is itself the league's top talent.
Wiggins' physical fitness is reflected in the following four aspects:
(1) The standard forward body, 2.03 meters tall, 2.13 meters arm span, meet the small ball era of the same position players dream of talent.
(2) The starting speed of the first step is comparable to that of the peak Rose, and in the face of players above level 2, the bouncy breakthrough often leaves the defender helpless.
(3) 112 cm from the jump, combined with strong waist and abdomen strength, Wiggins's time in the air is comparable to Jordan.1
(4) Excellent lateral ability allows him to navigate the flank defense, but unfortunately, we have not yet seen a Wiggins who is fully defensive.
In summary, just look at Wiggins's dynamic talent, absolutely called the top in history, he almost completed a terrifying 720 degree turn dunk in a dunk attempt off the field, making the dunk king Lavin call incredible, but it is such a basketball genius, but he embarked on the road of "health" early.
Wiggins's "Road to Wellness" tetralogy
(1) Wealthy families
Born in February 1995 into a sports family in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Wiggins' father, Mitchell Wiggins, was selected by the Indiana Pacers with the 23rd pick in the first round of the 1983 NBA Draft and was sent to the Chicago Bulls as a bargaining chip.
Mitchell Wiggins, 1.93 meters tall, plays as a point guard on the court, averaging 12.4 points, 4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game in his rookie season, relying on the interior killing brought by excellent explosiveness, allowing him to survive in the era of advocating interior confrontation. In the 85-86 season, Mitchell Wiggins, who came to the Houston Rockets at the time, also followed Olajuwon to the Finals.
Wiggins' mother, Marietta Payne, is a well-known Canadian track and field sprinter who helped the Canadian women's sprint team win two silver medals in the 4x100m and 4x400m relays at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, and was also the holder of domestic women's 200m and 400m records.
Compared with the superstars who came out of the slums (Wade, James, Butler, etc.), Wiggins had a very happy childhood, his parents' achievements in sports helped them earn enough money, and he was the youngest child in the whole family (6 brothers and sisters), Wiggins was pampered from an early age.
(2) Talent is too outstanding
Because of his parents' excellent sports genes, this makes Wiggins's physical talent from childhood far beyond ordinary people, and he won the title of "Canada's once basketball genius in a hundred years" in high school, and also won the "Naismith Award" annual high school player, "National Best High School Student of the Year" and other awards.
After graduating from high school, Wiggins chose the University of Kansas in several basketball invitations. In his freshman season, as the team's starting small forward, he averaged 17.1 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game, and although he regrettably lost in the "Crazy March" 32 round of 16 games, he still won the 2014 NBA Championship with historical physical talent.
Shortly after being selected by the Cavaliers, he was sent to the "Genius Fall Base" Timberwolves as a chip for Kevin Luck, and came to a team that did not care about the record, Wiggins was full of vitality for the first three seasons of his career, often contributing wonderful dunks on the court, and his outstanding basketball talent was difficult to hide.
In the third season of his rookie, Wiggins averaged 23.6 points, 4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1 steal per game, and his skills on the court were not mature during this period, but he still won a star-like statistic with his talent, and the Timberwolves management did not hesitate to renew his contract with the Canadian genius with a five-year , $148 million cap.
In the following season, Wiggins gradually found that even if he did not work hard, he could still survive in the NBA league, and immediately began a "health" journey, so he had the most classic evaluation of Wiggins by butler, the core of the Heat:
"He has a wonderful physical talent, he can finish a training session without sweating, and his professional attitude on the field is unacceptable to me!"
Jimmy Butler, who is physically talented and has grown into a superstar by working hard in the later stages, is undoubtedly envious of Wiggins' innate basketball talent.
This is actually not all Wiggins's fault, unlike Butler's slum origin, Wiggins is also a sports "star second generation", from childhood to the top of the halo of honor, he naturally will not appreciate the efforts of small people in order to survive, after all, some people are born to stand at the top of the pyramid.
(3) The family is happy and happy
In terms of personal family off the court, Wiggins, like stars such as James and Westbrook, is definitely a good man, and has never had a scandal in his career, of course, the wife he married is also good enough.
Wiggins' wife is named Mitchell, 1.72 meters tall, and as the main force of the team's women's basketball team in high school, she was invited to participate in the U16 women's basketball selection in the United States, and her strength can be seen. In addition to her strength on the court, Mitchell had a good face and fiery figure, which made her a "Miss Basketball of the Year" in West Virginia in the 2012-13 season.
According to anecdotal rumors, Wiggins and his wife Mitchell had been privately engaged in life during college, and Wiggins captured the hearts of beautiful women with his humble and low-key personality. Today, the 26-year-old Wiggins has harvested two love crystals, and he also frequently posts a family of four love photos on social media, and can clean himself in the NBA, a big dye vat full of world, Wiggins is definitely worth learning from all boys.
(4) See the essence of the alliance
Entering the league as the "proud son of heaven" is used as a bargaining chip deal, Wiggins deeply feels the "malice" of the NBA, like Kobe, Duncan, Nowitzki and other players and home team "warm moments", is just the embodiment of your commercial value, once there is no commercial value and fan support, the Heat soul Wade was forced to leave the team by Riley is the best example.
Immediately after, he experienced the departure of his teammates one by one, witnessed the serious injuries of Players such as Paul George, Hayward and so on, which made Wiggins start to think about the meaning of playing, in the league where interests are paramount, anyone can be used as a chip, and there are less than ten players who can really decide their own lives.
In summary, the reason why fans have not accepted Wiggins's "healthy" style of play is because he has an enviable physical talent, and with a little effort, he has a high probability of becoming a superstar, but he has chosen the most "comfortable" way to play. But we can't control other people's lives, and Wiggins, who has a happy family on the court, regards playing as a money-making job, which is not to blame in itself.
Will Wiggins still get big contracts?
Since entering the league in 2014, counting the annual salary of $31.58 million this season, Wiggins's cumulative income has reached $137 million, deducting nearly half of the tax, and the personal hand is nearly $80 million, although the total salary is not the league's top, but considering that he is only 26 years old, he is also the best player of the same period.
So far this season, the Warriors have a record of 22 wins and 5 losses in the league, and when Curry returns as MVP, Wiggins only needs to complete the task that Kerr has given him, which makes his smile on the court gradually increase, and the efficiency of the offensive and defensive ends amazes fans.
This season, Wiggins averaged 18.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.5 blocks per game, shooting 49 percent from the field and 41.3 percent from three-point range, both of which set career highs.
At present, Wiggins averages 111.6 offensive efficiency per game, ranking 46th in the league, defensive efficiency of 100.7, ranking 27th in the league, and both statistics can be ranked in the top 50 of the league, which has proved that he is the most balanced player on both ends of the attack and defense.
Currently, Wiggins, whose previous top-salary contract with the Timberwolves is worth $33.62 million, has two options:
(1) The renewal of the contract with the Warriors was completed early this summer, but in view of the Warriors' high luxury tax, it is estimated that it is difficult to give the "healthy" star a maximum salary contract.
(2) Play well in next season's contract year, enter the trading market as a free identity next summer, if the average per game can contribute 24+4+4 data steadily, there is still a high probability that you can get a contract with an annual salary of more than $30 million, after all, Simmons, who will not make free throws, currently holds a five-year top salary contract of $177 million.
Write at the end:
With a high salary, a happy family under the field, the "healthy" Wiggins deserves the title of winner in life. Although he failed to cash in on his talent, this season's "Goji Brother" has become the Warriors' most stable offensive player, and given the current lack of star fronts in the West (George, James), Wiggins is hopeful to complete his first All-Star trip of his career.