Voting for the 2022 NBA All-Star Game has begun. Along with this, fans have begun to discuss, who should appear on the NBA All-Star Stage? Every year, many players show their talents in competitions to win honors, and this season is no different.
Today, our focus is on one player on the Golden State Warriors roster. We're talking about 2014 NBA Draft PickErman Andrew Wiggins. Despite being in the league for eight years, Wiggins has yet to be named to the All-Star Game.
When he was chosen, it was expected that he would be smooth sailing, but due to the lack of coherence in his performance, he never reached his full potential, which resulted in him only one layer of window paper just away from becoming a superstar. But since joining the Warriors, Wiggins seems to have found the perfect role for himself. Since he played with Stephen Curry, he no longer needs to be the team's first choice.
It allows him to play better and, most importantly, to have a huge impact on players on a championship-winning team. Speaking of the turning point in his career, many people now support him in the All-Star Game. Even Stephen Curry expressed his support for Wiggins.
In an interview with NBC Sports, Curry supported teammate Wiggins. He said: "Wiggins has been sticking to his approach to playing on both ends of the board for a whole year. I don't want to say those things too early, but this year's No. 22 should be in Cleveland, and he should be named a Cleveland All-Star this season. ”
As Curry said, Wiggins has been very stable this season. Speaking of his averages, he averaged 19.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. Meanwhile, he shot a career-high 48.7 percent from the field and shot 43.4 percent from the three-point line. In his last eight games, Wiggins averaged 21 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, shooting 49 percent from the field and 55 percent from three-point range.
Warriors coach Kerr also expressed support for Wiggins. "He's one of the best two-way players in the league," Kerr told reporters. "He can get 18 or 20 points per game. He shoots 42 percent from three-point range, and he defends the hardest player on the court every night on the other end. With Klay [Thompson] out, he played a crucial role for our team on the defensive end. ”
"At 6 feet 8 inches tall, strong and athletic, he can switch to a big defensive man or a small point guard in the league," Kerr said. "He's a very valuable player. Obviously, we started the season well, so I think Wiggins deserves to be an All-Star. ”
In the small forward position, Wiggins is second only to James and Paul George in the West. Given Paul George's injured absence, Wiggins really had a chance to appear on the NBA All-Star Game. Now, with time to go until the all-Star vote, Wiggins just needs to keep playing at his own level and he has a chance to achieve that.