Whether the Timberwolves regret the trade in 19 years is not known now, but the Warriors are certainly very happy, because this is not only earned, but more for the Warriors, the mouth mushroom is already an indispensable member of the Warriors. This season, the Warriors have faced many teams with very strong small forwards, including the Lakers, Clippers, Nets, Heat, including the Timberwolves. The Warriors face too many teams with strong forwards, but it is clear that the Warriors are not afraid of these teams with strong forwards, and the key point is Wiggins. Because of Wiggins, the Warriors' forward line not only has an offensive point, but also a defensive point.
In the final three minutes of the game against the Heat, Kerr put out a very strange lineup! Curry, Poole, Payton, Green, Wiggins, three backs and two strikers! Green played the number four, Wiggins played the number five, the two men's frontal defense to the basket to the death, the Warriors can not only play five can also play super five small. At this time, the deterrent power of the mouth mushroom comes out, he can not only defend on the outside line, but also pull to the inside line to go to the card position, to form a super defense of the double front line with Green, and use the arm span and height to act as a high point under the Warriors' basket.
And in the Warriors Wiggins role positioning has become more and more clear, the offensive end of his role is an end point, can act as a key moment of the offensive ball holding point, each game as long as the mouth brother takes the lead to open the situation, the rhythm of the Warriors will generally be very smooth. The Warriors can even let Wiggins play more ball-holding tactics when glued, curry has someone to pack when shooting three points, and someone to pack when the mouth brother breaks through. The most critical thing is the cooperation between him and Curry, especially the mutual cover between the paint areas, Curry can mention that outside the three-point line, the mouth brother is receiving the ball in the box, two threat points again and again, which is not only something that Barnes can't do, even Durant has not played like this in the Warriors.
And pulling into the defense, the Warriors trust the mouth brother's single defense ability, and now the Warriors are used to letting Wiggins defend the ball carrier on the opposite side, he is simply a nightmare for an outside guard player! When defending Mitchell alone, Mitchell's balls are difficult to get out, and the three-point shot wants to raise his hand to be covered to death. The same is true for the defense of Lowry, the body is horizontal, the arm spread is open, and Lowry can't pass him without blocking and dismantling, that is, he can't get in outside the three-point line. Kerr is now very good at using Wiggins on the defensive end, more to let him delay the opponent outside the three-point line, let him appear directly on the outside of the rotation to assist the defense, let the mouth brother play more of the advantage of arm span and height.
The Warriors are indeed inseparable from Wiggins, and the importance of the general game may not be so obvious, because many times Kerr only lets him play for 30 minutes, most of the time the Warriors are clocked in to the point to get off work, and the mouth brother seems to be very non-existent. But in a high-intensity strong team duel, Wiggins's role comes. The field is the highest playing time in the team, and every game is to stare at the arrow figure on the other side, and the Warriors can't lack such a forward player. Now I believe that there will be no fans who want to take Wiggins for Turner and platinum to come back! The significance of the mouth brother in the Warriors is not how many points are cut in each game, but that the Warriors will not fall behind when facing any team with strong forward ability.