The Warriors have played 36 games this season and are currently in first place in the league with a record of 29 wins and 7 losses, with Wiggins having been very consistent this season. Wiggins has averaged 19.1 points per game so far, and his three-point shooting percentage has reached 44%. He became the player with the highest three-point shooting rate on the team, even surpassing Curry.
We'll be surprised when we look at Wiggins' career three-point shooting percentage. He averaged just 33 percent of his three-point shooting percentage while he was still with the Timberwolves in 2019. But his three-point shooting percentage has reached 44 percent this season, a direct 11 percentage point increase, which is hard to imagine. This also fully shows that the Warriors team is for his forging. After coming to this team, Wiggins has made a huge improvement in terms of shooting, especially in terms of three-point shooting.
The reason why Wiggins has greatly improved his three-point shooting rate is partly because he joined the Warriors after being affected by the team's projection atmosphere, he pays more attention to the training of three-pointers in training, and on the other hand, because of the impact of the team configuration on him. After coming to the Warriors, because he was the starting point, he spent most of his time playing with Curry. After playing at the same time as Curry, he got a lot of opportunities to shoot three-pointers in the open position, which had a direct impact on his three-point shooting rate. During his time as a Timberwolves, he didn't have teammates like Curry.
Wiggins has previously said that playing on the Warriors is very easy, he will get a lot of shooting space, and he really enjoys playing with the Warriors. When Thompson returns, Wiggins may get more shooting space. Not long ago, Wiggins said bluntly after watching Thompson's training game that if Thompson returns, the Warriors will get more space, and the most direct beneficiary will be Wiggins. Because at the starting level he would be paired with Curry and Thompson. When Curry and Thompson are involved in most of the defense, Wiggins will have more opportunities outside the three-point line, and perhaps his three-point shooting rate will improve.
These are the direct effects that the Warriors have brought to him. After coming to this team, he can often get ten points in a short period of time on the offensive end, and he is fully equipped to cut high scores every game. But now in the Warriors, he has gradually put away his offensive edge and begun to pay continuously on the defensive end. This is very gratifying to the fans. This proves that Wiggins is very aware that the team needs his defensive ability. His mentality today is indeed different from the previous seasons.