Affected by the right hand injury, Curry missed the Warriors' away game against the Timberwolves today, coupled with Green, who is plagued by back injuries, the Warriors' inside and outside cores are also hanging up the free card, which invisibly adds a lot of pressure to Wiggins' shoulders. What many people did not expect is that Wiggins, who should have provoked the Warriors' beam, actually had no offensive desire in front of his old club, the Timberwolves, and there was no shot in the second quarter, according to statistics, Wiggins only shot 11 times in the game, contributing 12 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists. Of course, in addition to the reason that the desire to attack is not strong, the Timberwolves' targeted defense today is also remarkable, they seem to want to use a real game to tell the outside world why they chose to give up Wiggins in the first place, and the latter seems to accept an indisputable fact, career positioning is high-quality 3D, can be the icing on the cake, but it is difficult to expect charcoal in the snow.
Former lovers more trustworthy? Kerr was in favor of the Warriors' 1-for-3 trade, and the 19+5 rising stars should be reused. It is understood that as early as last year's offseason, the Warriors made contact with the Raptors, and the two sides held a trading dialogue with Wiggins and Siakam as the main body. It is reported that the Raptors hope to get an additional first-round pick in the trade, and this additional condition makes the Warriors unable to agree, because in their eyes, Wiggins and Siakam are players of equal value. To add to this, Siakam's static talent may not be as good as Wiggins, but whether it is the ability to finish on the offensive end or the oppressiveness on the defensive end, Siakam is not behind Wiggins, and most importantly, Siakam has extremely rich playoff experience, which Wiggins simply does not have.
Unable to get Siakam through a trade, the Warriors decided to temporarily suspend discussions about sending Wiggins for the simple reason that the Warriors wanted to wait and see if Wiggins could complete the task the team had given him before there was no suitable candidate in the free market. At the beginning of the season, Wiggins helped the Warriors to soar all the way, dominating the league's top position for a long time, and Wiggins, who averaged 18.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, was labeled "the third big" by the media. But over time, the outside world gradually realized that Wiggins' role in the Warriors was not much different from Harrison Barnes, and in the eyes of Warriors coach Kerr, the former lover (Barnes) was more suitable for the Warriors than Wiggins. Sources come from NBA reporter Jason Anderson, after Green's injury, the Warriors have been actively introducing blue-collar centers, and the second round of the 2018 second round of Chimechiye Meitu became a popular candidate, and the data shows that Meitu is 2.06 meters tall and can average 9 points + 6 rebounds per game this season.
According to previous reports, the king has put Fox, Hield, Barnes and others on the trading shelf. Considering their actual situation, the Warriors do not need to continue to strengthen the backcourt, so they will set their sights on Barnes, and with the matching salary as the rhetoric, hoping that the Kings can package Meitu and Tristan Thompson, the first draft of the 1-for-3 trade plan is specifically, the Warriors provide Wiggins, and get Barnes + Tristan + Meitu from the Kings. From the follow-up report of the accompanying reporter Anthony Slater, it is known that the Warriors and the Kings had consulted Cole before planning a 1-for-3 trade, and the latter agreed with this. In the eyes of many NBA insiders, aside from Meitu and Tristan's promotion of the Warriors' interior, Kerr obviously believes in Barnes more than Wiggins.
After all, Barnes has played for the Warriors for 4 seasons and has had 2 Finals experience, Barnes is very familiar with the Warriors' passing tactics, and if you have to make a choice, Wiggins is likely to be replaced by Barnes. It should be noted that there is another key factor that has driven Wiggins' trade progress, the 2021 first round of Cumminga has grown faster than the Warriors management expected, the lads in the past three games, the average of 19 points + 5 rebounds per game, shooting as high as 52.5%. Even if barnes can't fully fill the gap caused by Wiggins, Cumminga can contribute to the Warriors' front. Splitting Wiggins into Barnes + Tristan + Meitu, and then reusing potential rising star Cuminga, the Warriors have a good chance of regaining the league's top spot. As of now, the Warriors have fallen behind the Suns by 2.5 wins, do you think the Warriors should trade Wiggins? Feel free to leave a comment below to discuss.