preface
Before the start of the season, the Warriors recorded 18 wins and 2 losses, but after the end of the All-Star, the Warriors had difficulty seeking a win, losing to teams such as the Lakers who were not as strong as themselves. The fundamental reason why the Warriors have such a contrast is that Wiggins' post-All-Star performance collapsed, and during this time he averaged only 13.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game, which was a world away from Wiggins, who was able to enter the All-Star at the beginning of the season. In fact, the Warriors' erratic decision-making power is actually in the hands of Wiggins.
Whoever wins the front wins the world
The fundamental reason why Wiggins is so important to the Warriors is the importance of the forward players in this era. Why the Warriors lost the NBA championship in 2016 is not because Barnes was out of order in the Finals, the Warriors' front line only had defense and no offense, but their front line defense could not restrain James, which eventually led to the collapse of the Warriors. Wiggins not only scored at the beginning of the season, but his defense was still very online, although Wiggins's scoring ability was not as good as Durant's, but for the current Warriors, having an all-star player on the front line can make this team achieve a very good record.
However, since Wiggins's offense in February is almost broken, not even free throws, such a poor performance has left the Warriors with no stable output except Curry. And the Warriors forward line is still full of injuries, Green has been out of the game for nearly half a season, and Iguodala has not returned, the front line except Wiggins really does not have a good player. Now in this NBA, the lineup of strong teams is very balanced, and there is no shortcoming, but Wiggins has now become the biggest shortcoming of the Warriors, not to mention that this short board is still 30 million per year, how many people in the league have salaries higher than Wiggins? It seems difficult to find a few people.
To put it bluntly, the warriors' gradual decline in record is the downturn in Wiggins's state since February, which is not a coincidence at all, but it just shows the importance of Wiggins to the Warriors, like the Warriors, whose backcourt is the core of the team, and there is a great need for a forward star. The fundamental reason why the Blazers can be suppressed every time they face the Warriors is that the front line is not sorry at all, Iguodala can lock Lillard, but Aminu, the Blazers' forward players, do not have such skills, so they are always eliminated. The Warriors need a qualified front, Wiggins did a good job before the start of the season, averaging 18 points per game with great efficiency, and the defensive end has taken on important responsibilities, but now he is not bad on the defensive end, but the offensive end is no longer worthy of trust, and this is the reason why the Warriors are struggling.
Wiggins' status is not secure
Wiggins can slowly find the state, but the Warriors do not have time to wait for him, mainly because the Warriors have a lot of potential players on the front line, such as this year's No. 7 rookie Cuminga, why the Warriors have won consecutively, not because Wiggins's less part of the score is supplemented by Cumminga, he has now played 18+ consecutive games, and the efficiency value and Wiggins are simply not a grade, his shooting rate has reached nearly 60%, Such a player would be too violent to let him play as a substitute, but Wiggins is in the Warriors, he occupies a starting position, so Cuminga can only play as a substitute.
Warriors management actually understands the current team situation, in the case of Curry's peak there are still two or three seasons, the early layout of the future of the team is very important, the all-star before Wiggins's performance is very good, whether it is the coaching staff or management are praising Wiggins, think he can carry the banner of the Warriors in the future, but now it seems that He was deceived by Wiggins's short efficiency, and now Wiggins is playing very much the same as before, Wiggins has done this in the past 7 years. It seems that the Warriors have not changed the way he plays.
With the return of Green and Iguodala, and the growth of Cuminga, in fact, Wiggins's role is constantly weakening, and gradually becomes a player who can be replaced. If Wiggins continues to be in such a slump, the Warriors have every reason to clean him up. So Wiggins really should wake up, even Stephen Curry began to accuse Wiggins of playing without aggression, when the team boss is dissatisfied, Wiggins is less and less likely to stay in this team, Wiggins's contract is still 30 million level, free up this space to strengthen their own interior line This is a good choice.
Fans don't blame the Warriors for unloading the donkey, mainly because this team spends nearly $200 million a year in luxury taxes, which means that every player signed by this team must be valued, and once it is less than its own value, it faces being sent away. Not to mention Wiggins's salary of 30 million to play Porter's data, the team for him to come back a large part of the luxury tax, the Warriors can not wait, although they are one of the most valuable teams in the league, but no one can not go, not to mention that there are more cost-effective players in the team, so it is reasonable that Wiggins is facing the risk of leaving the Warriors. After all, the NBA is a business alliance, and everything is about money.
epilogue
If in terms of personality, Wiggins can't be a bomb in the locker room without arguing, and the tasks assigned by the coach will also be completed, which is very pleasing. But the Warriors want to come to Wiggins is not just for him to obey so simple, after all, the trade Wiggins used an All-Star player Russell, and now Russell is getting braver in the Timberwolves, Wiggins is in a trough, which is not what the Warriors want to see. Being named an All-Star is not the beginning, and hopefully Wiggins won't stop there, his talent definitely doesn't stop there!