As one of the few remaining residents on Andrew Wiggins Island, the value of my beachfront property is skyrocketing after the start of the 2019-20 season. Through 10 games, Wiggins is averaging career highs in points (25.5), field-goal percentage (47.3), assists (3.3), made three-pointers (2.2) and blocks (1.1), even though he’s playing only 0.2 minutes…
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How Minnesota Timberwolves Maximize Andrew Wiggins
Five years into his NBA career, Andrew Wiggins remains an oft-frustrating enigma. The 2014 No. 1 overall pick has the physical profile of an elite two-way player, but he’s failed to become a consistent difference-maker on either end of the floor. He’ll flash explosive scoring chops or lockdown defense at times, but he has yet…
Can Gersson Rosas Fix the Minnesota Timberwolves?
The Minnesota Timberwolves took the first step toward relevance Wednesday, hiring Houston Rockets executive vice president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas as their new team president, according to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Timberwolves are coming off a turbulent 2018-19 campaign, highlighted by Jimmy Butler’s early-season trade demand and the midseason firing of team president/head coach…
The Potential vs. Production of Andrew Wiggins
The Minnesota Timberwolves hosted the Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets Saturday night. During what became a one-point game with only a minute remaining, the Timberwolves had an incredibly disappointing sequence that basically cost them the win: Such a disaster goes beyond one game. It is indicative of the Wolves these past few seasons: Short-handed, they gave…