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Player A is 21-years-old in their third season. These statistics are from Basketball-Reference and are cumulative over three seasons In fact, let’s see if you can guess who is who. Or perhaps a better way to put it is: Wiggins does not yet impact the game positively in enough ways to qualify as a great player and his advanced stats bear that out.

The answer lies in part in Wiggins’ advanced statistics, which are not those of a superstar. So why are we worried? Why shouldn’t we be ecstatic about the team giving a max contract to a player who averages over 20 points a game at such a young age that has also added skills to his offensive toolkit every year? He certainly seems to have the ability to be a superstar in this league. The team certainly has some insurance policies, namely Karl-Anthony Towns and Jimmy Butler, but the team’s ability to reach the top tier of NBA competition will likely depend on Wiggins living up to his potential. They are essentially betting the farm on Wiggins becoming a great player. We know this, the Wolves know this, and Andrew Wiggins know this.īut this contract will have a great impact on the Wolves’ financial future. It does not necessarily matter if he deserves it, it’s simply what the market dictates. Andrew Wiggins is about to get a max contract from the Timberwolves.