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Andrew Wiggins has come a long way from being dubbed Maple Jordan ahead of the 2013 NBA Draft. Picked by the Cavaliers and promptly traded to the Timberwolves, it feels as though we ve all been waiting for Wiggins to break out and capitalize on his seemingly unlimited athletic potential. It just never happened, even after he received a max contract. Wiggins has been having a solid but unspectacular year in the Bay Area with the Warriors and is owed over $30 million in each of the next two seasons.
Wiggins inability to carry the team when Stephen Curry is off isn t really a big deal because Golden State isn t winning a championship this year anyway. Even getting to the play-in tournament would be an accomplishment, given how bad they are outside of Curry and Draymond Green. Next year is when they ll try to recapture that old magic as Klay Thompson will (presumably) finally return after missing the last two seasons with injury.
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By Darryn Albert | Last updated 4/6/21
Kevin Durant knows as well as anybody the adjustment that it takes to fit into the Golden State Warriors’ one-of-a-kind system. Now he is trying to pass his knowledge on to the next generation.
Warriors rookie James Wiseman said this week that he regularly exchanges texts with Durant, who has offered him guidance on playing for the team.
“We talk about the system, how he was able to fit into the system here,” said Wiseman of the former NBA MVP, per Wes Goldberg of The Mercury News. “He just gave me a lot of advice.”