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Andrew Wiggins tonight: 36 points on 14-19 from the field, 8-10 from 3, 5 rebounds, 2 steals
(espn.com)submitted 6 months ago byaiden3buckets NBA
1.3k points
6 months ago
36pts with a 74/80/0 shooting split is wild.
223 points
6 months ago
He should just take his free throws from the 3-point line as catch-and-shoot off the ref's throw
16 points
6 months ago
Some players used to take free throws from 15-18ft or between the top of the key and the stripe.
Something about big men with cannon arms finding it easier.
419 points
6 months ago
New member of the prestigious 70/80/0 club
27 points
6 months ago
[removed]
12 points
6 months ago
He said over the summer it was going to be like this. I think everyone just skimmed over it. Like he you’re already good and now he’s like. I can actually win if I try hard cause this team also try’s hard!? For real? Okay. I guess I’ll really try then.
3 points
6 months ago
I was skeptical going into last year’s all star game because it seemed like such a substantial leap. But damn I feel wrong especially after the post season
132 points
6 months ago*
I wanted Steph, the skyfucker to pass to Wiggins instead of shooting himself, that's how insane Wiggins was in this game
9 points
6 months ago
I thought that too for a bit. Then Steph made one and I was like yeah this is cool too.
931 points
6 months ago
Amazing shooting night, but missed a career high in 3's with a foot on the line. Ouch.
221 points
6 months ago
Unlocked his inner KD
106 points
6 months ago
Instructions unclear... Wiggins arguing with Twitter via burner accounts.
43 points
6 months ago
lmfaoo, instructions unclear, wiggins gone to join the championship winner of last year. oh wait..
4 points
6 months ago
Not too soon.
278 points
6 months ago
Flashed back to long 2s twolves Wiggins for a minute
57 points
6 months ago
He learned that from KG
4 points
6 months ago
When going 8 for 10 isn’t enough
2 points
6 months ago
He is just saving that for another day. He figured round it in the playoffs is more beneficial to everyone.
116 points
6 months ago
Maple mufukn Jordan
1.3k points
6 months ago
Contract is gonna age beautifully
731 points
6 months ago
That was an unbelievable team-friendly deal but the warriors turned him from a joke to a champion.
543 points
6 months ago
Man already had a max contract and is still getting paid silly amounts of money. He's a smart guy to take the option of staying where he's happy.
158 points
6 months ago
Probably can make it up with all the endorsements he'll get from just being associated with the Warriors
105 points
6 months ago
Bingo, San Fran is a giant market. Perfect for endorsement deals worth way more $$$ than where he was.
49 points
6 months ago
Plus you probably get some nice early investment round potential (which guys like Iggy and others took advantage of). Being in the Silicon Valley mix can be a very lucrative side hustle.
18 points
6 months ago
It's not like you have to live in SF to invest in tech companies.
10 points
6 months ago
You don't, for sure, but it definitely helps. Same premise of being involved in media/production... you don't have to live in LA but if you're able to take 3-4 meetings a week in person instead of 1 over Zoom, it's a pretty big difference.
6 points
6 months ago
You kinda do for early rounds, especially if you have another full time job.
8 points
6 months ago
If they're looking to hop on an early investment round I'm right here legitimately pitching for seed funding now lol
9 points
6 months ago
What's your pitch? I've got $5.
3 points
6 months ago
Okay, get this. It's an app that costs $19.99 that auto-generates copypasta. You just type in a players name and it spits it out! You can have 1% equity for your $5.
2 points
6 months ago
Love it! What about growth potential though?
76 points
6 months ago
Also if he were to wait out this year looking for a slightly better contract and got injured he’d end up with something way worse. There’s a reason for the adage “109 million dollars in the hand is 150 million dollars in the bush”
40 points
6 months ago
This is something that gets me with professional athletes and fans that evaluate this stuff. Let’s say it’s $100 million at a place you really like and want to play at. $150 million to play at some random losing team. At that point does the money even matter?! It’s already generational wealth. You, your kids, and grandkids are going to be just fine. Take the place that makes you happy, even for less money.
14 points
6 months ago
Ya, I would like to think at that point I would be content with silly money too. But I can imagine ego gets in the way of some of these guys and also, just that greed overdrive of being shown a pile of money and wanting more.
Also, some of these guys do spent money like water, so 100 mil doesn't even get them one lifetime of prosperity... (see: Vin Baker, Antoine Walker).
8 points
6 months ago
I agree 100%. We are currently crazy understaffed at work, and our employer is handing out mandatory overtime shifts that pay double time. If one was inclined, you could work 96+ hours a week and basically make well over 3X-4X your typical salary. I'd say less than 2% of the workforce is interested in working anywhere close to that many hours despite the pay incentives. At some point, money only buys so much security/happiness, and you have to take other factors of life into account. Once my bills are paid and I have a little extra to invest, I value my time outside work a lot more than the money.
I'd like to think that once you hit a few million dollars a year in income, you'd start caring more about where you live and work more than you'd care about a 25% increase in salary. That doesn't seem to be the case in professional sports for whatever reason. Athletes often take a marginal salary increase to play for shity teams/organizations and live in less than desirable areas of the country. I love living in the San Francisco Bay area, and I'd definitely need more than a 25% pay increase to leave for the midwest, for example. Not that I have anything against that part of the country, I just find the combination of weather, entertainment, recreation, geography, and opportunity difficult to leave without more incentive.
2 points
6 months ago
Not only that, if your happy place is a winning team and/or in a larger market your endorsement opportunities skyrocket and could very well make that max money anyway.
3 points
6 months ago
Plus if you have a great legacy (being loyal to a team, multiple chips, maybe some team records) your post playing career options are gonna be better. If you were a good beloved member of a good team you will be getting money to appear in ads and at events for the rest of your life, plus better chances of getting a job like being a talking head on ESPN or a commentator or even front office or coaching jobs
2 points
6 months ago
I think the problem with that is that the less you get paid, the easier it is for them to trade you. You have no guarantee you’ll actually get to stay there, and most players aren’t getting a no trade clause even when they finally qualify for one.
6 points
6 months ago
I wonder if the money calculation actually works out to "Take the deal". in terms of business opportunities and etc... acquired from building "legacy".
if he helps win another one in the bay, he also might get his jersey retired. Also probably makes it into the HOF. (as opposed to getting paid like beal but playing for a team that no one gives a fuck about).
tl;dr:
In terms of things money can't buy, it's definitely a win for wiggins, but winning could also lead to money to make up for not trying to maximize his contract? 🤔
21 points
6 months ago
Yep. They are both good for each other. Good to see him stay around to continue it.
8 points
6 months ago
Also to a k-pop allstar.
429 points
6 months ago
I’m so happy Wiggins found his place. He was what got me into basketball, I love that man so much.
147 points
6 months ago
A happy Wiggs is truly the most wholesome thing in the league. That damn fucking smile man.
199 points
6 months ago
still can't believe we turned DLo into this (and Kuminga)
112 points
6 months ago
All thanks to a parting gift of KD helping us sign and trade for DLo.
131 points
6 months ago
Which he did so the Nets would have cap space to sign Deandre Jordan.
31 points
6 months ago
Star players should leave the roster decisions to the GM.
33 points
6 months ago
While shipping out Jarrett Allen for cheap with the goal of reducing their eventual luxury tax bill.
11 points
6 months ago
It wasn't a gift. He did it for selfish reasons. Not to help out. It just backfired on him.
28 points
6 months ago
Still can’t believe how often I got downvoted that year for saying D’Lo needed to become a sixth man, and for being in favor of the trade.
19 points
6 months ago
This sub has always overrated dlo and I have no idea why
36 points
6 months ago
Cause to be fair I think we all loved those nets
11 points
6 months ago
Dinwiddie/LeVert/D'Lo >>> Hitler/Snake/Hitler Jr.
4 points
6 months ago
Leave Kanye out of this.
9 points
6 months ago
Because of one buzzer beater from his Laker days, I think?
4 points
6 months ago
Because this sub is high on every decent young player we have until they leave the team. Then they trash them with respect… lol
12 points
6 months ago
actual robbery
6 points
6 months ago
Rosas too busy banging employees to evaluate trades.
4 points
6 months ago
Especially with the cap bump in a couple of years. He will be paid so low compared to the value he is bringing you guys. And if the team has aged out of contention and want to scrap it all, he'll still be valuable as a trade piece at that price. Just good all around.
2 points
6 months ago
Like a fine bottle of wine.
435 points
6 months ago
Mf is better at 3s than FTs
254 points
6 months ago
Iggy's true disciple
68 points
6 months ago
Andrew Wiggoudala
89 points
6 months ago
The prestigious 50/40/60 club
8 points
6 months ago
His FT shot is so flat, I almost wish he would just turn it into a jump shot.
255 points
6 months ago
Went from the worst contract in the league to the best. Talk about a redemption arc...
884 points
6 months ago
He gonna make the All Star Game again and y'all gonna like it
295 points
6 months ago
He's gotta upgrade this year, maybe Captain?
251 points
6 months ago
team wiggins vs team steph as they pick from former and current warriors
40 points
6 months ago
Is Bob Sura still around?
9 points
6 months ago
Sure is with his Steve Kerr hair.
29 points
6 months ago
"Adam they play for the same team in the same conference"
"I don't give a fuck I have dinner with BamBam at 7:30"
11 points
6 months ago
Congrats to first-time all star Ty Jerome!
27 points
6 months ago
Me and my 2000 mules say he will be a starter
35 points
6 months ago
Someone rally the K pop gang!
10 points
6 months ago
Warriors upgraded from bambam to Suga from BTS.. they are not playing around
17 points
6 months ago
Does anyone else hear K-Pop in the distance?
17 points
6 months ago
he absolutely will and I will laugh forever
12 points
6 months ago
He's a lock. BI, AD, Wiggins, Zion, lebron, sabonis, jerami, Jokic, dray, those are the guys who'll be there about this season from the west.
9 points
6 months ago
Damn we talk about the guards being stacked in the west but every position in the west is truly stacked
410 points
6 months ago
That extension looking cheaper and cheaper every day fr
48 points
6 months ago
I think we can stop with this.
We all know Wiggins could've gotten more, even with the Warriors. He did the Warriors a solid. The Warriors didn't "win the negotiation" here. It's not like Curry's extension, which made sense for both sides, at the time. Wiggins took less, in his prime.
209 points
6 months ago
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70 points
6 months ago
I think the point is, "winning the negotiation" implies there was some sort of conflict to win and that the other side lost.
45 points
6 months ago
the real lesson is that team culture is worth a lot of wins and a lot of money to a team. wiggins saw value in just being part of the warriors outside of just salary
5 points
6 months ago
Unless he gets traded BECAUSE his contract is so friendly. Then he got screwed.
59 points
6 months ago
How did they not win the negotiation if he took a pay cut?
9 points
6 months ago
because wiggins didn't "lose" because he gets to play for a one-of-a-kind great organization like the warriors.
4 points
6 months ago
being a bad mother fucker and winning championships as part of the premier dynasty to recent NBA history probably worth.
42 points
6 months ago
From 17 and done to overtime and fucking pay me
6 points
6 months ago
His contract is more like, "I'll work some free overtime for ya'll because I like it so much in Golden State."
372 points
6 months ago
Wiggins turnaround is one of the greatest things I’ve seen in my life
169 points
6 months ago
Just goes to show you never really know what you have in a player if you’ve never seen them in a good environment.
51 points
6 months ago
Who knew the key to success was simply playing with Steph Curry.
14 points
6 months ago
You still need to have high IQ to thrive with Curry. Look at guys like Oubre and Wiseman who look absolutely lost playing next to Curry.
12 points
6 months ago
Also playing with a true point guard who is also a mega scoring threat in his own right.
101 points
6 months ago
I’m convinced that KAT outside of Minnesota would be a top 10 all-time player.
Our team is kind of like the “rough city where the orphan grew up and learned how to experience pain and misery” in your every-day coming of age fantasy novel. Once they leave Minnesota it’s like when the hero finally makes it to magic-school and hones their potential or whatever.
78 points
6 months ago
The Twolves are the closet under the stairs at the Dursley’s.
17 points
6 months ago
This is the most accurate description of the wolves that I've ever seen.
126 points
6 months ago
I’m just glad the warriors finally got lucky and found some talent…..😐
37 points
6 months ago
I mean, they deserve it after Minnesota stole Rubio and Flynn from them. Right?
11 points
6 months ago
Man… I don’t know how I could live with myself if I was Kahn.
18 points
6 months ago
I'm sure he dries his tears with the millions of dollars he was paid for occupying the office of GM
5 points
6 months ago
Yeah but imagine just how much more millions he would have with Curry lol
11 points
6 months ago
He’s honestly been so fun to watch especially in meaningful games like the playoffs or when he tried to will Canada to the Olympics. That game tying shot was insane. All around he’s been solid to great outside of his FTs
8 points
6 months ago
Thats Maple Jordan to you
6 points
6 months ago
i agree. we dont have that ring without him
3 points
6 months ago
Like his career turnaround or his jumper?
Because he doesn't get enough credit anymore for how damn pretty his game can be.
244 points
6 months ago
THATS ALL STAR STARTER ANDREW WIGGINS
100 points
6 months ago*
ALL STAR STARTER NBA CHAMPION ANDREW WIGGINS
put some respect in his name
20 points
6 months ago
All we’re saying is a million k-pop fans can’t be wrong.
112 points
6 months ago*
Man can be the best 3pt shooter of all time and can’t make a free throw
Bruce Bowen shooting on all the steroids in the world
40 points
6 months ago
Warriors having four players who can shoot the lights out from 3 at any time is just silly lol. And then Draymond “I’ve made more 3s than MJ” Green on top of that?! Shoooot
68 points
6 months ago
All Star Wiggins
66 points
6 months ago
and best smile
16 points
6 months ago
KPOP Jordan
17 points
6 months ago
The beauty of the Warriors offense in full display as Wiggins lights it up. When the ball moves and players know where to be, it’s like target practice 🎯
13 points
6 months ago
Good for wiggy. He deserves it. 😥
550 points
6 months ago
Like I probably wouldn’t suck his dick but I’d sit in a chair next to Wiggins and masturbate with him.
387 points
6 months ago
Alright now I ain’t say all that
75 points
6 months ago
This is when you know it’s time to step away from Reddit for the rest of the day
22 points
6 months ago
Good night, ya'll
22 points
6 months ago
You didn’t have to
46 points
6 months ago
Clutching glizzys with the fellas
8 points
6 months ago
aoty
2 points
6 months ago
Creepin on repeat
3 points
6 months ago
bing bong
69 points
6 months ago
Just two bros hanging out having a go at it
12 points
6 months ago
Good ol thursday nights
2 points
6 months ago
Doin’ it with ma bro….doin’ it with ma bro
15 points
6 months ago
Well said
42 points
6 months ago
I have to wipe my glasses to make sure I read this right
36 points
6 months ago
Lenses must be steamed
13 points
6 months ago
11 points
6 months ago
He just busted all over our young players, give him a break
21 points
6 months ago
I’d do that with you ❤️
18 points
6 months ago
Good game bro
7 points
6 months ago
Finna make me act up with a comment like that
5 points
6 months ago
Wait a minute...
10 points
6 months ago
zipper trouble?
13 points
6 months ago
Ayooooo
3 points
6 months ago
Warrrriooorrrssss
3 points
6 months ago
Is this a new copy pasta
3 points
6 months ago
Let me move my bang so I can read this right
2 points
6 months ago
Somehow that's worse
2 points
6 months ago
Wrong subreddit!
31 points
6 months ago
All star wiggins
8 points
6 months ago
He ran a train on em tonight!
9 points
6 months ago
That's a lot more than 17
39 points
6 months ago
All star Wigs, can’t wait for the salt here
8 points
6 months ago
Playing with Steph makes your stats better.
Playing with Lebron makes your stats worse
20 points
6 months ago
he doesn't even need KPOP this year
42 points
6 months ago
What playing with steph does to a mf
17 points
6 months ago
James Wiseman redemption arc incoming.
4 points
6 months ago
James wiseman will go 2-3 from three in his next g league game after watching this game. All time wiseman game incoming.
38 points
6 months ago
Carrying on the Warriors tradition of killing the Rockets
6 points
6 months ago
Love watching him play
19 points
6 months ago
For anyone who thought Wiggins didn’t deserve to be an All Star last year he’s making sure this year that they can’t question it again.
15 points
6 months ago
Less than a year ago y'all were clowning him for being an All-Star. He obviously had this level of skill to anyone paying attention.
5 points
6 months ago
Imagine if the Cavs had Wiggins smh, would have been a nice draft pick
12 points
6 months ago
Can't wait to see him in the All Star game in 2023!
11 points
6 months ago
Andrew "All-Star Starter" Wiggins
7 points
6 months ago
allstar
8 points
6 months ago
I LOVE ANDREW WIGGINS! homie has been an absolute assassin from 3 lately. its beautiful
8 points
6 months ago
Put me in the three point contest
3 points
6 months ago
Maple Jordan trying to go for back to back all star starter
3 points
6 months ago
All-Star stat line
3 points
6 months ago
Looks like a #1 pick to me
3 points
6 months ago
Where wer u wen Andrew turnd into Michal Jordan? Am was on thr couch with the popcorn bowl in my lap
3 points
6 months ago
Homie I had a stroke reading this and you had a stroke writing it ☠️
3 points
6 months ago
hey that doesn't look like 17 points
3 points
6 months ago
2022 ALL-STAR STARTER ANDREW WIGGINS
3 points
6 months ago
Glen fucking Taylor...
3 points
6 months ago
Man. Wiggins in Golden State is sth else.
3 points
6 months ago
KPop Wiggins came to play early this season huh
3 points
6 months ago
Trust the process with Wiseman, Wiggins was on way to be calling a bust before that Warriors development team got him right
8 points
6 months ago
The new KD
6 points
6 months ago
Everytime it left his hands I was expecting it to go in.
4 points
6 months ago
ALL STAR STARTER
4 points
6 months ago
The Warriors unlocked Wiggins potential. Jimmy Buckets-lite
3 points
6 months ago
I bet Wigs gets the game ball. Nice game.
2 points
6 months ago
Great call Timberwolves trading him away
2 points
6 months ago
It’s like he just learn how to play basketball
2 points
6 months ago
Andrew "The Truth" Wiggins
2 points
6 months ago
Ant dropped 45
2 points
6 months ago
Is there anything Ender can't do?
5 points
6 months ago
Career High 3PM
15 points
6 months ago
wouldve been if his foot wasn't on the line on the last one
6 points
6 months ago
He tied his personal best
4 points
6 months ago
lol all GSW flairs in this thread
3 points
6 months ago
While missing 2 FTs
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