The Miami Heat have expressed some interest in trading for Minnesota Timberwolves wing Andrew Wiggins, according to Trey Rodriguez of Hoops Inq.
Rodriguez reported earlier that the Timberwolves are “aggressively shopping” Wiggins. The Heat are apparently one of a few teams interested. It is worth noting Rodriguez isn't known as a credible reporter on Twitter. At least not yet.
Wiggins is coming off of a 2018-19 campaign in which he played 73 games and averaged 18.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and one steal over 34.8 minutes per game while shooting 41.2 percent from the floor, 33.9 percent from three-point range and 69.9 percent from the free-throw line.
The 24-year-old, who played his collegiate basketball at the University of Kansas, was originally selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the first overall pick of the 2014 NBA Draft, but he was traded to Minnesota in a deal that sent Kevin Love to Cleveland later that summer.
Wiggins went on to appear in all 82 contests during his rookie year, registering 16.9 points, 4.6 boards, 2.1 assists and one steal across 36.2 minutes a night while making 43.7 percent of his field-goal attempts, 31 percent of his long-distance tries and 76 percent of his foul shots.
The Toronto native then went on to average 20.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, two dimes and one steal through 35.1 minutes per game in his second season, connecting on 45.9 percent of shots, 30 percent of his triples and 76.1 percent of his free throws.
Wiggins' scoring average then jumped to 23.6 points per game in his third season, although his efficiency remained questionable.
Since then, he has not improved, and with four years remaining on the $148 million contract extension the Timberwolves handed him in October 2017, the Wolves are trying to move on.
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