Andrew Wiggins Articles - Page 22

Minnesota Timberwolves interim head coach Ryan Saunders is hoping to unlock a more consistent Andrew Wiggins in the midst of a disappointing fifth season in the league. Wiggins was given a beefy four-year, $147.7 million extension of his rookie contract in 2017, but so far has failed to deliver. Wiggins has regressed in nearly every […]

The departure of Tom Thibodeau in Minnesota was a long time coming. The tension between the front office, ownership, and Thibadeau has been well-documented. His inability to get star center Karl-Anthony Towns to play better defense at the rim, and the whole team to improve in general, has put him in the hot seat for some […]

Tuesday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Andrew Wiggins went off by scoring 40 points in Minnesota’s two-point road win. Wiggins, who has a history of playing well in OKC, was called the Mayor of OKC by the Timberwolves’ official Twitter account after his stellar night. When the real mayor of […]

Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams believes there was no malice on Andrew Wiggins’ part on a play that saw teammate Nerlens Noel stretchered off the court after an airborne collision with the Minnesota Timberwolves swingman. Wiggins took air for a right-handed spikedown, but raised his elbow to protect himself, accidentally nailing Noel in the […]

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Andrew Wiggins clarified his post-game comments on Oklahoma City Thunder point man Dennis Schroder after the latter instigated barbs with some of Wiggins’ teammates. The 23-year-old denied calling Schroder “gay” in his post-game comments after posting a 40-point, 10-rebound double-double to lead the Wolves to a win. “I’d like to clarify what […]

Andrew Wiggins after his 40 point performance against the Oklahoma City Thunder spoke about the altercation between Jeff Teague, Dennis Schroeder and Nerlens Noel during the game. Wiggins was confused in why Schroeder was so angry and that he was “acting crazy for no reason.” Wiggins, per Jon Krawcznski of the Athletic, hopes that Noel […]

Andrew Wiggins spoke about an altercation earlier in the game with Dennis Schroeder and Jeff Teague. He didn’t seem to understand what upset Schroeder so much and told Jon Krawscynski of the athletic that he was “acting crazy for no reason.” Wiggins on Schroder: "I don't know what's wrong with him. He was acting crazy […]

Maybe a coaching change was all Minnesota Timberwolves wing Andrew Wiggins needed to get going. On Tuesday night, Wiggins finished with 40 points and 10 rebounds during a win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, marking the first 40-and-10 game of Wiggins’ NBA career: Andrew Wiggins notches his first career 40-10 game in a 119-117 win […]

Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Andrew Wiggins is the seventh-youngest player in NBA history to score 7,000 career points. The former No. 1 overall pick accomplished the feat on Wednesday against the Boston Celtics. Per @EliasSports, Andrew Wiggins became the 7th-youngest player in NBA history to reach the 7000-career-point mark earlier tonight, behind only LeBron James, […]

After scoring 18 points in a contest against the New Orleans Pelicans, Andrew Wiggins became the third all-time scorer in Minnesota Timberwolves history, passing former Wolves star Kevin Love. With 18 points through three quarters, Andrew Wiggins has passed Kevin Love (6989) for 3rd place on the #Twolves all-time scoring leaderboards. — Timberwolves PR (@Twolves_PR) […]

Andrew Wiggins angered many Minnesota Timberwolves following Friday night’s game when he said that there are good fans and bad fans. He doubled down on those comments on Sunday: “If the shoe fits, wear it,” he told Chris Hine of the Star Tribune. “There’s going to be some good ones. There’s going to be some […]

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins doesn’t appear to be too concerned with his free throw shooting despite struggling in Friday night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks. The Timberwolves suffered a frustrating 123-120 overtime loss at Target Center, which snapped their two-game winning streak. However, it was Wiggins that became the focal point due to his […]

The fans in Minnesota are starting to turn on Timberwolves small forward Andrew Wiggins and it’s all because of his poor play on the basketball court. The Timberwolves lost to the Atlanta Hawks in overtime on Friday night at home, and Andrew Wiggins had a terrible game. The former No. 1 overall pick finished with […]

On Friday evening, the Minnesota Timberwolves lost to the Atlanta Hawks in overtime by a score of 123-120. In that game, the Timberwolves’ fans started to boo their own player Andrew Wiggins for playing poorly during the game. After the contest, Wiggins spoke up and clearly was bothered by the booing and threw a shot […]

Andrew Wiggins of the Minnesota Timberwolves is perhaps most famous for being traded from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Wolves in a deal that sent Kevin Love to Ohio. He was an afterthought even after being drafted with the first overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft. Since then, he’s been a mediocre NBA player at […]

Despite having a career-worst season, Minnesota Timberwolves swingman Andrew Wiggins became bumped his way up to fourth on the franchise’s all-time scoring leaders with his 20-point effort against the Portland Trail Blazers. Per NBA.com‘s Kyle Irving, “Wiggins now has 6,795 points, passing Wally Szczerbiak (6,777 points) on the Timberwolves’ points leaderboard and is on pace […]

Minnesota Timberwolves power forward Taj Gibson says people don’t give small forward Andrew Wiggins enough credit for the amount of work he puts in on the basketball floor. After the Timberwolves defeated the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday at Target Center, Gibson told reporters that Wiggins is always in the gym late at night when he’s […]

Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Andrew Wiggins finally showed off his nuclear athleticism Wednesday against the Charlotte Hornets at Target Center. So far this season, Andrew Wiggins has been a disappointment. The former No. 1 overall pick entered Wednesday averaging 15.1 points per game while shooting 37.7 percent from the field and 36.3 percent from beyond […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are on a three-game winning streak and 6-2 since trading Jimmy Butler to the Philadelphia 76ers. The play of backup point guard Derrick Rose is a big reason why the Timberwolves are playing well. However, the play of former No. 1 overall pick Andrew Wiggins has been really tough to watch. Counting […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves managed to pull off a win against the rebuilding Chicago Bulls despite a no-show from swingman Andrew Wiggins, who totaled zero points, one rebound, one assist and a turnover during his 29 minutes on the court. The 23-year-old struggled mightily, shooting a disastrous 0-for-12 from the field and 0-for-4 from deep, yet […]

Minnesota Timberwolves swingman Andrew Wiggins had arguably the worst game of his career against the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night. Wiggins missed all 12 of his field goal attempts en route to a goose egg on the score sheet, and he only recorded one rebound and one assist in 29 minutes of action. Luckily for […]

Despite rumors that Andrew Wiggins and Jimmy Butler never got along during their time as teammates in the Minnesota Timebrwolves, the former has reportedly had nothing but good things to say about Butler following the blockbuster trade that went down on Saturday with the Sixers. According to Philadelphia Sixers big man Joel Embiid, Wiggins told […]

Philadelphia 76ers star big man Joel Embiid talked with Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns and small forward Andrew Wiggins about newly-acquired Sixers swingman Jimmy Butler, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN. Joel Embiid says both Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins said they believe Jimmy Butler will mesh well with the Sixers. Joel Embiid talked with […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves take on the Sacramento Kings Friday night, and the team will be without starting swingman Andrew Wiggins. Andrew Wiggins will not play due to a right quad contusion. He is joined by Jeff Teague (left knee contusion) and Justin Patton on the team’s inactive list. Wiggins got hit in the right leg […]

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins is set to make his return for Wednesday night’s match-up against the Utah Jazz, according to a report from Dane Moore of Zone Coverage. Jeff Teague, however, will be held out. Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau gave an update on Wiggins’ status on Wednesday morning, noting that he “should be […]

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins was on track to return to action against the Los Angeles Lakers, but was ultimately ruled out. Wiggins has missed the past two games with a quad injury. Tom Thibodeau says Andrew Wiggins went through shootaround without any limitations. He will play against the Lakers tonight, barring any hitch in […]

Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Andrew Wiggins continues to suffer from a right quad contusion that has affected him this week. While not considered to be a serious injury, the bruise is lingering and the Timberwolves are not entirely sure when Wiggins will be back on the court. Andrew Wiggins is “50/50” to play tonight against […]

Minnesota Timberwolves starting small forward Andrew Wiggins has refuted a report that he asked for and received money to play for the Canadian National team. Andrew Wiggins played in the 2015 FIBA Americas. The swingman called Canada’s semifinal loss to Venezuela the “worst loss” of his career at the time. He hasn’t played for the Canadians since. […]

Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Andrew Wiggins sought and received money to play for the Canadian national team, according to Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun. Andrew Wiggins played in the 2015 FIBA Americas. The swingman called Canada’s semifinal loss to Venezuela the “worst loss” of his career at the time. He hasn’t played for the Canadians since. The back-and-forth […]

Andrew Wiggins and the Minnesota Timberwolves have been one of the most intriguing teams to watch early on this season. That intrigue doesn’t have as much to do with Wiggins as it does his teammate, Jimmy Butler. Throughout the entire offseason, rumors were flying that Butler would be traded before the start of the season. […]

Minnesota Timberwolves wing Andrew Wiggins downplayed the practice blowout that took place two weeks ago as his teammate Jimmy Butler made his official return to the team, calling it merely competitive. “It wasn’t that bad,” said Wiggins, according to TSN’s Josh Lewenberg. “I feel like from the outside looking in it was a lot worse […]

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins left Monday’s game against the Indiana Pacers in the first quarter due to a minor quad issue. Though he’s admittedly feeling better now, Josh Lewenberg of TSN Sports is reporting that Wiggins will be a game time decision for Wednesday night’s match-up against the Toronto Raptors. Thibs says Wiggins is […]

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins will be listed as questionable for tomorrow night’s road game against the Toronto Raptors. The 6-foot-8 Wiggins only played eight minutes in last night’s win versus the Indiana Pacers before exiting the game due to right quad contusions. Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic tweeted out this development from the Wolves […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Indiana Pacers at home Monday night, but lost starting small forward Andrew Wiggins for the game after the former No. 1 overall pick suffered a quad contusion. After the game, Timberwolves head coach/president Tom Thibodeau told reporters Wiggins is day-to-day. Thibs said Andrew Wiggins is day to day. “We’re hopeful […]

Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Jimmy Butler reportedly has issues with big man Karl-Anthony Towns and swingman Andrew Wiggins. Whatever problems Butler has with Towns and Wiggins, however, weren’t on Butler’s mind Friday night when the two youngsters teamed up to make a big play. On the defensive end, Towns blocked Cleveland Cavaliers guard Cedi Osman’s […]

Despite the recent smoke emanating from a rough offseason for the Minnesota Timberwolves, swingman Andrew Wiggins argues he has never had a problem with mercurial star Jimmy Butler during his short tenure with the team. “We’ve never had any major problems. No problems at all,” Wiggins said, according to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. “Even […]

On Tuesday, Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Andrew Wiggins announced that he’ll be donating $22 — which represents the number 22 jersey he wears — for every point he scores “towards supporting underprivileged children who face barriers in participating in professional sports.” https://www.instagram.com/p/BpA9y6fhouW/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=spd8hdjuluql Wiggins has never scored fewer than 1,387 points in a season, so his […]

In an interview with the Chicago Tribune‘s K.C. Johnson, Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine offered strong support to a couple of his former teammates. With Minnesota Timberwolves young stars Karl Anthony-Towns and Andrew Wiggins facing public and private criticism for what has been perceived as a lack of work ethic, particularly from teammate Jimmy […]

After Jimmy Butler’s tirade that put into question the competitive fire of young Minnesota Timberwolves stars Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins, the spotlight is now firmly on these two players. Towns and Wiggins, who both signed max contract extensions to remain in Minnesota, are slotted in as the organization’s cornerstones for many years to come. […]