Minnesota Timberwolves wing Andrew Wiggins will play for Team Canada at the World Cup in China this summer, according to Arash Madani of Rogers Sportsnet.
Wiggins, who was born in Toronto, 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 played his collegiate basketball at the University of Kansas and was originally selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the first overall pick of the 2014 NBA Draft. However, later that summer, he was traded to the Timberwolves in a deal that sent Kevin Love to the Cavaliers.
Wiggins appeared in all 82 contests during his first season, averaging 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.
He then bumped his average to 20.7 points per game during his second year in the league, and in his third season, he posted 23.6 points per game, leading to a five-year, $148 million contract extension in October 2017.
Since then, however, Wiggins has failed to live up to his deal, as he then proceeded to record 17.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, two assists and 1.1 steals through 36.3 minutes per game while connecting on 43.8 percent of his shots, 33.1 percent of his triples and 64.3 percent of his free throws during the 2017-18 campaign.
In fairness, Wiggins' averages dipped due to the presence of Jimmy Butler, but his lagging percentages and shaky defense remained a problem.
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