It’s a pity! The top pick in the New Year, he was the second leader of the championship three years ago, but now he may become a victim of the team again!

For many fans, the most concerned thing about this year's offseason is where Kevin Durant will go. Although this 37-year-old superstar has not helped the Suns to make the playoffs, his personal condition is maintained well and he can make enough contributions when he goes to any team. Recently, both the Heat and the Clippers have been revealed to join the Durant battle. There is news that the Heat's bargaining chips are very generous and may become a dark horse. Although I don’t know where Durant’s final destination will be, one thing is certain that if I really join the Heat, there is one person who will definitely be used as a bargaining chip, and that is Andrew Wiggins.

The 2014 NBA rookies were regarded as New Year's rookies that year. After 11 years, the facts have proved that they deserve such a title. As the No. 1 pick in that year, although they failed to perform in line with expectations, they were selected into the All-Star lineup and won the championship. These can prove that Wiggins' career is still very successful. However, Wiggins, who was the second champion of the championship three years ago, has now declined significantly. Considering that he is only 30 years old, he is likely to become a victim of the team's signings again, this will inevitably make people feel a little sad. So what has Wiggins experienced in these short three years, and why has he declined so rapidly? Let's find out below!

1. The second leader in the top champion, and the contract renewal is very cost-effective.

Time returns to the 21-22 season. The Warriors did not receive much favor in the early stages of the game. After all, they were just eliminated by the young Grizzlies in the playoffs the year before, and the overall lineup is one year older, so it is difficult to associate it with the championship. However, under such circumstances, Stephen Curry, Wiggins and others performed very ornamental performances, especially Wiggins, who has always been unable to become a superstar because of his uncompetitive personality, and has also attracted criticism from many media and experts. However, his transformation has been completely completed this season. During the regular season, as the second in command of the team, he still averaged 17.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1 steal per game. Although he was not very outstanding in the data, fans who have watched the Warriors game in detail that year know that Wiggins' role in both offensive and defensive ends is irreplaceable. Especially on the defensive end, his importance is even incomparable to Draymond Green, and it is precisely because of this that he was selected into the All-Star lineup for the only time that season, and he was also a starter.

During the playoffs, Wiggins' importance was once again highlighted. In the first round, he handed in 14 points and 6.8 rebounds. Although he was not that dazzling, his overall number of shots was not many and his efficiency was still very considerable. And on the defensive end, he strangled Jokic in the interior with Green many times, and was a key figure in the team's defeat of their opponents in just 5 games. In the second round, he did the same thing and eliminated the Grizzlies with the same style of play. In the Western Conference Finals, facing Luca Doncic, who was in a hot state, Wiggins performed very well, not only successfully restricting him, but also his performance on the offensive end was also quite good, and he finally handed in 18.6 points and 7.2 rebounds. In this round of the series, the shocking dunk played by Wiggins against Doncic has also become a classic picture in the history of the Western Conference Finals. In the finals, many people may be impressed by Curry's performance against the will of heaven, but they ignored that it was Wiggins who kept giving Jason Tatum pressure on the defensive end in 6 games, which eventually made the opponent's core performance sluggish, and just gave the team a chance to win. Therefore, Wiggins was one of the best second-in-commands in the NBA at that time, and what made Warriors fans even more gratified was that Wiggins renewed his contract for only 4 years and 109 million US dollars, which is the most cost-effective signing.

2. The condition suddenly declined and eventually became a victim of the team.

By the 22-23 season, the team was determined to defend the championship. After the start of the season, Wiggins remained in good shape. In the game against the Clippers, he scored 31 points alone to help the team win. Later, in the game against the weak team Rockets, he even made 8 three-pointers, scoring 36 points and 5 rebounds. However, at the beginning of 2023, Wiggins began to have problems one after another. First, because of injuries such as the adductor muscle strain on the right, he missed 14 games before returning. His condition was quite unstable compared to the beginning of the season. After February 14, Wiggins announced that he would leave the team indefinitely due to family reasons. There were many different opinions about the statement behind it, but it later confirmed that Wiggins chose to be filial in front of the bed in order to take care of his seriously ill father. The Warriors also understood Wiggins' pain very much, so they approved his request. In the end, he only played 37 games this season. Although the data remained at 17.1 points, 5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.2 steals, due to his absence for too long, this led to him not being able to play an important role in the previous year. In the end, the Warriors stopped in the Western Conference semi-finals that year and declared a failure to defend their title.

What is even more unexpected is that in the 23-24 season, Wiggins' condition actually declined significantly. At the age of 29, he was far from the year of winning the championship. The key is that his body did not have too many serious injuries. According to normal circumstances, even if it declines, it will not decline so quickly.. What's worse is that there have been many problems within the Warriors this year. The team's structure has been seriously aging and has been hit by the injury wave. Fans still have high hopes for Wiggins, hoping that he can become the person who changes the situation of the team. Unfortunately, he only handed over 13.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists. He has never played as a substitute and cannot escape the fate of the bench this season. He was marked out from the starting list by Steve Cole for the first time. It was precisely because of the sudden decline in form that Wiggins had already fallen into the trading vortex at that time. After all, the Warriors hoped to capture Curry's final peak, so even if Wiggins made great contributions, he would still be regarded as a victim.

3. The transfer has only been half a season and may be leaving Miami again.

Finally, let's talk about this season. Compared with the sluggish year-round 23-24 season, Wiggins' form has obviously recovered a lot this year. He has returned to the team's starting position and averaged 17.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. He is one of the few players in the team's performance in the first half of the season. But it was precisely because of his stable performance that the Warriors, who hoped to break through the trade, used him to make the best trading chips. In the end, Wiggins had no choice but to pack up his luggage and exchange clubs with Jimmy Butler, becoming a member of the Heat. In the remaining 17 games that represented the Heat, Wiggins still efficiently contributed 19 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.2 steals. In the game against the Hornets, he scored 42 points, allowing people to vaguely see the talented son. However, because the overall Heat's lineup is relatively average, even if they entered the playoffs, they failed to get a little cheaper and were eventually swept out by the Cavaliers. Therefore, just like the Warriors, the Heat, which is now struggling to break the situation, naturally pin their hopes on the transaction. The only high-quality resources that the team can provide is Wiggins. This really makes people feel a little helpless, and they also lament that the number one pick has a tragic fate.