Trade Andrew Wiggins
It is fair to say that while Andrew Wiggins has been serviceable for the Golden State Warriors, he simply just does not fit what they try to do in Golden State.
With Wiggins under contract for the next three seasons at nearly $30 million a year, it might be time to shop Wiggins, get out from underneath his contract, and see what you can get.
One such suitor could be the newly refurbished New York Knicks.
The Knicks could come to the table and offer cents on the dollar and with how bad the cap situation is for the Warriors, they might be inclined to accept the offer. The Knicks have a young team that is getting better and better by the day.
With Coach Thibs running in charge and Leon Rose running the front office, the Knicks actually look like a respectable franchise. While they are a respectable franchise now, it is going to take a while to get rid of the stink of the last 20 years.
Yes, the Knicks could position themselves to land a star over the next few years but they don’t have enough talent to truly entice a big star to make the leap.
So why not take a swing on Wiggins, a player Thibs had previously coached in Minnesota? A young core of Julius Randle, Mitchell Robinson, Obi Toppin, RJ Barrett, and Andrew Wiggins would be a really interesting young core.
For the Warriors, they would be getting back a bunch of young players who would add depth to the roster and who would help them shave $17 million off their books this season and would save them more moving forward.
Getting younger and deeper could be of benefit for the Warriors.
With a world-class head coach in Steve Kerr, the young prospects in Kevin Knox II, Frank Ntilikina, and Immanuel Quickley could develop further and become valuable pieces for the Warriors.
By no means is it an ideal situation for the Warriors but it removes a significant chunk of money that they really don’t need on their tax bill going forward.