No one expects Andrew Wiggins to suddenly become another Kevin Durant or LeBron James after he joins the Warriors. But, once upon a time, that’s exactly the company some basketball experts predicted Wiggins’ talents would allow him to join.
Wiggins brought a lot of baggage with him when joined the Warriors in a four-player trade with Minnesota Wednesday — he was weighed down by a six-year NBA career full of lofty but unfulfilled expectations.
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“It’s not always easy to make a name for yourself,” Wiggins said earlier this year. “You’ve gotta earn it. Because nothing’s ever given.