When the accountants from Ernst & Young delivered a locked briefcase to the Inside The NBA set tonight, it was pretty likely that the sealed envelopes containing the NBA All-Star starters would contain the name Steph Curry. But after Ernie Johnson announced team captain LeBron James and center Nikola Jokic, the next name was a surprise: Andrew Wiggins.
Yes, in his eighth season, Andrew Wiggins made his first All-Star Game. He stayed ahead of Southern California rivals Paul George and Anthony Davis in the fan vote, and now he’ll be heading to Cleveland. Wiggins is averaging 18.1 points per game in what’s easily the best year of his career, a huge part of the success of the 35-13 Golden State Warriors.