Andrew Wiggins bio: age, stats, trade, transfer, family, and baby
For NBA fans, Andrew Wiggins is no strange name. Being the number one overall pick already puts the spotlight on you. That is what happened to this Golden State Warriors player when he joined the National Basketball League (NBA) in 2014. His rookie year was great as he even earned the NBA Rookie of the Year award. However, nothing much has been going on for this promising player until this recent trade. Do you want to find out more?
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Andrew Christian Wiggins is his full name and he is of Canadian citizenship. During the 2014 NBA Draft pick, the Cleveland Cavaliers (Cavs) picked him as the number 1 overall pick. However, the Cavs traded him to the Minnesota Timberwolves where he has been playing his basketball since. Recently, before his trade to the Warriors, he got his first career triple-double. To acquire him, the Warriors traded D’Angelo Russell alongside Jacob Evans and Omari Spellman.
Profile summary
- Full name: Andrew Christian Wiggins
- Andrew Wiggins birthday: February 23, 1995
- Andrew Wiggins age: 24 years old
- Place of birth: Toronto, Canada
- Andrew Wiggins height: 2.03 meters
- Parents: Mitchell Wiggins and Marita Payne-Wiggins
- Nationality: Canadian
- Andrew Wiggins Twitter: @22wiggins
- Andrew Wiggins Instagram: @22wiggins
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Andrew Wiggins trade
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The NBA just had its latest trade end. However, before that trade deadline, there were a lot of movements in players shifting teams. One of those players is Wiggins. As mentioned, the Warriors got him at the expense of three players – D’Lo being one of them. To many, Russel is a better player than Wiggins, but others differ on that.
To the Warriors, the move to acquire Andrew made sense since they also got two future high-placed draft picks during the trade. Also, this new acquisition seems to be a better fit for the core dub nation team than D’Angelo Russel.
Already in his first few games, Andrew Wiggins Warriors version seems to prove critics wrong. He has been putting up decent numbers. Many NBA enthusiasts are excited to see what this player will do in his new environment. It is just a matter of time before Andrew Wiggins stats see an upward trajectory especially when Steph and Klay will be back to play.
Andrew Wiggins contract
This former number one pick and small forward has a five-year contract that will see him earn a total of $147,710,050. During this contract, he will be earning an annual average salary of $29,542,010. Here is a breakdown of how much money Wiggins will earn for the remaining part of his active contract.
- 2019-2020: $27,504,630
- 2020-2021: $29,542,010
- 2021-2022: $31,579390
- 2022-2023: $33,616,770
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Andrew Wiggins family
This Warriors small forward has three sisters and two brothers. Here is the breakdown of his family members.
- Mitchel Wiggins – Father
- Marita Payne – Mother
- Mitchel Wiggins – Brother
- Nick Wiggins – Brother
- Stephanie Wiggins – Sister
- Angelica Wiggins – Sister
- Taya Wiggins – Sister
Andrew Wiggins baby
Off the court into personal matters. Andrew has a baby girl named Amyah Wiggins. He and his girlfriend – Mychal Johnson got their baby on October 11, 2018.
After reading the above information about Andrew Wiggins, what interesting bit did you just find out about this player? With his move to the Warriors, many fans hope that he will fully revive his NBA career especially because of the tag that he will always carry around – The Number Overall Pick.
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