After starting out 0-3 from the field, small forward Andrew Wiggins has made the first shot of his Golden State Warriors career, knocking down a corner three late in the first quarter of the Warriors’ nationally televised matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Wiggins, whose career has been well-documented, has averaged 22.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 0.9 blocks and 0.7 steals in 42 games this season. The Warriors traded for Wiggins on Thursday, sending guard D’Angelo Russell, forward Omari Spellman and guard Jacob Evans to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Wiggins, a protected first-round pick in 2021 and second-round pick in 2022.
Wiggins isn’t a great three-point shooter, knocking down 33.1 percent of his threes this season and 33.2 percent of his threes for his career. But the irony isn’t lost that Wiggins’ first field goal conversion of the game was a three-pointer, on a team with two stars known to launch shots from deep at a high volume and a high clip.
