This surprising player is leading the 2025 NBA Finals in plus/minus

Alex Walsh

This surprising player is leading the 2025 NBA Finals in plus/minus image

When you think of the main players in the NBA Finals this year, names like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Tyrese Haliburton, Pascal Siakam and Jalen Williams are among the main ones that come to mind.

They're all impact players on their respective teams.

However, none of these players lead the Finals in plus/minus.

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Who is leading the NBA Finals in plus/minus?

You'll have to go down the depth chart a bit, and out of the starting lineups to find what player leads this stat.

It's actually Aaron Wiggins on the Thunder, who is leading the Finals with a +/- of +30 (StatMuse).

OKC has six of the top eight leaders in plus/minus in the Finals.

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Chet Holmgren is second behind Wiggins with a +23.

The highest mark by a Pacer is Tyrese Haliburton at +9.

Wiggins is averaging just 12.0 MPG in the series across all four games, but find himself with a hefty +/- for the time he's been on the court.

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He has an incredible net rating of +26.9 this series (OFFRTG: 125.9, DEFRTG: 99.1).

OKC might have to feauture Wiggins more than just 12.0 MPG if he's going to have such an impact when on the court.

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Alex Walsh

Alex is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. A current Sports Media major at Hofstra University in New York, he is a huge Celtics and NBA fan who gets way too many notifications from NBA insiders on X. He became interested in PDC Darts at the beginning of 2024 and has been obsessed ever since.