Reuniting with familiar faces is the easiest way to ensure a player’s fit with a particular organization is ideal.
While the Golden State Warriors could go a different route this trade season, Blue Man Hoop’s Peter O’Keefe is a firm believer that reuniting with a beloved NBA champion forward via a Jonathan Kuminga-centered trade is the wisest option for the Dubs.
“Warriors could reunite with Andrew Wiggins in Jonathan Kuminga trade,” O’Keefe wrote last Friday.
“Wiggins has a player option for $30.2 million next season, and assuredly wouldn't cost multiple first-round picks like you'd have to give up for prominent names like Trey Murphy III and Michael Porter Jr.”
“There's also less risk for the Warriors because they know exactly how Wiggins fits in their system, having been a productive and valuable piece for five years, and most notably as arguably their second-best player in the 2022 championship-winning season.”
Wiggins isn’t in a miserable situation with the Heat this season. Despite playing inconsistent basketball in the first half of the year, the franchise boasts a 22-20 record and could reach the postseason without having to compete in the Play-In Tournament.
Still, returning to the Dubs this season would raise Wiggins’ championship hopes and give the Kansas product a chance to occupy a more significant offense role (he would be a top-three scoring option with Golden State right now vs a No. 3-4 scoring option with the Heat).
The great part about it all is that acquiring Wiggins from the Heat wouldn’t be terribly difficult for the Dubs. Assuming Miami would value Kuminga as a valuable rebuilding piece, a deal could easily come to fruition before the Feb. 5 trade deadline.
A Wiggins reunion is on the table for the Dubs, at the very least.
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