The ESPN reporter revealed,This offseason, the Clippers are willing to trade George from the Warriors for Wiggins, Kuminga or Podzemski, as well as one or two draft picks, but because the Warriors refused to leave Kuminga, the matter fell through.
But judging by the Warriors' stellar progress this season, their choice to reject a trade with the Clippers at the time was all too right.
So far, the Warriors have a 7-1 record, ranking third in the West, with their only loss coming to the Clippers.
Wiggins, who will no longer be affected by family affairs this season, is gradually returning to his peak form.So far, he has averaged 15.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists in just 26 minutes per game, shooting 40.6% from three-point range and 100.0 in defensive efficiency (22nd in the league).
Wiggins' greatest value with the Warriors is the offensive arrows of defending opponents, and Kerr recently praised him again for his defense of Tatum.
In the Warriors' 118-112 away win over the new champion Green Kai, Tatum shot 10-of-20 and scored 32 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.
As for the offense, Wiggins is the icing on the cake in the Warriors, which emphasizes the supremacy of the team, and now the team has as many as five players scoring double-doubles, in addition to him, Curry is averaging 21.2 points per game, Hield is averaging 21.1 points per game, Kuminga is averaging 13.1 points per game, and Moody is averaging 10.4 points per game.
George, on the other hand, joined Philadelphia for 4 years and $212 million this summer, first missed the first four games of the season due to injury, and recently returned to the two games with an average of only 16.5 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists per game, and he may not be more comfortable than Wiggins after coming to the Warriors.
The main thing is that Wiggins is far younger than George, a 29-year-old is in his prime, and a 34-year-old will inevitably decline gradually, so in terms of current aspects and future perspectives, the former is the player the Warriors need the most, and they will be glad that he was not really traded.
Next, the Warriors will face many tests, respectively against the Cavaliers, who have been difficult to defeat so far, the Thunder, the Mavericks, the Mavericks, the Grizzlies led by Morant, and the Clippers, which should not be underestimated!