{"id":148805,"date":"2025-09-17T02:57:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T02:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/148805\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T02:57:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T02:57:08","slug":"nba-mock-deal-moves-andrew-wiggins-to-surprise-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/148805\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Mock Deal Moves Andrew Wiggins to Surprise Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Andrew Wiggins<\/a> has just 17 games of experience in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n

Since 2014, the former No. 1 pick has been a key member of the Western Conference, having stints with the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors.<\/p>\n

Last year, the Warriors cut ties with Wiggins after he appeared in 43 games. The veteran forward helped the Warriors strike a multi-team deal to acquire Jimmy Butler from the Miami Heat. When Wiggins got to Miami, he averaged 19 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game, while shooting 36 percent from three.<\/p>\n

\"Andrew<\/p>\n

Apr 18, 2025; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Miami Heat forward Andrew Wiggins (22) dribbles against Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels (5) during the first half at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images \/ Dale Zanine-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Recently, there\u2019s been some smoke surrounding a potential move back out West for Wiggins. While trade talks aren\u2019t active, the Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly keeping an eye on Wiggins, who is currently playing for a Miami Heat team that was bounced out of the playoffs in four games last season.<\/p>\n

One recent mock trade from Bleacher Report\u2019s<\/a> Zach Buckley proposed the idea that Wiggins could get sent back to the Western Conference\u2026 to the Utah Jazz.<\/p>\n

The NBA world has been waiting on a change of scenery for the sharpshooter Lauri Markkanen for quite some time now. <\/p>\n

\"Andrew<\/p>\n

Mar 25, 2025; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Heat forward Andrew Wiggins (22) drives to the basket against Golden State Warriors guard Moses Moody (4) during the third quarter at Kaseya Center. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images \/ Sam Navarro-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

The former seventh-overall pick showed up in Utah in 2022. Since landing on the Jazz, Markkanen has done well for himself, but he still hasn\u2019t put together a playoff run with the Jazz in three seasons. Contenders had eyes on him, but the Jazz weren\u2019t willing to part ways.<\/p>\n

After making a handful of key moves, including moving off of John Collins, Collin Sexton, and Jordan Clarkson, one might assume that the biggest domino will eventually fall.<\/p>\n

In the hypothetical scenario, Markkanen lands in Miami alongside Georges Niang and Kyle Filipowski. The Jazz would get two young standouts in Nikola Jovic and Jamie Jaquez, along with Wiggins and Terry Rozier. Some draft capital is included as well, leaving the Jazz with a 2029 top-three protected first-round selection, along with a 2030 first-round swap.<\/p>\n

Wiggins might be the biggest name in the deal for Utah, but the youngsters would hold the actual value, as the Jazz would still be in a rebuild phase. <\/p>\n

\"Andrew<\/p>\n

Apr 18, 2025; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Miami Heat forward Andrew Wiggins (22) dunks behind Atlanta Hawks forward Zaccharie Risacher (10) during the second half at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images \/ Dale Zanine-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

\u201cRozier would be nothing more than a salary-dump,\u201d Buckley wrote. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe Jazz would be banking on Wiggins showing enough as a point-of-attack defender and support scorer to pique the interest of win-now shoppers between now and the trade deadline. Considering he’s already generating some trade buzz, that feels closer to a guarantee than any kind of gamble.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wiggins to Utah wouldn\u2019t automatically take the Lakers and anybody else out of the equation. It would be in the Jazz\u2019s best interest to see what else they could get for the veteran with 766 games under his belt.<\/p>\n

This season, the 30-year-old Wiggins is set to make over $28 million. Next year, he\u2019ll have a $30.1 million player option looming for the 2026-2027 NBA season. Whether Wiggins gets dealt or not, he\u2019ll have an opportunity to join a new team if he desires to hit the free agency market. <\/p>\n

Wiggins will be a name to keep an eye on once again. <\/p>\n

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