When the 2022 NBA All-Star Game starters were announced moments ago, there was one surprising name on the Western Conference unit: Andrew Wiggins.
Now, it’s not that Wiggins, a former No. 1 overall pick, is having a bad season with the Golden State Warriors. He’s averaging 18.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game while shooting 52.9% on two-point shots and 40.4% beyond the arc, both career-highs.
However, no one would really argue that Wiggins is one of the top five players in the West. He’s not on the level as the conference’s other four All-Star starters: LeBron James, Nikola Jokic, Ja Morant and Steph Curry.
Not surprisingly, Wiggins’ selection, which was made possible largely by fan voting, is drawing raised eyebrows from around the NBA media world.
Are you kidding me https://t.co/ubscWOGrL4
— Trill Withers (@TylerIAm) January 28, 2022
Yea I’m about to use Wiggins being an all star starter against Steph if they lose in the playoffs LMAOOOO
— kyle (@knicks_tape99) January 28, 2022
Wiggins is a *what*
— Chris Herring (@Herring_NBA) January 28, 2022
As always, focus on all-nba not all-star
— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) January 28, 2022
Andrew Wiggins taking in all that Warriors culture. pic.twitter.com/R6yWie8gAb
— Dieter Kurtenbach (@dieter) January 28, 2022
Andrew Wiggins, All-Star. Starter
— Monte Poole (@MontePooleNBCS) January 28, 2022
WIGGINS
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) January 28, 2022
Wiggins is an All-Star STARTER?
Oh you’ve got to be kidding me
— Alec Sturm (@Alec_Sturm) January 28, 2022
andrew wiggins is finally gonna play with lebron
— James Herbert (@outsidethenba) January 28, 2022
Put Wiggins on any other team and he is not even being considered
— Tyler Moorman (@TmoormanNBA) January 28, 2022
All kidding aside, as curious as it may be to see Wiggins’ name among the All-Star starters, good on him for turning in a strong season and seemingly finding the best fit of his career with Golden State.
We’ll see how he fares in his first All-Star Game, which will be held February 20 in Cleveland.
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