Andrew Wiggins had the worst season of his profession final yr, however the Warriors say he’s primed for a bounce-back season in 2024-25.
Wiggins was traded to the Warriors from the Wolves on the 2020 deadline and it was the perfect factor that ever occurred to him.
He dispelled the narrative he was a No.1 draft decide bust and have become an All-Star in 2022, whereas enjoying a pivotal position in Golden State’s championship.
Final yr was a yr to neglect for the 29-year-old, however Kerr says the crew are placing their religion in him because the crew’s second-best scorer behind Steph Curry.
“I feel there’s additionally a void that’s left by Klay’s absence that we have to fill,” Kerr mentioned. “That’s lots of factors to attain.
“But it surely additionally means now we have to rethink how we’re doing issues, and Wiggs can be featured for certain. He’s a man who’s confirmed he’s a 20-point-a-night man, and we’re going to be counting on him closely.”
Regardless of his father passing away just lately, Kerr says Wiggins is locked in and prepared for a comeback season.
“He seems to be bodily actually match,” Kerr mentioned. “I feel he additionally seems to be … simply talking with him, he sounds very motivated. He’s very a lot at peace. I feel he’s in a spot the place he is aware of the final couple years have been robust for lots of causes, and I feel he’s primed to get again to the place he was a pair years in the past.
“He’s on the age the place he’s proper in his bodily prime, and we’ve seen him do it. He helped us win a championship. I’m anticipating a giant yr from Wiggs.”
Everybody in The Bay appears to be optimistic concerning the season forward, together with second-year guard Brandin Podziemski, who spoke of a brand new vitality surrounding the fresh-look crew.
“I really feel like we’re younger,” Podziemski advised Warriors on NBCS. “We’re youthful. Clearly, our new items — De’Anthony [Melton], Buddy [Hield], Kyle [Anderson], and our draft decide Quinten [Post] — it simply looks like one thing new. With Klay [Thompson] and Chris [Paul] gone, it’s going to be totally different, however I simply assume we’re stuffed with vitality and able to go and see the place we will take it.”
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