While Kevin Love’s every move, shot and word is dissected endlessly in Cleveland, the player he was traded for, Andrew Wiggins, is thriving in Minnesota with Love’s former team.
After a slow start, Wiggins hasn’t wasted much time showing everyone why he was considered for years a shoo-in to be the top pick in the 2014 draft, averaging 15.2 points and 4.3 rebounds while giving the Timberwolves solid defense on the wing and shooting a respectable 35.8 percent from 3-point range.
Meanwhile Love, who spent two years as the subject of endless speculation about his future before being dealt to Cleveland for Wiggins and 2013 No. 1 pick Anthony Bennett last summer, is again the source of continued speculation about his future in his role as the third fiddle behind LeBron James and Kyrie Irving.
That is the situation Wiggins would have faced if he had remained with the Cavaliers, and his teammates with the Timberwolves said being able to play and grow away from the glare of that kind of spotl
After a slow start, Wiggins hasn’t wasted much time showing everyone why he was considered for years a shoo-in to be the top pick in the 2014 draft, averaging 15.2 points and 4.3 rebounds while giving the Timberwolves solid defense on the wing and shooting a respectable 35.8 percent from 3-point range.
Meanwhile Love, who spent two years as the subject of endless speculation about his future before being dealt to Cleveland for Wiggins and 2013 No. 1 pick Anthony Bennett last summer, is again the source of continued speculation about his future in his role as the third fiddle behind LeBron James and Kyrie Irving.
That is the situation Wiggins would have faced if he had remained with the Cavaliers, and his teammates with the Timberwolves said being able to play and grow away from the glare of that kind of spotl