Shrug* Congratulations Andrew Wiggins!

Dear Timberwolves fans,

Yep.

"Love everybody here. This is where I wanna be." – @22wiggins https://t.co/1vjMfDmdsH

— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) October 11, 2017

Yeap. It’s finally official.

Here’s the backstory:

Hear from @22wiggins on his desire to stay in Minnesota and the process he took to sign a multi-year contract with the Timberwolves. https://t.co/1bpoj7PBBg

— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) October 12, 2017

I don’t know, what are your thoughts?

For me, I saw this coming:

https://twitter.com/howlintwolf/status/894743124857073665

On August 7th.

So um, yeah Congratulations, Andrew Wiggins, but shrug*.

Here’s why. Number one:

Number two:

Wolves owner wants meeting with Wiggins before max contract https://t.co/S4EskoD9Hx

— Jon Krawczynski (@JonKrawczynski) August 7, 2017

I mean, we all saw this coming.

Like I said in August, it’s a done deal! All these things leading up to the extension, these were just formalities.

(Except for Wiggins firing his agent. I don’t know, his agent still gets his cut)

So shrug* Okay.

What we have now is a core player who is $148 million richer.

And to be honest with you, I don’t expect Wiggins to play like a transcendent player.

If he scores 20+ PPG in three out of five seasons, while playing mediocre defense, well then good!

It might not be the best extension in franchise history, but it wouldn’t be a bust either.

Heh, of course not.

Andrew Wiggins, congratulations to him once again, is the player Thibs wants to build around.

Otherwise, he would’ve been traded for Jimmy Butler.

—DP

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