The rise of Andrew Wiggins over the last two years is one of the NBA’s most remarkable stories. Wiggins was drafted the first pick by Cleveland and was traded to the Timberwolves in a three-team trade without ever wearing a Cavalier jersey. Wiggins currently plays with Stephen Curry for the Golden State Warriors and helped him win his fourth NBA title.

Then, 19-year-old, Andrew was being compared to Kobe and LeBron when he was drafted. Further, he struggled to show his worth to Minnesota. He was their primary scorer and wing defender before being traded to the Golden State Warriors for D’Angelo Russel.

Wiggins was arguably the best defender in the 2021-22 Golden State side and took them to the NBA finals. After showing up in the playoffs, his stock value in the trade market shot up considerably. He averaged 16.5 points in the regular season and had big games in the playoffs. Further, there have been rumors that a return to Cleveland Cavaliers is in the cards for Wiggins.

Golden State Warriors would love to keep Wiggins, but new talent in the name of Jordan Poole has emerged over the last season. Poole is hilariously known as the Splash cousin along with Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson and was given the starting role in several games. Moreover, with big contracts like Klay Thompson, Stephen Curry, and Draymond Green, it may be difficult for the Warriors to keep both Poole and Wiggins on the payroll.

Could this be the end of the Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins duo?

The warriors will be known for the largest payroll in NBA history if they plan on keeping Andrew Wiggins. Wiggins’ contract from Minnesota is five years, $147.7 million, where he becomes a free agent after 2022-23. It is reported that a Jordan Poole max extension would come in at $190 million over five years.

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Warriors GM Bob Myers said, “You don’t need me to tell you what our payroll is. It’s pretty high. And we’ve spent a lot, and we’ve kept all the players we want to keep, so I don’t see that changing.”

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It would be interesting to see Wiggins in a Cavalier Jersey, considering how close he was to play for them in the past.

Warriors may trade Wiggins due to their record-breaking Luxury tax

Stephen Curry is one of the highest-paid athletes, and rightly so. According to NBCBayArea, Golden State’s final total salary was nearly $176 million for this season. Stephen Curry is on another max contract, and the total payroll with luxury tax came out to be $356 million.

With Wiggins and Poole in the picture, this can go up to $500 million, which is nothing like the NBA has ever seen. Furthermore, reports suggest that Wiggins may be traded to Cleveland this summer and pair up with Colin Sexton. Darius Garland, Jarett Allen, and Evan Mobley.

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Hopefully, NBA champion Andre Wiggins and the Warriors can come to a solution and find a way to keep the small forward.