"There are not 100 NBA players better than me"

Among the biggest disappointments in recent years in the NBA among the highest draft picks, there is the Canadian Andrew Wiggins. Announced as the successor of LeBron James when he graduated from high school, since college he is struggling to confirm his talent and his progression is clearly not that expected, although his performance is far from bad. ESPN has even ranked the Canadian outside of its top 100 NBA players in the 2019-20 season.

"I do not really look at these things, Top 100 or not Top 100. But there are not 100 players better than me, so no matter what people think. Everyone has the right to have their own opinion. My job is to go to the field, play basketball and that's what I do. »Wiggins

Wiggins, 24, will still be eagerly awaited in Minnesota for his sixth season, having signed an extra $ 147.7 million in 2017. He is aware that his trajectory is worthy of criticism and he knows he must do much better.

"The world works like this, especially when you have something that people do not have or do something they do not do. The world works like this. Even when I was shooting at almost 24 points and I had a contract max people were saying things. Look at the players to the max, there are some who do not score as many points, but it's like that. I'm just trying to do well to get back on track. »Wiggins

Recently he aimed Tom Thibodeau to explain his lack of progress.

"I have the feeling that during my first 3 years I was in full progression, I progressed regularly and then changes were made. I had the feeling to have a little declined. But I worked extremely hard this summer. And I have as much confidence in myself as when I arrived in the league. »Wiggins

In an interview with ESPN, he nuanced his comments

"It's not an excuse to say that it has altered my game a lot. Each coach is different, each coach has a different style of play, but none has made me aware of a negative experience. I would say that I take more pleasure than last year because last year it was a difficult start to the season (with the Jimmy Butler case in particular). Joy has always been there. I have never been on a field without wanting to be there. »Wiggins

Via ESPN

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