Andrew Wiggins' girlfriend, Mychal Johnson, was a fan of the Warriors forward's clutch 31-point outing in Saturday's 122-114 win over the Wizards. Wiggins was the player of the night for the Dubs after dropping 31 points with 11 rebounds, four assists, one steal and two blocks. He shot 54.5%, including 4 of 10 from 3.
Wiggins was huge for the Warriors in clutch time, scoring six points with a minute and 20 seconds left to ice the game. His girlfriend, Mychal was in awe of his stepback dagger 3 that extended Golden State's lead to 10 with 47 seconds left, putting the game out of the Wizards' reach.
Mychal took to Instagram, re-sharing the video of that play on her story and writing a two-word caption.
"Yuhhh... Him!" she said.
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The Warriors needed that from Wiggins after Steph Curry went down with an injury with 1:05 left in the game. The Wizards had done enough to hang with Golden State behind Jordan Poole's 38 points and Kyle Kuzma's 22, with 15 coming in the fourth quarter alone.
The Warriors could have been significantly worse without Wiggins' exploding in his game. They were down 10 in the first half, staring at the possibility of another massive upset after losing to the nine-win Raptors on Monday.
Andrew Wiggins' output keeps him out of trade talks
The Golden State Warriors are content with Andrew Wiggins and his output this season. The one-time All-Star has averaged 17.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists, shooting 45.6%, including 39.1% from 3. He has been their most consistent two-way player.
Wiggins' respectable numbers have helped his stock within the Warriors' organization. Amid trade buzz that Golden State was in on the Jimmy Butler sweepstakes, The Athletic's Sam Amick said that the Warriors pulled out of the race after deciding to retain Wiggins.
"Their [Warriors] reason for not going after Jimmy [Butler] even beyond the money, that to this point, they've been pretty happy with Andrew Wiggins' play."
The Warriors would need Andrew Wiggins' contract for salary-matching purposes to acquire any star in the NBA. However, Wiggins is one of the top role players, and the Warriors seemingly prefer having a stable roster over spending assets lavishly on a blockbuster acquisition that only helps them in a win-now situation.
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