3 Warriors that should fear the No. 2 pick could steal their minutes

Andrew Wiggins

Andrew Wiggins, unless traded, will be the team’s starting small forward next season. On a season set to begin December 22, the Warriors will have little time to bring in a new player that will be immediately integrated into their system.

A player like Deni Avdija, who has spent his professional career overseas, may find it tough to get acclimated to the league’s system.

It’s also tough to envision a player like Edwards, who was a superstar in college at Georgia, would get much from a training camp as opposed to the Las Vegas Summer League where players typically get to put a show on as an intermediate step to the big leagues.

To start the season, any rookie small forward may not eat too many of Wiggins minutes. Playing 33.6 minutes per game as a Warrior last season, Wiggins will be expected to carry to play similar minutes to start the season.

I wouldn’t expect that to keep up too far into the season though, and having played almost 36 minutes per game on his career, a season which he’s seeing just 30 may be a blessing in disguise for Wiggins.

The 6-foot-9 Avdija is the player most likely taken at No. 2.