Andrew Wiggins was the first overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft and he did not disappoint one bit in his rookie season with the Minnesota Timberwolves as he was named Rookie of the Year. Wiggins is the centerpiece of the Timberwolves present and future so they want him to build on his tremendous rookie year. Interim head coach Sam Mitchell wants one of his improvements to be scoring more in isolation sets, according to Timberwolves PR on Twitter.
Wiggins is an extremely talented player who uses his athleticism to get wherever he wants to on the court and he can score in a lot of different ways. There are a couple of improvements he needs to make like three point shooting (31 percent last season) but he is just 20 years old and will be able to do that.
Mitchell has been impressed with the work Wiggins has done this offseason to try and improve himself and he also loved the fact that Wiggins was extremely durable and played in all 82 games as a rookie. One thing Mitchell wants to see though is Wiggins scoring more points when plays aren't run for him.
Wiggins scored well as a rookie but Mitchell seems to think that most of that came from Wiggins finishing on a set play. This season Mitchell wants Wiggins to be able to score in isolation sets and that is a key jump for Wiggins to make if he is going to become the star everyone thinks he can be.
Wiggins is the Timberwolves' go-to-guy on offense so when a play breaks down or in end of game situations when the NBA typically turns into a one-on-one game his teammates will look to him to make a play. Mitchell would love for Wiggins to take more of these opportunites to beat his man one-on-one and that is part of the natural progression to becoming a star.
The Toronto native is already a very good player as it is as he averaged 16.9 points and 4.6 rebounds on 44 percent shooting from the field as a rookie but it is understandable for Mitchell to expect even more from him. If Wiggins can progress into a dominating player in isolation sets then he is an extremely scary player on the offensive side of the ball, not that he wasn't already, but this would make it even moreso.
