On June 27, 2014, Andrew Wiggins was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the first pick in the first round of the NBA Draft.
On July 25, 2014, the Cavaliers officially announced that they had officially signed a contract with Andrew Wiggins. Wiggins' contract lasts for four years, with a starting salary of $5.5 million, and the Cavaliers also gave him a bonus of $20. According to regulations, Wiggins cannot be traded within 30 days after signing.
On August 7, 2014, the Cavaliers and the Timberwolves reached a principled trade agreement. Wiggins was traded to the Timberwolves. The Cavaliers obtained Kevin Love from the Timberwolves, and the Timberwolves not only Wiggins was acquired from the Cavaliers, along with Anthony Bennett and a 2015 protected draft pick.
On August 24, 2014, the Timberwolves officially announced that the team had officially completed a three-party transaction with the Cavaliers and 76ers. The Timberwolves received Andrew Wiggins and Anthony Martial from the Cavaliers. Bennett and Thaddeus Young of the 76ers, Wiggins wore the No. 22 jersey with the Timberwolves.
On November 23, 2014, in the Timberwolves' home game against the Kings, Wiggins played for 41 minutes, scoring 29 points on 9-of-22 shooting, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals and 1 steal. Blocked shots. Among them, the points and steals, including the number of shots and field goals made, all set career highs. Wiggins set career highs in four statistics in one game.
On December 4, 2014, the NBA officially announced that Timberwolves No. 1 pick Andrew Wiggins was elected the Western Conference Rookie of the Year in the first month of the 2014-15 season. In the first month of the new season, Wiggins averaged 11.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1 assist per game.
In June 2015, the NBA officially announced that Andrew Wiggins was selected as the Western Conference Rookie of the Month in December. Wiggins averaged 14.6 points per game and played 33.9 minutes in December, leading all rookies. Averaged 4.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, both of which ranked third among rookies in the Western Conference. Wiggins scored in double figures in 11 of 15 games in December.
On January 8, 2015, the Timberwolves lost 111-113 at home to the Suns. Andrew Wiggins scored 25 points, scoring 20 points for the fifth consecutive game, becoming the first player since Christian Laettner in 1993. The first Timberwolves rookie to score at least 20 points in 5 consecutive games.
On January 10, 2015, in the Timberwolves' away game against the Bucks, Andrew Wiggins scored 20 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. He scored at least 20 points in 6 consecutive games and became the Timberwolves leader. The first rookie in the history of the team to do this; and scored 20 points in 12 games, breaking the record held by Stephon Marbury and becoming the player with the most 20 games in a rookie season in the history of the Timberwolves. In addition, the 5 assists also set a new personal career assist record in a single game.
On January 18, 2015, the Timberwolves defeated the Nuggets 113-105 in an away game. Andrew Wiggins played 40 minutes, made 11 of 17 shots, scored a season-high 31 points, and had 9 rebounds and 4 assists and 3 blocks, becoming the first player after Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James and Kevin Durant to score 31 points and 9 rebounds in a single game at the age of 19. The first Timberwolves rookie to score at least 30 points in a single game since Stephon Marbury in the 1996-97 season.
On January 29, 2015, the NBA officially announced the roster for the 2015 NBA All-Star Game Rookie Challenge, and Andrew Wiggins was selected to the International Rookie Team.
On February 1, 2015, in the Timberwolves' game against the Cavaliers, Andrew Wiggins scored 33 points, setting a new career single-game scoring record.
On February 5, 2015, Drew Wiggins was elected the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for January.
This is the third consecutive month that Wiggins has been elected as the Rookie of the Month. He has become the only player in the history of the Timberwolves to be elected as the Rookie of the Month multiple times since Damian Lillard in the 2012-13 season. The first player to be elected Rookie of the Month for three consecutive months. Wiggins averaged 19.8 points per game in January, leading all rookies. His 47.1 field goal percentage and 38.4 minutes per game also ranked first among rookies. Wiggins scored more than 20 points nine times in 17 starts.
On February 5, 2015, Timberwolves rookie Andrew Wiggins was elected as the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for January, winning the title of Western Conference Rookie of the Month for the third consecutive time. In January, Wiggins averaged He played 38.4 minutes and scored 19.8 points, both of which were the highest among all rookies.
On February 14, 2015, in the All-Star Rookie Challenge, Andrew Wiggins played for 23 minutes and scored 22 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block on 8 of 11 shots. , helped the international rookie team defeat the American rookie team 121-112, and Wiggins himself was successfully elected as the MVP of the Rookie Challenge.
On March 5, 2015, the NBA officially announced that Andrew Wiggins was elected the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for February. This is the fourth consecutive month that Wiggins has been elected the Rookie of the Month.
On March 14, 2015, the Timberwolves lost to the Thunder 99-103 in an away game. Wiggins scored 19 points and 5 rebounds in the game, including 11 of 12 free throws. It is worth mentioning that Wiggins' number of free throws tied his career high record, and the number of free throws made set a career high.
On April 11, 2015, the Timberwolves lost to the Lakers 98-106 on the road. In this game, Timberwolves rookie Andrew Wiggins played 42 minutes and scored 29 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, becoming the first Timberwolves rookie to achieve this number in the past 30 years.
On May 1, 2015, the NBA officially announced that Andrew Wiggins won the title of NBA Rookie of the Year for the 2014-15 season. In his first NBA season, Wiggins played all games on behalf of the Timberwolves. In 82 games, Wiggins averaged 16.9 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. In this Rookie of the Year voting, Wiggins received 110 of the 130 first votes, totaling 604 points. Wiggins became the first Canadian player to win the Rookie of the Year honor and the first player in the Timberwolves' 26-year history to win this honor.
On May 19, 2015, the NBA officially announced the 2014-15 All-Rookie Team. Wiggins was successfully selected to the All-Rookie First Team. In the voting for the first team of the All-Rookie Team, Wiggins received a total of 130 votes. He was the only player in the 2015 All-Rookie Team who was unanimously selected to the first team.
On July 22, 2015, Andrew Wiggins was elected as the first best rookie selected by players jointly organized by BET Radio and the NBA Players Association.
On November 10, 2015, the Timberwolves defeated the Hawks 117-107 on the road. Andrew Wiggins played an outstanding game for 38 minutes, making 15 of 22 shots. He scored 33 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block and 1 steal. His score tied his career single-game scoring record. It is worth mentioning that this is the first time in Wiggins' career so far that he has scored more than 30 points in two consecutive games. Wiggins also became the youngest player to do this since Brandon Jennings (in November 2009, when Jennings was 20 years and 2 months old) (Wiggins is now 20 years and 8 years old). months).
On November 24, 2015, the Timberwolves defeated the 76ers 100-95 at home, and Andrew Wiggins played well. Wiggins played 38 minutes and scored 32 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks. In this way, the 20-year-old Wiggins has scored at least 30 points in seven games, becoming the player with the most scores of at least 30 points in a single game before the age of 21 in the history of the Timberwolves.
On December 19, 2015, the Timberwolves narrowly defeated the Kings 99-95 at home. Andrew Wiggins performed well in this game. In this campaign, Wiggins played 36 minutes and scored 32 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists on 11 of 20 shots. This was the first game in his career in which he scored at least 30 points and 10 rebounds. At the same time, the 20-year-old Wiggins also became the third youngest player in the past 10 seasons to score at least 30 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists in a single game.
On December 29, 2015, the Timberwolves lost to the Spurs 95-101. Wiggins scored 18 points, which also made him the sixth youngest player in NBA history to score 2,000 points. He completed this achievement at the age of 20 years and 309 days. In addition, he is the fourth fastest player to reach 2,000 points. It took him 112 games to reach 2,000 points.
On January 9, 2016, the Timberwolves lost 99-125 to the Cavaliers at home. Andrew Wiggins scored 35 points, setting a career single-game scoring record.
On January 26, 2016, the Timberwolves lost to the Cavaliers 107-114 in an away game. Throughout the game, three young Timberwolves players performed eye-catching, Andrew Wiggins, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Zach. Gram LaVine scored 20 points, 26 points and 21 points respectively. This is the first time in NBA history that three players under the age of 21 on the same team have scored at least 20 points.
On March 29, 2016, the Timberwolves defeated the Suns 121-116 at home. In the whole game, Andrew Wiggins played 36 minutes, making 6 of 13 shots, 17 of 21 free throws, and scored 32 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. The 21 free throws made and the 17 free throws made set a career high for Wiggins.
On April 6, 2016, the Timberwolves defeated the Warriors 124-117 on the road. Andrew Wiggins contributed 6 steals in this game. The 6 steals were a new high for Wiggins in a single game in his career.
On April 8, 2016, the Timberwolves defeated the Kings 105-97 in an away game. Andrew Wiggins played 34 minutes and scored 15 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. At this point, Wiggins' career total has reached 3,004 points, and at the age of 21 years and 45 days, he has become the fourth youngest player in NBA history to score 3,000 points.