The Miami HEAT have signed forward Andrew Wiggins to a contract extension.
“Andrew Wiggins has proven to us that he is the quintessential small forward who fits perfectly with this roster,” said HEAT President Pat Riley. “We feel he will be a critical part of what we’re trying to achieve with this team going forward and we feel fortunate that we were able to extend him.”
Wiggins started in all 68 games he appeared in last season with the HEAT and averaged 15.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.12 steals, 1.01 blocks and 30.3 minutes, becoming the only Miami player last season to average at least each of those totals. He shot 47.5 percent from the field, 41.4 percent from three-point range and a career-high 78.4 percent from the foul line. He scored in double-figures 60 times, including 14 20-point games and one 30-point performance. He led the team in scoring seven times, plus/minus six times, rebounds three times and assists twice. Additionally, he hit the game-winning basket on November 10 vs. Cleveland, his third career game-winner, and scored the 15,000th point of his career on February 21.
