Minneapolis/St. Paul – The
NBA today named Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins as its
Kia NBA Western Conference Rookie of the Month for November. Wiggins is
the sixth Timberwolves player to win Kia NBA Rookie of the
Month honors, joining Gorgui Dieng (March 2014), Ricky Rubio (January
2012), Kevin Love (March 2009), Randy Foye (December 2006) and Stephon
Marbury (January 1997).
Wiggins
averaged 11.6 points (2nd among NBA rookies), 3.7 rebounds and 1.13
steals in 15 games, all starts. He led all rookies in three-point field
goal percentage at 44.0 percent (11-for-25). Among Western Conference
rookies, Wiggins was 1st in scoring, steals and minutes played, 2nd in
blocks and 3rd in rebounding.
Wiggins
poured in a season-high 29 points Nov. 22 vs. Sacramento, the highest
scoring total by a rookie this season and matching the top point total
for a Wolves rookie since Stephon Marbury scored 33 vs. Utah on Dec. 23,
1996. Wiggins also swiped a season-best four steals in vs. Sacramento
in a season-high 41:11 minutes. He set personal bests with eight
rebounds, four assists and two blocks Nov. 26 vs. Milwaukee. Wiggins
tallied a team-high 20 points, on 7-for-10 shooting (2-for 2 from
three-point range), Nov. 14 at New Orleans and contributed 17 points, on
7-for-12 shooting, in the Wolves' Nov. 5 victory at Brooklyn.
Originally
selected by the Cleveland with the 1st overall pick in the 2014 NBA
Draft, Wiggins was acquired by the Wolves on Aug. 23, 2014 in a
three-team trade.
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