Andrew Wiggins Must be Traded ASAP vs. Benched

The time has come to move on from 

Andrew Wiggins. Enough is enough

Andrew Wiggins days are numbered receiving a paycheck for the privilege of playing professional basketball for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Wiggins has by all measurable standards including the eye test, shown absolutely no evidence of improvement from last year. All of the hyped up "hard work" he's supposedly put into his game (as parrotted by  the Minnesota sportswriters) over the summer should have prepared him for the preseason; yet, he is alarmingly the exact same player and person as last year, just like the FIVE years prior. We've heard from the mainstream Minnesota sports media ad nauseum that Wiggins has worked harder on his game this summer than previous summers; and yet he's proven beyond a reasonable doubt that it was all fake news. The Timberwolves fanbase have been sold a bottle of snake oil with a big picture of Andrew Wiggins smile on it. True Wolves fans should be FURIOUS, for they've been deceived!!!

The best thing for Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations Gersson Rosas to do for the betterment of the organization is to trade Andrew Wiggins for anything at this point; and make the trade happen quickly and silently.
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As you've probably figured out already, the Timberwolves fanbase has FINALLY turned against Andrew Wiggins. The only folks that ignore facts and speak out in defense of their Golden Cow Wiggins are those zombies who keep moaning about the usual false narratives, like:

💩 Andrew Wiggins is sooo talented!!!  

💩 Andrew Wiggins is sooo athletic!!!

💩 Andrew Wiggins has sooo much potential!!!  

💩 Andrew Wiggins is still young so we can't give up on him!!!  

💩 Andrew Wiggins will have a breakout season because NBA players don't hit their stride untill year six!!!

💩 Andrew Wiggins confidence is gone because of Jimmy Butler!!!

💩 Andrew Wiggins regression is Coach Thibodeau's fault!!!

💩 Andrew Wiggins isn't a bad basketball player; he just hasn't lived up to the LeBron-like standards we all expected of him!!!

And my favorite low IQ response is: 

💩 You're an Andrew Wiggins HATER!!!

I predict a quick and silent trade with Andrew Wiggins is inevitable. It is ideal that a Wiggins trade happens prior to the first game of the season. Otherwise, the other two options are to (1) bench Wiggins with severely reduced minutes; or (2) actually keep playing Wiggins with hopes and prayers that he'll actually improve enough to raise his current trade value. Continuing to play Wiggins at this point comes with the consequence of slapping his teammates in the face who have committed themselves to this season. Nope!! Clearly, faith in Andrew Wiggins is belief absent of proof. Trade Andrew Wiggins ASAP for the betterment of the Timberwolves organization!!

The Andrew Wiggins trade scenerio prior to the regular season (within a few days) strategically makes the most sense for the two reasons below. Or, less ideally he'll get traded after the first 10 games or legitimately as soon as possible.

(1) Andrew Wiggins will become the next Jimmy Butler if he's benched and/or his minutes are reduced. 

Benching and/or reducing Andrew Wiggins minutes will CERTAINLY cause team destroying blowback from Wiggins reminiscent to the Butler ordeal from last year, which the Timberwolves organization would do practically anything to prevent from repeating. Here's why that would happen: 

Remember when it was widely reported back in season 2017-2018 that Andrew Wiggins became a lockerroom cancer? Wiggins threw a child-like tantrum and he made it public that he was unhappy and he was being wronged by his role as third option behind Karl Anthony Towns and Jimmy Butler? That didn't go over very well by his teammates. What was best for the team didn't agree with poor entitlement-filled Andrew Wiggins. Boo hoo. Consequently, Wiggins chose to NOT man-up, NOT accept his role on the team, and NOT give 100% effort night in and night out. Andrew Wiggins made the decision to pout and chronically give up during games. This was his unprofessional reaction even though he was not benched nor did he receive a reduction in minutes; instead, he was still starting every game playing over 30-35 minutes per game; and yet he had the audacity to blow a gasket and make it public that he didn't want to be a third option. Just imagine how he'll act out when he's benched and/or his minutes are reduced!!! The Timberwolves front office will not want to showcase a player they wish to trade ASAP under those circumstances.

It makes perfect sense that Andrew Wiggins will most certainly take a page out of Butler's "how to leave a team" playbook if he's forced to accept responsibility and deal with the consequences of his shortcomings. Think of it...  Andrew Wiggins has an extremely over-inflated sense of self-importance and self-worth. In addition to pouting like a 10 year old and going public about his feelings on being a third option, Andrew Wiggins recently stated in an interview that he blames OTHERS for his shortcomings. How pathetic is that? Andrew Wiggins is incapable of taking responsibility for his own decisions! And if that's not bad enough, he recently stated that there are not 100 players on planet Earth better than him after not making the requirements for ESPNs Top 100 NBA Players list. 

Andrew Wiggins not only thinks very highly of himself; he's an entitlement-filled child who cannot take responsibility for his own shortcomings. How do you think Wiggins will react after he's rightfully benched and/or his minutes are reduced for the betterment of the Timberwolves?? The Timberwolves organization does not want a repeat cancerous performance from a team member like that of one year ago; therefore, trading Wiggins before he's benched seems like a certainty.

(2) Benching Andrew Wiggins will mean first time Head Coach Ryan Saunders will have to bench a very close friend. 

President of Basketball Operations Rosas would be wise to bear the sole responsibility of dealing with Andrew Wiggins instead of leaving that to first time Head Coach Ryan Saunders, who incidentally is best friends with Wiggins. An Andrew Wiggins backlash against his good friend and Head Coach for benching him and/or reducing his minutes would be potentially flammable for Saunders and the team alike. Just think about it. Take into account the inflated level of self importance which oozes from Wiggins pores. Wiggins will retaliate with the exact sort of professional as well as personal distractions that are too difficult for a first time NBA Head Coach to manage. It would also be a team obliterating event that dwarfs anything Butler did 12 months earlier. In short, when Wiggins acts out it will unravel his friendship with his current buddy Ryan Saunders as well as his professional relationship with his current Head Coach Ryan Saunders. The Timberwolves organization does not wish to deal with the nightmare of another Butler-like scenario a second season in a row. Rosas will have to trade Wiggins ASAP in order to shield his rookie Head Coach from unbearable distractions so he can soley focus on doing his best at coaching the team. 

Since Andrew Wiggins clearly hasn't improved from last season, and since the Minnesota Timberwolves have claimed that they've adopted a new winning culture, getting rid of Andrew Wiggins vs. continuing this fool's errand of rehabilitating him, would be the smartest next step in a positive direction for the Minnesota Timberwolves.