Andrew Wiggins Warriors Contract: How Much Is The NBA Finals Star Being Paid?

Canadian basketball player Andrew Wiggins has undoubtedly been instrumental to the Golden State Warriors’ championship aspirations. Since joining the Warriors in 2020, spectators have been raving about his stellar performance.

The forward led the team to victory against the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the NBA Finals after scoring 26 points and 13 rebounds. He amassed 17 points and 16 rebounds in Game 4.

Here, we take a look at the basketball star's contract and career earnings over the years.

Wiggins was selected first overall in the draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2014 before being traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a three-team trade involving the Philadelphia 76ers.

He was able to earn a maximum of $24 million over his four-year rookie contract.

In 2017, Wiggins signed a five-year, 147.7 million contract extension with the Timberwolves, including a $147.7 million guaranteed and an annual average salary of $29.5 million. The contract runs through season 2022-23.

In 2020, Golden State sent guard D'Angelo Russell and two bench players, Jacob Evans III and Omari Spellman, to Minnesota in exchange for Wiggins.

In his first year with the Warriors, the Canadian basketball star earned $27.5 million, with this figure gradually increasing to 29.5 million in the 2020-21 season, as per Spotrac.

He is set to receive $31.6 million in season 2021-22. Should he stay with the team for season 2022-23, he would be getting $33.6 million.

To date, Wiggins' net worth is valued at $35 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.

In May, Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson attributed the recent success of the team to Wiggins.

"I can tell you everybody in the organization is happy [Wiggins] is here," said Thompson. "Without him, we would not be where we're at."