There have been rumors over the last couple of weeks or so that the Los Angeles Lakers have been trying to trade for Miami Heat forward Andrew Wiggins. Wiggins is a two-way veteran wing who averaged 18.0 points a game and shot 37.4% from 3-point range this past season, and he arrived in Miami in February as part of the trade that sent Jimmy Butler to the Golden State Warriors.
Wiggins was a big key to the Warriors winning the 2022 NBA championship, and that year, he started in the All-Star game. Plenty see him as potentially the missing piece for a Lakers team that is looking to become a championship contender again.
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A recent report indicated that Miami’s asking price has been too high for L.A. According to one Heat beat writer, Wiggins is expected to be a member of the Heat once the new season starts.
Dan Woike, who covers the Lakers for The Athletic, said on “The Zach Lowe Show” that the Lakers simply aren’t interested in Wiggins.
“They’re not interested in Andrew Wiggins,” Woike said. “I think I can put that to bed.”
It could very well be that their interest in Wiggins had disappeared if Miami had been asking for too much in return. It is also possible this is a smokescreen.
Los Angeles could possibly have other options as far as trading for a 3-and-D wing. Anthony Irwin wrote that the team called to inquire about the availability of Matisse Thybulle, a 6-foot-5 wing who has a seven-foot wingspan and a career average of 1.6 steals in 20.9 minutes a game.
This article originally appeared on LeBron Wire: Woike: Lakers are not interested in trading for Andrew Wiggins