Aaron Wiggins Shot 43.1% This Season, And Now His Future With The Champs Is a Total Mystery

Hey Seattle, buckle up because the NBA never stops dropping bombs! Remember Aaron Wiggins? The guy who was the fourth-leading scorer on an NBA title team last year, the dude who gave that mic-drop speech on parade day? Yeah, *that* Aaron Wiggins. Well, get this: just a year later, this relied-upon role player is facing a career shake-up, and trade rumors are swirling like crazy in OKC. What the heck happened?!

The Hard Numbers Don't Lie

Wiggins' field goal percentage absolutely cratered to a career-low 43.1% this past season, down from hitting 51% over the prior three seasons. From downtown? Forget it. He shot a brutal 35.6% from three-point range, his worst since his rookie year, after draining 41% from deep before that. In the playoffs? A dismal 36% overall, another career low, and he went 1-for-9 from beyond the arc. Seriously, his minutes in the playoffs plummeted from 13.8 in 2024-25 and 15.7 in 2023-24 to a measly 5.8 minutes per game! His offensive rhythm was just gone, try as the Thunder might to get him going. Guys like Ajay Mitchell and Jared McCain blew right past him in the rotation. Ouch.

Wiggins' Take and Contract

Wiggins himself isn't blind to how fast things change. He said in his exit interview, "Nothing is permanent," and that "A lot of things change from day-to-day and obviously year-to-year." He admitted he had "small injuries" and "some injuries that kept me out for

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some games," leading to "bad stretches, maybe wasn't my best self all the time." Despite the down year, the guy is only 27, a valuable role player who can still really score. He’s owed $9.2 million next year, then $8.3 million in 2027-28, with a team option for another $8.3 million in 2028-29. He can totally play up to that contract, maybe even exceed it.

A Champion's Uncertain Future

This isn't just some scrub, either. Wiggins is 10th in Thunder history in games played with 339, and he’s made 100 starts! Among his 2021 second-round draft class, he's a standout: second in points scored (2,962, behind only Ayo Dosunmu’s 3,878), third in rebounds, third in steals, and fourth in assists. He was drafted 55th overall out of Maryland, a total steal for them! The bad of 2025-26 doesn't erase the good of the four years prior, but with his scoring down and efficiency tanked, the question remains: can the Thunder afford to keep him at that price if he doesn't bounce back? So, what's next for Aaron Wiggins? With those trade rumors swirling, and Wiggins himself knowing "nothing is permanent," will the Thunder keep a guy whose numbers took such a dramatic hit, even on a championship squad? Or will they look to move him and free up that contract space? We're on the edge of our seats, wondering where this professional, 27-year-old scorer will land. The NBA offseason is officially here, and Wiggins' future is definitely one of the league’s biggest question marks. Stay tuned, Seattle, this is gonna be interesting!

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