2776068, Quick stat check! Posted by Frank Longo, Sat Nov-12-22 02:50 PM
+/-: Steph Curry: 12.0 Andrew Wiggins: 1.4
You also look at the On/Off numbers for the Warriors, and while the Warriors are absolutely worse without Wiggins, they're notably worse than that without Steph. They're 19.4 points per 100 possessions better than their opponent with Wiggins on the floor... and they're 28.2 points per 100 possessions better with Curry on the floor.
This is because you can sort through the Warriors' used lineups on NBA.com and look at how the Warriors perform when Wiggins is on but Curry is not, and how they perform when Curry is on and Wiggins is not. The lineups are better with Curry-no-Wiggins than vice versa.
Maybe that's because Curry leads the Warriors presently in points per game (nearing double the second leading scorer, on far more efficient shooting), assists per game, and is even tied for leading in rebounds per game (he and Looney both average 6.8 RPG).
There's no argument to be made that Curry is a worse player than Wiggins. Wiggins is having a good season, and Curry is having an All-NBA level season.
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