Golden State Warriors Receive: G/F Ben Simmons, 2027 First-Round Pick (PHI)

Brooklyn Nets Receive: G/F Andrew Wiggins

Here, the Warriors and Nets exchange former number one overall picks in their respective efforts to improve ahead of the 2022-23 season.

Both of the players involved in this deal have had interesting careers. For a few seasons, Simmons lived up to the expectations a player is faced with from the moment they’re picked first in the draft. Recently, he hasn’t been on the court enough to be able to make that claim.

Meanwhile, it took Wiggins a long time to show why he was remotely worthy of a number one pick. He was widely regarded as a bust.

Recently, he’s reinvented himself as a 3-and-D wing with secondary shot creation skills. He may never produce at the expected level of a top selection, but he’s separated himself from history’s true busts.

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Playing a vital role on a team in the NBA Finals will do that. The Warriors surely love what Wiggins brings to the table. It raises a question:

Why would they make this trade?