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The Story of Aaron Wiggins & How He Saved Basketball



The Story of Aaron Wiggins & How He Saved Basketball

Not many NBA fans were too surprised to see the Oklahoma City Thunder do as well as they have been this year, considering last year’s Western Conference impact and NBA Playoff run.

But someone who has caused fans, players, and NBA teams to turn their heads a bit more is what role players like Aaron Wiggins are doing. Sure, the OKC Thunder are well equipped with players like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, and Jalen Williams. But arguably more impressive than the Thunder’s star players are how versatile their role players are.

In this video essay, we take a moment to breakdown the rise of Oklahoma City Thunder forward Aaron Wiggins, and finally answer the question on how he saved basketball.

0:00 Aaron Wiggins Saved Basketball
1:00 The Origin Story of Aaron Wiggins
2:45 Aaron Wiggins and Maryland Basketball
3:39 Aaron Wiggins Joins The NBA
4:48 Aaron Wiggins Year Two with The Oklahoma City Thunder
5:30 Aaron Wiggins Year Three with The Oklahoma City Thunder
6:20 The Quite OKC Thunder Rise of Aaron Wiggins
6:59 Aaron Wiggins’ Impact for the Thunder This Year
9:00 Wiggins Against The New York Knicks and Sacramento Kings
10:15 Aaron Wiggins Recap

22 Comments

  1. @ksaad1413

    Great video about who I think is the most underrated player in the league.

    I truly believe that on another team where he is a second option. he can average 20,5,5 easily!

  3. @mlysupermom

    Great job Royster !!! Love love Wiggs ….. watched him in his first summer league & was really pulling for him !!! He IS a great ambassador for OKC

  5. @dustinb1359

    I was at the Kings game, and the crowd getting into the Aaron Wiggins game was the most fun I’ve ever had at a live sporting event.

  7. @Oklahomanite

    The Aaron Wiggins saved basketball meme started at Maryland. An announcer mispoke when Wiggins saved a basketball from going out of bounds. He said "Aaron Wiggins saved basketball" and it pretty much took off from there. This is on account of Maryland fans.

  9. @MrSOG88-t1s

    Aaron Wiggins is the friend everybody wants to have!!! I enjoy watching this kid play. Mexico loves the Thunder and Aaron!!!

  17. @mildatheart

    This was the absolute best basketball-related video I’ve ever seen on YouTube. So entertaining with all the tv/movie clips. I loved when the cheerleader was doing a backflip at the same exact moment you said “backstory”. Eggcellent.

  18. @mildatheart

    Another way that Wiggs saved basketball: I think this happened in his second season at Maryland. I remember the Terps were wearing their bright yellow jerseys that eventful night. Wiggs is at the free-throw line in an otherwise unremarkable game. His misses badly—and in the blink of an eye—SuperWiggs comes flying in toward the basket like he was dropped from the rafters, gets the rebound of His own missed free-throw with one hand extended toward the heavens—and throws down a Thunderous slam that left the entire arena with their mouths agape. Who does THAT? Surely not a mere mortal—but rather, a SAVIOR.

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