Andrew Wiggins is silent but deadly.
The Warriors would like him to be a little less subdued on the court, Steph Curry told reporters on Monday -- something they believe in turn can help him become even more lethal as part of an already-potent team.
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“We understand what he’s capable of in this league … We understand that he can impact winning basketball,” Curry said. “For him, it’s just a matter if he’s locked in and engaged in terms of what that actually means, in terms of what do you focus on on the court.
“And that’s being physical on defense, taking those matchups seriously, taking on the challenge of it, rebounding the basketball and then just being aggressive on offense.”
Curry said that when Wiggins shows that aggression, whether competing on the glass, attacking the paint or taking open shots, he has an impact on the game that helps Golden State play better as a whole.
The 27-year-old showed exactly how his energy can influence an entire arena on two separate occasions during the Western Conference semifinals against the Memphis Grizzlies.
The first moment came during Game 2, when he absolutely destroyed Brandon Clarke with a thunderous dunk and talked smack after, sending the Warriors' bench into frenzy.
Then in Game 3, his politeness turned evil as he bullied his way to the rim after a defensive rebound and tossed Clarke to the ground on his way.
Plays like that are exactly what Curry and the Dubs want to see out of Wiggins.
"When all that happens, he has a different impact on the game that we all appreciate and know makes us better, and him smiling as a result of him just enjoying what that means and the result all of that," Curry said Monday. "Even when he dunks on somebody, we just want him to yell. Like get a tech one time ... I just want him to, whatever the taunting word is, how they give techs now, just go do that one time. We just want to see him just enjoy what he does out there, because he can impact winning."
Also on Monday, coach Steve Kerr told reporters Wiggins is a "beautiful soul," but Golden State knows there's more beneath the surface.
"I think people want him to succeed," Kerr said. "I think there's a sense that he's got another level in the league to reach and that when you see [his teammates] pushing him, they're trying to push him to the next level ... He's very quiet internally, too, but he always has a smile on his face."
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With the West finals against Luka Dončić and the Dallas Mavericks on the horizon for the Warriors, Wiggins will certainly have more opportunities to make his voice heard.
And if he does take Curry's advice, someone just needs to make sure he doesn't get ejected.
