The Timberwolves are willing to dish out the money for Andrew Wiggins, but they want to make sure Wiggins is just as serious about them.
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Team owner Glen Taylor said he wants to have an in-person meeting with Wiggins about his future with the 'Wolves and how he plans on working to getting the team to a playoff level.
"To me, by making this offer, I'm speculating that his contribution to the team will be more in the future," Taylor told The Associated Press. "We've got to be better. He can't be paid just for what he's doing today. He's got to be better.
"So when you're talking about negotiations on his part, I'm already extending to him that I'm willing to meet the max. But there are some things that I need out of him, and that is the commitment to be a better player than you are today."
After taking on veterans Jimmy Butler, Jamal Crawford and Taj Gibson during the offseason, Taylor wants to make sure Wiggins will fully commit to leading the team.
"I think it's important. I don't know what else you can do but look at the person face-to-face and trust that he will follow through," Taylor said. "He seems like a very good person. He seems to have the ability and so the only thing it would be is for some reason he didn't work hard enough to obtain the skill sets. That's what you're asking him to commit to."
Wiggins' new contract would be an extension of his rookie deal worth a whopping $150 million. By offering Wiggins this amount of money, the team clearly is looking to get out of its losing slump. Minnesota hasn't made the playoffs since the 2003-04 season.
Wiggins was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft. In his three seasons in Minnesota, he has averaged 20.4 points per game with 4.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists.