Andrew Wiggins will not participate in the Canadian Basketball training camp or the Olympics due to a mutual decision between the Golden State Warriors and Wiggins to prioritize his health. Wiggins, who dealt with an ankle issue late last season, was insured and medically cleared by Canada Basketball but was ultimately held out by the Warriors. This 11th hour decision has placed Wiggins on the trade block, with $85 million on the line. Wiggins is not happy with the decision. Canadian senior men's team general manager Rowan Barrett confirmed Wiggins' absence, noting that Wiggins wanted to play and seemed healthy. Barrett said the Warriors called him a few days ago. Barrett and head coach Jordi Fernandez expressed disappointment over the decision, highlighting Wiggins' hard training and his desire to follow in his mother's footsteps as an Olympian.
Huge collection of talent gathers for Canada Basketball training camp with one absence https://t.co/ts2BW8I1yV Via @WolstatSun
Rowan Barrett and Jordi Fernandez both emphasized how disappointed Wiggins was when Warriors made the move to ‘pull him’ from national team. Barrett said Wiggins had been training hard, was looking forward to following in his Mom’s footsteps as an Olympian. 1/
Canadian senior men's team general manager Rowan Barrett confirms Andrew Wiggins will not be in training camp to try to earn a spot for the Olympic team. While not getting into details, he said Wiggins wanted to played and seemed healthy. He said GSW called him a few days ago
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Mutual decision between the Warriors and Andrew Wiggins to prioritize his health and hold him out of Olympics, I’m told. Doesn’t preclude GSW from possibly trading him, but it’s a medical decision. Wiggins dealt with an ankle issue late this past season. https://t.co/W3jyDMY8Y1
Told this was 11th hour thing. Wiggins was insured & cleared medically by @CanBball but now very much on trade block & Dubs not havjng it. With Wiggins ankle injury last season and $85m on line, not hard for team doctor to find a reason. Wiggins not happy, but not many options. https://t.co/ZgUGRa1Tv8
Tough situation. @CanBball went out on a limb to include him on camp roster and to have this happen on eve of camp doesn't look great for anyone concerned. Bright side is it eases what could have been a minutes crunch, but top end Wiggins would have been nice to have. https://t.co/wROPwyRJpJ