The Thunder will give two-way player Aaron Wiggins a four-year, $6.4MM contract, tweets Shams Charania of the Athletic. The fourth year will be a team option, and the deal was confirmed by Wiggins’ agent, Austin Walton.
Wiggins will receive $1MM for the rest of this season in addition to what he has already earned, Walton tells Joe Mussatto of The Oklahoman (Twitter link). Next season will be fully guaranteed, but 2023/24 is non-guaranteed. Wiggins is now the highest-paid player from the second round of the 2021 draft, Mussatto adds.
After being selected with the 55th pick, the 23-year-old shooting guard signed a two-way contract shortly after the draft. He has appeared in 31 games, starting 18, and is averaging 7.4 points and 3.5 rebounds in 21.9 minutes per night.
When the move becomes official, Oklahoma City will have a full 15-man roster with an open two-way slot.
