The starter clearly has a poor touch, so why doesn t the Thunder give the forward player more playing time?

In a previous NBA Western Conference semi-finals, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder at home with a three-pointer of Aaron Gordon, achieving a good start in the series. After this game, the Nuggets also widened the total score of the series to 1-0, and they also regained the home advantage in this round of the series.

In this game, the Thunder's substitute forward Aaron Wiggins performed well, but he did not get enough playing time. Wiggins played 13 minutes and 34 seconds in the game, made 1 of 1 shot, 1 of 1 from the three-point line, and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 5 points and 4 rebounds, and the plus and negative value reached the highest +19 in the game. Wiggins has very limited playing time, not many ball rights and shots, but he also seized the opportunity to get some points, and his performance in rebounding competition is also remarkable. Wiggins also showed comprehensive personal abilities in his limited playing time, and the team's situation was also quite good when he was on the court. However, with Jalen Williams feeling awkward, Wiggins still can't get more playing time, which is a bit regrettable. If Wiggins can get more opportunities, the situation in the game may also change.

In the NBA regular season this season, Wiggins played a total of 76 games in 82 games, averaging 22.9 minutes per game, averaging 12 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.2 blocks, and 0.9 turnovers and 1.1 blocks. His shooting percentage was 48.8%, three-point shooting percentage was 38.3%, and free throw shooting percentage was 83.1%. In the playoffs, Wiggins averaged 13.6 minutes in the first five games, with averaging 8.6 points, 2 rebounds, 0.4 assists, and 0.6 steals, 0.6 turnovers and 0.6 fouls, shooting percentage of 48.5%, three-point shooting percentage of 35.7%, and free throw shooting percentage of 85.7%.

Wiggins performed very consistently in the regular season. He showed comprehensive scoring ability and his offensive efficiency was also able to maintain an extremely high level. Wiggins also showed off his scoring explosive power in the first round of the playoffs against the Memphis Grizzlies. He also proved that he could become a reliable scorer with limited playing time. But Wiggins couldn't get enough trust throughout the playoffs, and there was a significant reduction in playing time under good performance, which sounds really incomprehensible. There is no problem with reducing rotation in the playoffs, but there are obviously other substitutes, so why do you have to shorten Wiggins' time?