Heat Sign Andrew Wiggins to Contract Extension

MIAMI, FL – The Miami HEAT announced today that they have signed forward Andrew Wiggins to a contract extension. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“Andrew Wiggins has proven to us that he is the quintessential small forward who fits perfectly with this roster,” said HEAT President Pat Riley. “We feel he will be a critical part of what we’re trying to achieve with this team going forward and we feel fortunate that we were able to extend him.”

OFFICIAL: The Miami HEAT have signed forward Andrew Wiggins to a contract extension. pic.twitter.com/D0EF4riPAB

— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) July 6, 2026

Wiggins started in all 68 games he appeared in last season with the HEAT and averaged 15.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.12 steals, 1.01 blocks and 30.3 minutes, becoming the only Miami player last season to average at least each of those totals. He shot 47.5 percent from the field, 41.4 percent from three-point range and a career-high 78.4 percent from the foul line. He scored in double-figures 60 times, including 14 20-point games and one 30-point performance. He led the team in scoring seven times, plus/minus six times, rebounds three times and assists twice. Additionally, he hit the game-winning basket on November 10 vs. Cleveland, his third career game-winner, and scored the 15,000th point of his career on February 21.

The 12-year NBA veteran, NBA All-Star and 2022 NBA Champion has appeared in 834 career games (822 starts) and averaged 18.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 33.5 minutes while shooting 45.1 percent from the field, 36.2 percent from three-point range and 72.8 percent from the foul line. He has career totals of 15,214 points, 3,754 rebounds, 1,937 assists, 818 steals and 587 blocks. Additionally, Wiggins, the number one overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft and NBA Rookie of the Year, has averaged double-figures in each of his 12 career seasons, including over 20 points three times.

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