NBA FINALS: CELTICS VS. WARRIORS

June 16, 2022

Andrew Wiggins

Golden State Warriors

Game 6: Postgame

Golden State Warriors 103, Boston Celtics 90

Q. What does it feel to be a champion and to be in the locker room, celebrate with your teammates and champagne and all that stuff? What does it feel like?

ANDREW WIGGINS: Man, it feels good. It feels amazing. You put in so much work, so much time, to make it here, and you know, the end result is becoming a champion. So, there's nothing like it. So now I'm going to celebrate like crazy.

Q. Just want to know how much you credit those veterans for all the changes you've made in your game this season and how well you played all throughout the playoffs?

ANDREW WIGGINS: They called me, Draymond, Klay, Steph, Andre, all the vets. They challenged me every day. Every time I stepped on the court, they challenged me, and that's motivational. You know, those are future Hall of Famers. Whenever they tell me to do something, the challenge is, I just want to get it done, and proved to them and earned their respect.

So it's been good.

Q. You said you wanted your daughter to be able to call her dad an NBA Champion one day. What does this mean, with everything you've had to overcome throughout your career?

ANDREW WIGGINS: Man, it's amazing. Just have to my family here to experience all the stuff with me, it's been great. My daughter, she's not going to remember this. She's only three. But these are memories for a lifetime. I'm so thankful for that.

Q. There's been a lot of negative stuff that has been said about you over your career, and you just won NBA championship. Klay said you made his job easier and this was some of the best basketball you've played in your career. What does it feel like to prove all those people wrong?

ANDREW WIGGINS: Man, it's a feeling I can't describe. Every day, that stuff is motivating. It put fire in my eyes and I just wanted to prove everyone wrong. Now I'm a world champion. Everyone is going to have something to say regardless, but now when they have something to say, they have to say I'm a world champion, too.

Q. Through the ups and downs in your career you get to this team and you're on the mountain top now. What has Coach Kerr meant to you on this run?

ANDREW WIGGINS: Man, you're talking about one of the greatest coaches of all time. The way he challenges his players but supports them, it's amazing. He gives his players confidence and he puts his players in position to succeed. So I'm definitely thankful for Steve Kerr.