Aaron Wiggins to start Wednesday and Friday for Thunder

aaron wiggins is in the starting lineup for the Thunder on Wednesday against the Pistons and again on Friday against the Nets, stepping into the first unit as the team adjusts its rotation.

Aaron Wiggins returns to the starting five

Wiggins will step into the first unit for the short-handed Thunder on Wednesday against the Pistons. In 16 starts this season, he is averaging 13. 4 points, 4. 6 rebounds, 2. 3 assists and 1. 5 steals over 28. 5 minutes, figures that reflect his recent role when inserted into the opener of games.

Friday's lineup includes Wiggins, Holmgren, Hartenstein

For Friday's matchup with the Nets, the projected starting five lists Cason Wallace, Luguentz Dort, Chet Holmgren, Isaiah Hartenstein and Wiggins. Across 15 starts this season, Wiggins has posted averages of 13. 8 points, 4. 6 rebounds, 2. 5 assists, 2. 5 triples, 1. 6 steals and 1. 0 blocks per contest, numbers that show both perimeter scoring and defensive impact when he opens games.

What the starts mean this week

With Wiggins stepping into the starting unit for both midweek games, the Thunder are leaning on a player who has produced scoring and defensive stats in a starting role; his listed averages include multiple steals and, in the 15-start sample, blocks and three-pointers that diversify the first unit's looks. His minutes figure from the 16-start line — 28. 5 minutes per start — signals a starter's workload when given the opportunity.

The two announced starts are concrete changes to the rotation ahead of the Pistons game on Wednesday and the Nets game on Friday, and they place Wiggins alongside primary frontcourt pieces in Friday's five. Those matchups will offer direct tests of the starter group and a chance to see how Wiggins' scoring and defensive numbers translate across consecutive starts.

Wiggins is scheduled to start Wednesday versus the Pistons and Friday versus the Nets; those games are the next confirmed events for his role in the lineup.