Consensus top 4 picks | |
1. Andrew Wiggins Height: 6’8” Weight: 197 pounds Age: 19 College: Kansas |
2. Jabari Parker Height: 6’8” Weight: 241 pounds Age: 19 College: Duke |
3. Joel Embiid Height: 7’ Weight: 240 pounds Age: 20 College: Kansas |
4. Dante Exum Height: 6’6” Weight: 196 pounds Age: 18 High School: Australian Institute of Sport |
Consensus top 4 picks |
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1. Andrew Wiggins Height: 6’8” Weight: 197 pounds Age: 19 College: Kansas |
2. Jabari Parker Height: 6’8” Weight: 241 pounds Age: 19 College: Duke |
3. Joel Embiid Height: 7’ Weight: 240 pounds Age: 20 College: Kansas |
4. Dante Exum Height: 6’6” Weight: 196 pounds Age: 18 High School: Australian Institute of Sport |
NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Wiggins and Jabari Parker aren’t NBA players yet, and they are already learning their first lesson.
This is LeBron James’ league, and they will just play in it.
A night before they could be the first two selections in what appears to be a deep NBA draft, Wiggins, Parker and the rest of the Class of 2014 were sharing the spotlight with James, whose decision to opt out of his contract and become a free agent Tuesday still had the league shaking a day later.
Carmelo Anthony has the same plan as James. Right now, they are a 1-2 that Wiggins and Parker can’t match.
“They’re going to dictate how this draft goes,” Parker said Wednesday.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have the No. 1 selection for a second straight year, and either Wiggins or Parker would be an improvement over Anthony Bennett, who had a forgettable rookie season. Wiggins, like Bennett, is Canadian, and would love to be called first today.
“It’d mean a lot to me,” the freshman from Kansas said. “It’d mean a lot to my country, too.”
When his Jayhawks teammate Joel Embiid broke his foot, it strengthened the chances of Wiggins going first. Or perhaps it could be Parker, the versatile freshman from Duke.
Or, as Parker realized, perhaps the Cavs will decide a trade is the best option.
“You never know what they want to do,” Parker said. “Whether organizations want to trade picks to create a little bit more money. So, you never know in this business.”
Milwaukee picks second, followed by Philadelphia, Orlando, Utah and a couple teams not used to picking this high: Boston and the Los Angeles Lakers.
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