Wiggins coming home?

[The Great One]

Every single year, the Canadian media likes to hype up all these Canadian prospects. Wiggins was supposed to be the next LeBron. Bennett the next Larry Johnson. The Syracuse PG(I can't even remember the name) was supposed to be the next great Cdn PG. Bennett and The Orangeman are both BUSTS. Wiggins is nothing special.

Now it's RJ Barrett's turn. Let's see.

[Mess]

Wiggins is nothing special.

DeMar was nothing special in his third season either. Just saying.

[golden]

Wiggins is just a product of the Canadian media hype. Good player but not great. DeRozan is the better player.

I think you meant US media hype. The Canadian media still barely knows who Wiggins is.....

http://www.businessinsider.com/andre...-lebron-2013-5

No. 1-ranked high school basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins committed to Kansas today.

The 18-year-old from Toronto is widely considered the best high school prospect in years. Some say he's the best since Greg Oden in 2007, while more bullish scouts say you have to go back to LeBron James in 2003.

Here's why:

1. He's a genetic freak. Wiggins is 6'8". He is long like Kevin Durant. He can dunk like a young Tracy McGrady, as evidenced by his insane highlight videos on YouTube. ESPN's Myron Medcalf summed it up like this, "He's a member of that LeBron James genetic pool. The players whom competitors can't simply overcome with hard work alone. They're gifted. Unique."

2. He's got skills. There are plenty of NBA role players who are 6'8" and get by on pure, freakish athleticism. Wiggins is special because he has the skill to go along with it. He averaged 23 points and 11 rebounds while shooting 58% in his senior year of high school.

3. He plays defense. What sets LeBron apart is that he's as good of a defender as he is a scorer. Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress wrote a glowing write up of Wiggins' defense, "Defensively, Wiggins has all the tools to be a game-changing presence, with his terrific size, length, frame and quickness."

4. He has room to grow. Wiggins still isn't a great ball-handler, his jump-shot isn't there yet (neither was LeBron's), and some say he just goes through the motions against lesser opponents. So right now, he's no where close to LeBron's level. But one scout told SI, "He has the highest ceiling I've seen in high school for a long time."

5. He'd be the No. 1 pick. An NBA scout told ESPN's Chad Ford that Wiggins would be picked No. 1 if he was eligible this year. He also said that Wiggins would be picked above Derrick Rose, Blake Griffin, and Kyrie Irving if he had been in those drafts.

There are typically two types of NBA prospects — guys with raw athletic ability but limited skill, and guys with lots of skill but limited talent. Like Durant and James before him, Wiggins has shown that he has both, and the basketball world is enamored.

Wiggins is a different player than LeBron. He's not as big or physical. But in terms of hype at a young age, it's an apt comparison

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[The Great One]

Oh i still remember all the tweets from Grange and Lewenberg and all these bozos comparing him to LeBron.

[MixxAOR]

DeMar was nothing special in his third season either. Just saying.

Derozan was not averaging 20 in his third year

[KeonClark]

Every single year, the Canadian media likes to hype up all these Canadian prospects. Wiggins was supposed to be the next LeBron. Bennett the next Larry Johnson. The Syracuse PG(I can't even remember the name) was supposed to be the next great Cdn PG. Bennett and The Orangeman are both BUSTS. Wiggins is nothing special.

Now it's RJ Barrett's turn. Let's see.

The next one is rj barrett. For real this time!

[golden]

Oh i still remember all the tweets from Grange and Lewenberg and all these bozos comparing him to LeBron.

And you've forgotten all the US media guys? Grange and Lewenberg are really small potatoes compared to ESPN and SI.

[Uncle_Si]

There has to be someone better than wiggins for us to get hype about, no?

[KeonClark]

There has to be someone better than wiggins for us to get hype about, no?

I'm all ears

[Uncle_Si]

I'm all ears

Klay is a free agent after 2018-2019

[rightsideup]

Wiggins is just a product of the Canadian media hype. Good player but not great. DeRozan is the better player.

I do not think many people will disagree with you but besides nash he has the potential to represent canada well in the nba

[Hotshot]

. Wiggins is nothing special.

Someone who averaged close to 24 points per game as a 21-22 years old IS SPECIAL!

By no means he is a finished product.

[JamesNaismith]

DeMar was nothing special in his third season either. Just saying.

Wiggins just put up almost the same numbers DeMar did to get his max contract except he did it 5 years younger.

DeRozan's stats when he got the max as a 26-27 year old

23.5ppg, 4.5rpg and 4apg shooting 33.8% from 3 *his career best*

back down to 26% last year



Wiggins as a 21-22 year old

23.6ppg, 4.0rpg and 2.3apg, shooting 35.6% from 3


DeMar as a 21-22 year old

17.2ppg, 3.8rpg and 1.8apg, shooting an absolutely dismal 9.6% from 3


One certainly doesn't seem like anything special...

[JamesNaismith]

Someone who averaged close to 24 points per game as a 21-22 years old IS SPECIAL!

By no means he is a finished product.

Kobe averaged 22.5ppg in 38mpg....just sayin.

[ebrian]

I think you meant US media hype. The Canadian media still barely knows who Wiggins is.....

http://www.businessinsider.com/andre...-lebron-2013-5

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Most of that hype all but disappeared after 1 year in college. Thank the Lord that NBA requires a year in college now.