Tuesday, 1 July 2014
Andrew Wiggins (No. 1, Cleveland) and Jabari Parker (No. 2,
Milwaukee) were the top 2 picks in the 2014 NBA Draft to tip
off a busy night in Brooklyn.
Andrew Wiggins
- Position: Shooting Guard
- Height/Weight: 6-8 / 200
- Birthdate: 02/23/1995
- College: Kansas
Prospect Analysis
Strengths
- Super athlete
- Length
- Versatile
- Lockdown defender
- Good jump shooter with range
- Gets to the free-throw line a ton
- Good free-throw shooter
Weaknesses
- Has to bet bigger and stronger
- Needs to consistently stay aggressive
NBA projection: Wiggins is a certain top-five pick.
2013-14 Season
Wiggins was a consensus All-American and set a boatload of KU freshman records, including scoring average (17.1), field goals attempted (422), free throws made (176) and free throws attempted (227).
Key statistics: 17.4 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.2 spg, 0.9 bpg, 2.2 tpg, 32.8 mpg, .452 FG, .347 3PT, .773 FT
Cool statistic: Wiggins set the Kansas freshman season scoring record with 597, breaking Ben McLemore’s record of 589, which had been set the season before.
