Andrew Wiggins made it official today, ending the worst kept secret in all of sports and declaring for the 2014 NBA Draft. Wiggins, from Vaughn, Ontario; is expected to be a top three pick in the draft, and could go first overall which would make it two straight years of Canadians going first after Anthony Bennett in 2013.
“At the end of the day, I decided I was going to enter the draft, it wasn’t an easy decision because the fans showed me so much love here,” said Wiggins, during a news conference at Allen Fieldhouse. “I just wish I had more time. College goes by so fast. I can see why people stay all four years.”
Kansas head coach Bill Self talked about Andrew Wiggins and the challenges he will face after leaving the Jayhawks.
“Obviously this announcement needed to happen,” said Self. “It’s not like this year. He came in with so much hype, and whether he knew it or not, everybody was salivating for a chance to go against a guy with that much hype. And he’s going to the next level with a lot of hype, but men are going to be saying, ‘Whoa, whoa, whoa, rook. I’ve been doing this a long time and you’re going to have to earn your way.”
Andrew Wiggins had a great freshman campaign. He averaged a freshman-record 17.1 points and nearly six rebounds per game, and was voted the AP’s Big 12 freshman of the year and first-team all-conference.
Andrew Wiggins seemed to get better as the season went on, however, he struggled in Kansas’ third round loss in the NCAA tournament scoring only four points.
This is one of the most hyped drafts in recent memory. Once seen as the undisputed number one pick, Andrew Wiggins now has challengers such as Duke’s Jabari Parker, and possibly teammate Joel Embiid have emerged over the course of the NCAA season. Embiid has not yet decided if he will enter the draft, though most analysts believe he will declare as well.
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