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Wednesday / December 11.
  • Has Andrew Wiggins Dropped From the No. 1 Pick in the Draft?

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    The Canadian invasion of the NBA has hit a speed bump.

    Anthony Bennett, the Canadian chosen No. 1 overall in 2013 by the Cleveland Cavaliers, is trending toward being a full-scale bust.

    And Andrew Wiggins, the Ontario native widely expected to be the No. 1 pick in 2014 when this college basketball season began, could “fall” to No. 2 or 3 come June.

    Let’s face it. The expectations for Wiggins — and his super-frosh brethren Jabari Parker, Julius Randle and Aaron Gordon — were sky-high coming into this season, and while all of them have played well enough — spectacularly for stretches, disappointing for others — none of them is looking like the transcendent players that LeBron James and Tim Duncan were, as Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim pointed out to ZAGSBLOG.com.

    “I think Wiggins is still in the proper range,” one NBA executive told SheridanHoops.com. “No. 1 if things go well, No. 3 if he struggles.”

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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