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Monday / October 7.
  • Wiggins Back at No. 1 on DraftExpress.com

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    Wiggins DunkAndrew Wiggins has been re-installed as the No. 1 pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, according to DraftExpress.com.

    The 6-foot-8 Wiggins has averaged 35.5 points in his last two games while teammate Joel Embiid has been out with a back injury. The 7-foot Embiid had previously been No. 1 on DraftExpess.com, but it now remains unclear when he will return this season.

    “It’s a combination of [Wiggins’s] terrific play as of late and the question marks about Embiid’s back and how that might affect him long-term,” Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress.com told SNY.tv.

    Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck recently joked that he wants Wiggins in this year’s NBA Draft. The Celts have two first-round picks.

    Givony lists Embiid as No. 2, Jabari Parker of Duke at No. 3, Julius Randle of Kentucky at No. 4 and Australian guard Dante Exum at No. 5.

    Some NBA personnel are on the same page, while others still think Embiid could go No. 1.

    “Wiggins is the No. 1 pick,” one veteran NBA scout told SNY.tv.

    “[Wiggins’s] past two weeks may have put him in the discussion of No. 1 but if Embiid’s condition turns out to be nothing real serious I still see [Embiid] as the No. 1,” one former NBA executive told SNY.tv.

    **For more stories on Andrew Wiggins, click here.

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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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