comscore Wiggins selected first by Cleveland in NBA Draft | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Sports | Top News

Wiggins selected first by Cleveland in NBA Draft

Honolulu Star-Advertiser logo
Unlimited access to premium stories for as low as $12.95 /mo.
Get It Now

  • NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, left, congratulated Andrew Wiggins of Kansas, who was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers as the number one pick in the 2014 NBA draft, Thursday, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Andrew Wiggins of Kansas was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the No. 1 pick in today’s NBA Draft.

The Cavs went for a freshman from Canada to open the draft for the second straight year Thursday and will hope Wiggins works out better than Anthony Bennett.

Bennett was injured last summer, came into the season out of shape and made no impact, one of the reasons the Cavs were back in this spot again.

But Wiggins seems a much more ready product after averaging a Kansas freshman-record 17.1 points. He may have ended up as the top pick anyway, but became the best option for the Cavs once Jayhawks teammate Joel Embiid suffered a stress fracture in his right foot shortly before the draft.

The second pick by the Milwaukee Bucks was Jabari Parker of Duke. Most folks figured these would be the top two players selected in the 2014 draft. The third choice by the Philadelphia 76ers was Kansas center Joel Embiid. Some scouts were reluctant to pick him first because of injury issues.

Comments have been disabled for this story...

Click here to see our full coverage of the coronavirus outbreak. Submit your coronavirus news tip.

Be the first to know
Get web push notifications from Star-Advertiser when the next breaking story happens — it's FREE! You just need a supported web browser.
Subscribe for this feature

Scroll Up