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u - wxremno cummcua - Wednesday, 0am», 23. 2013 A star in the making Ch romcle columnist remembers the early days of firture N0. 1 pick Andrew Wiggins jute did i know that when ] “imaged being named Naismith Prep pletes a likely "one-and» tual absence of detractors and an upside I the bendi for my son's Grade 7 Waterloo Player of the Year. Mr. Bas- done" season playing for that appears limitless rldhawls repbwtethallteaminthewin» ketball USA and a hoopful perennial NCAA power- So while l'm still trying to get my head ter M2005 that one ofthe boys running in lay- of other titles to go with his house. the Kansas lay» around the fact that Canadian-bom basket~ ups at the other end of the floor would appear ranking as top high school ‘ hawks. ball players could become the top picks in on the cover of Sports Illustrated seven years player on the planet by In a battle of Sports back-to-back NBA drafts. one of them is later. SLAM Magazine. illustrated cover boys, Mg having his name whispered in the same ()n that cold morning in a Burlington No diswhatsoever on fel- gins has now surpassed breath as Kansas legends Wilt Chamberlain gynlnasium, Andrew Wiggins was being IOW Canadian and two-time ! Chicago high school legend and Danny Manning. not [0 mention the all- talked about, but sortie of n was related to NBA MVPSteve Nash (whol a“ . labari Parker (5.]. cover on world alphabet ofLBl, MJ and Dr. 1. hm father Mitchell. who played in the NBA still want to be when I grow May 21. 20l2) in the So forgive me ifl didn't see all this come Otherwise, he was a Grade 6 student who up) but even he didn't get a exceedingly unfair but ing in that Burlington gym some years ago was good enough to be playing up a year on fraction of the hype Wm ' ‘ impossible~to-avoid blog- because it wasn't exactly obvious. Andrew ;. very strong Toromo 5L David's club team. now garners. ' gers' game of ”Who Wants (the boy) played well but with a growth spun Nowadays, any sports fan with a mod- Neither did rookie ‘4' To BeThe Next lebron?‘ yet to come. he wasn't their most dominant mum of basketball knowledge already knows Anthony Bennett of the Lucky for us roundball player. St. David's laid a 50~point beating on what‘s being said about Wiggins. The con- Cleveland Cavaliers who fanatics, these two prodi- us. forever solidifying my place as high- stant comparisons to [‘ebron Iames and stole some Of Wiggin's hiS- 815 will meet in November SChOOl-fOOIbflH-COZiCh-Only. Michael Jordan are as impressive as they are torical thunder when he (to BRIAN on Parker's hometown turf The only whispers I heard that day were daunting, the surprise of most 1012“ when his Duke Blue Devils "When is the head coach getting back?" With the NFL in {on swlng and hockey experts) was selected first take on the layhawks at the Andrew (the man) is nowa(‘anadian ath- wagon kicking in. Andrew Wiggins isn’t overall at the NBA draft this ’ United Centre. On its own, lete full of endless potential. He‘s poised to quire a household name in Canada yet but year. making him the first Canadian to be so this battle of All-World wunderkinds is take his place on an elevated stage usually he soon will be and here's why. honoured. enough to make a college hoops cable chanA reserved for American-born players and l After amending Vaughan Secondary Also. no dis on Bennett. but that may be nel subscription worthwhile. am damn excited about it, School (Vaughan. Ont.) for two years. Wig- the last time Anthony outduels Andrew for a What l find most interesting is just how l'm just happy to have done my part. gins transferred to Huntington Prep School lion's shareofthe media spotlight consistent the analysis othggins' skills and m m West Virginia for two seasons. 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