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Andrew Wiggins = the next Kobe Bryant

akirac73

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I've been watching all the Timberwolves games this season on League Pass and this kid reminds me so much of Kobe Bryant. He attacks the rim hard, he can hit the outside shot, and he makes big/clutch shots...all at the age of 20. He going to be a thorn in the side for the Jazz for a long time.
 
Ha ha. I just came here to ask if Andrew could become the next MJ. You beat me to it. He's not like MJ was early on but how much better could he get?

Tonight:

Andrew Wiggins, SG 38 15-22 1-2 2-4 2 3 5 4 1 1 5 1 +10 33
 
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The Wiggins-Towns duo is sick. If Levine can develop and Rubio can mature nicely, watch out. They have a lot of talent. Pek's still hurt too.
 
The Wiggins-Towns duo is sick. If Levine can develop and Rubio can mature nicely, watch out. They have a lot of talent. Pek's still hurt too.

Garnett is going to have a big impact on this young team. I'm jealous of the talent they've assembled.
 
Minny squandered away a 34 point 3rd quarter lead when Atlanta made a furious comeback to take a 1 point lead late in the 4th...Wiggins comes back in the game and makes 3 big shots to kill the rally...Minny wins going away. This kid is big time.
 
I don't think he'll reach the level of Kobe Bryant. I think he'll be really good, but he's not gonna get near the top 40 players ever. I might be wrong, but I don't see it.

I don't even think he's gonna be as good as Vince Carter or Tracy McGrady or Grant Hill.
 
I don't think he'll reach the level of Kobe Bryant. I think he'll be really good, but he's not gonna get near the top 40 players ever. I might be wrong, but I don't see it.

I don't even think he's gonna be as good as Vince Carter or Tracy McGrady or Grant Hill.

I agree.
 
He'll never be selfish like Kobe. It's not in his DNA. He'll work to get teammates involved and will be a much better teammate. He won't have issues with his star big man.
 
Wiggins will never be the basketball automaton that Kobe is.

Say what you want about Bryant; but no player on earth has been driven to be the best like he has with the exception of maybe MJ and Pistol Pete.
 
Wiggins will never be the basketball automaton that Kobe is.

Say what you want about Bryant; but no player on earth has been driven to be the best like he has with the exception of maybe MJ and Pistol Pete.
Does Pistol Pete deserve to be in this conversation or is that a joke?
 
I don't particularly care for this comparison tbh. There's just some stark differences in their skill-sets, and thankfully their mindsets, also positionally they're different, Wiggins is much more equipped to handle the SF position, on a nightly basis in today's NBA.. ((The Lakers are better off letting Russell have the green light than Kobe - They're tough to watch, absolutely atrocious on defense, especially closing out on 3's..))

In HS Wiggins was big and athletic enough to function as a bigman vs high-level competition, he was his teams best rim protector.. I watched Kobe as a rookie but not in HS, I was in elementary school at that point, I understand he played on the wing though..

Wiggins is going to be great though, might take a few years for his FG% to catch up to his overall game, Towns presence makes things much easier for him.

Despite how his name was dragged thru the mud here in the 2014 draftee's thread, Wiggins was still the most hyped HS player since Greg Oden, and before that LeBron James, somehow context like that gets thrown under the bus, because people wanna play favorites..

Its still mind-blowing to me that the Cavs traded him. Doesn't make any sense, They felt that strongly they needed to upgrade from Tristan Thompson, who then gets signed to a $82,000,000 deal..


Does anyone here actually still think Jabari or Embiid will be better than Wiggins?? At this point in time I don't know how you could even make that argument
 
Does Pistol Pete deserve to be in this conversation or is that a joke?

If you read his biography his dedication to perfecting his game bordered on psychotic.

I never said he achieved "best ever" status - but I don't think you'll find many people who've outworked him.
 
Its still mind-blowing to me that the Cavs traded him. Doesn't make any sense, They felt that strongly they needed to upgrade from Tristan Thompson, who then gets signed to a $82,000,000 deal..

If The Cavs don't win it all this year and LeBron jets from Cleveland again, that will probably go down as one of the worst trades in NBA history.
 
If The Cavs don't win it all this year and LeBron jets from Cleveland again, that will probably go down as one of the worst trades in NBA history.

It was terrible move regardless. On so many levels.

I don't see Lebron leaving Cleveland under any circumstances. That's where he is for the rest of his career imo. I don't think he'd dare leave again.
 
I don't particularly care for this comparison tbh. There's just some stark differences in their skill-sets, and thankfully their mindsets, also positionally they're different, Wiggins is much more equipped to handle the SF position, on a nightly basis in today's NBA.. ((The Lakers are better off letting Russell have the green light than Kobe - They're tough to watch, absolutely atrocious on defense, especially closing out on 3's..))

In HS Wiggins was big and athletic enough to function as a bigman vs high-level competition, he was his teams best rim protector.. I watched Kobe as a rookie but not in HS, I was in elementary school at that point, I understand he played on the wing though..

Wiggins is going to be great though, might take a few years for his FG% to catch up to his overall game, Towns presence makes things much easier for him.

Despite how his name was dragged thru the mud here in the 2014 draftee's thread, Wiggins was still the most hyped HS player since Greg Oden, and before that LeBron James, somehow context like that gets thrown under the bus, because people wanna play favorites..

Its still mind-blowing to me that the Cavs traded him. Doesn't make any sense, They felt that strongly they needed to upgrade from Tristan Thompson, who then gets signed to a $82,000,000 deal..


Does anyone here actually still think Jabari or Embiid will be better than Wiggins?? At this point in time I don't know how you could even make that argument

I never thought Jabari would be BETTER than Wiggins, but had a chance to be as good. I always felt that Wiggins was the more sure bet, but there was a chance that Jabari might be good as well.

Embiid probably did too, but he might never even play. Who knows.
 
I totally agree on the Cavs trading Wiggins. It was horrible.

However, if LeBron says to the Cavs "I will sign with you on one condition, that you trade Wiggins for Kevin Love" Do you do it just to get LeBron? I say yes, sign LeBron, and then keep Wiggins and tell LeBron to shut the hell up and win five championships in a row with the next Scottie Pippen.
 
If you read his biography his dedication to perfecting his game bordered on psychotic.

I never said he achieved "best ever" status - but I don't think you'll find many people who've outworked him.
Interesting. I never read his bio but I think I will now. I had no idea.
 
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