Zane West-Derby
12-17-2013 12:54 pm
OWENSVILLE, MO-Sports fans all across the world are always looking for the next big thing and basketball is no different. In 2003, when Lebron James was in High School, he was being compared to Michael Jordan. Now, 10 years later you have two young prospects in Andrew Wiggins and Jabari Parker that are being compared to some NBA stars in the league right now. Andrew Wiggins is already being compared to Lebron James and Jabari Parker being compared to Carmelo Anthony or Kobe Bryant.
Wiggins definitely has a more NBA ready body. He is six foot eight and 205 pounds with a wingspan like, Kawhi Leonard, reaching up to seven feet. His incredible size would lead you to think he is not very athletic but, that is definitely not the case. He has a 44 inch vertical leap and his athletic ability is comparable to James. Wiggins at times, lacks a killer instinct and passion for the game.
Parker is also an incredible athlete, but nowhere near Wiggins. Right now, Parker does have a better offensive game. He is more mature and has a killer instinct to want to score the ball. NBA scouts do not want to hear is a talented basketball player in Parker has been injured while playing basketball. He suffered a foot injury during a FIBA U-17 Tournament.
If I had the 1st overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, I would pick Wiggins because of all the potential he has just because of the athletic ability he has. Although, Parker is probably be a better bet to become what everybody is expecting from him. A scorer and leader of a NBA team trying to win a NBA Championship. Wiggins is not a hit-or-miss at all though. The worst case scenario by drafting Wiggins, an NBA team will have a freakish athlete that could play an important role on a team.
Both of these players have the potential to be big time stars, but they need to put in the hard work it takes to become an elite NBA basketball player. Let’s just hope Parker can develop into a scoring machine in the NBA and Wiggins into this athletic beast on a mission to become the best so, we might just have another rivalry just like Jordan vs. Bird.
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