When Andrew Wiggins is officially traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Kevin Love, he'll essentially be handed the keys to the franchise.
Yes, Ricky Rubio will still be the biggest name, and Flip Saunders will still exercise most of the power as coach and team president, but it will be Wiggins under the microscope.
With that level of responsibility will come certain challenges. When you're traded for an established star and transcendent talent like Love, expectations are obviously going to be heaped on you to be not just great, but to be better.
That's nothing new for Wiggins. He's been on the NBA radar for years now as the undisputed top player in his high school class, and his status as the first pick in the draft would have brought plenty of attention no matter where he ended up.
Instead of being able to coast from the backseat alongside LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, Wiggins will be needed as a top scorer and elite two-way presence from day one for Minnesota to have any chance of being competitive.
Here's what Wiggins' college coach Bill Self told Dave Skre ...
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Biggest Challenges for Andrew Wiggins as Face of Minnesota Timberwolves
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