Takeaways from Andrew Wiggins’ Introduction with Minnesota Timberwolves

August 26th, 2014 by Zach Buckley Leave a reply »

The future begins now for Andrew Wiggins and the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The top pick in this year's draft, acquired in the three-team trade that sent Kevin Love to the Cleveland Cavaliers, was officially introduced to the Gopher State on Tuesday.

Joining Wiggins at the podium were fellow newcomers Anthony Bennett, Thaddeus Young and rookie Zach LaVine, key members of Minnesota's new high-flying nucleus that may need to carry a boarding pass when it steps inside the NBA lines.



A "member of that LeBron James genetic pool," as ESPN.com's Myron Medcalf called him last summer, the NBA's newest freshman phenom addressed the crowd gathered at the Minnesota State Fair to discuss the next step of his journey and that of his new team.

Wiggins seemed calm, cool and collected. More importantly, he seemed appreciative of finding a franchise more than happy to welcome his potentially transformative talent:





Love's exit may have put Minnesota in an unfortunate situation, but the Wolves were lucky to find a talent like Wiggins. He oozes superstar potential, and those type ...

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