NBA Draft rumors: 76ers ‘really, really, really want’ Andrew Wiggins
By Josh Sanchez
With the 2014 NBA Draft just around the corner, the rumors are beginning to ramp up and it is becoming increasingly clear that the Philadelphia 76ers want to get up to the No. 1 spot in order to draft Kansas star Andrew Wiggins.
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It isn’t that Philadelphia is just slightly interested in Wiggins, either.
According to the Daily News‘ Bob Cooney, the 76ers have an amount of interest in Wiggins similar to a teenage girl and her high school crush.
Just how badly do the 76ers want to bring Wiggins to the City of Brotherly Love?
“Really, really, really bad.”
Cooney wrote:
According to league source, Sixers in full court press with Cleveland to get No. 1 pick. "They really, really, really want Wiggins."
— Bob Cooney (@BobCooney76) June 26, 2014
The question will be whether or not they are willing to give up what the Cleveland Cavaliers are asking for in exchange for the top pick in the draft.
I don't know what Sixers are offering to Cavs. If it's 3, 10 and Thad, They value Wiggins a lot more than most scouts. We'll see.
— Bob Cooney (@BobCooney76) June 26, 2014
It seems unlikely, but crazier things have happened. We will get our answer in a matter of hours.
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