NBA Draft 2014: Andrew Wiggins Overrated? First Overall Prospect Not Really Up To Par! Scouts Call Out His Lack Of Skills Despite Being The Most Athletic

The NBA Draft 2014 is shaping up to be the one of the best in a decade! However, one month before the draft itself, some of the projected franchise players are unraveling. Andrew Wiggins has long been the GMs' dream, but is he actually overrated?

Andrew Wiggins rocked the basketball world and sent NBA executives agog more than a year ago when he reclassified to the college class of 2013-thereby making him eligible to join the NBA 2014 Draft. His college choice was the most anticipated in years and he eventually chose Kansas.

But his college season was rather underwhelming considering the astronomical expectations. It was not much of a question, and he eventually declared for the draft.

Being a sure top three pick, he no longer participated at the draft combine. But the NBA Scouts have seen enough, and their feedback on Wiggins is not all positive.

Grantland unloads the dirt. From one scout:

"Don't trust his shot or his ball skills. Can't go left. There is no 'f**k you" to him. Kobe's like, "F**k you, I'm better than you.' Where was that? I think he is a content player. That's not Bill Self's fault - he didn't tell him not to shoot.

He can be your third-best player, but not your best. Say he goes to Orlando. What's he going to do as an offensive player? Shoot them to more wins? He has one of the best second/third jumps I've ever seen and he'll have some "F**k ... look at that" moments. But that's not his personality.

He can be an elite defender. He can guard 1-3s."

Another scout sees his offensive limitations-not in terms of ability but with his preparation: "He's an erratic shooter and has no plan when attacking the rim. He will be easy to coach against with his limited game right now. Needs to find out what playing hard is. He tries hard, but I don't see that second gear. He would scare me as your franchise's no. 1 pick, with all the stuff that will go along with being no. 1 in this class. Is he really a face of the franchise?"

A third scout seconds this motion: "Needs go-to moves. He doesn't have them yet. He has a high dribble. This is normal for a kid his age. Even Kobe and T-Mac struggled out of high school with go-to moves.

He needs to add a whole bunch of other stuff to be the scorer people think he can be. He needs to forget shooting 3s. His shot isn't great, but it isn't broken."

All three scouts are unanimous that Wiggins is a defensive stopper. That alone can propel him to the top spot in other drafts. But this year, two other gifted players are challenging for the top spot.

Wiggins needs a killer move. He has the athleticism to develop that. A good coach can help him. 

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