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NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Wiggins of Canada has been taken by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft.
The Cavs went for a college freshman from Canada to open the draft for the second straight year Thursday and will hope Wiggins works out better than Anthony Bennett.
Bennett was injured last summer, came into the season out of shape and made no impact, one of the reasons the Cavs were back in this spot again.
But Wiggins seems a much more ready product after averaging a University of Kansas freshman-record 17.1 points. He may have ended up as the top pick anyway, but became the best option for the Cavs once Jayhawks teammate Joel Embiid suffered a stress fracture in his right foot shortly before the draft.
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