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23 and younger: The top of the NBA’s bright future

By Trey Flynn

BEIJING - AUGUST 4: LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers plays basketball with young Chinese players during the Nike 2005 Battlegrounds event August 4, 2005 in Beijing, China. James is on a two-day visit to Beijing as part of his 2005 Asia tour, which will make stops in Tokyo, Beijing and Hong Kong, as a cross-cultural exchange between LeBron and young kids in Asia. (Photo by Cancan Chu/Getty Images)
BEIJING - AUGUST 4: LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers plays basketball with young Chinese players during the Nike 2005 Battlegrounds event August 4, 2005 in Beijing, China. James is on a two-day visit to Beijing as part of his 2005 Asia tour, which will make stops in Tokyo, Beijing and Hong Kong, as a cross-cultural exchange between LeBron and young kids in Asia. (Photo by Cancan Chu/Getty Images) /
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SAN ANTONIO,TX – OCTOBER 18: Andrew Wiggins #22 of the Minnesota Timberwolves drives for two against the San Antonio Spurs at AT&T Center on October 18, 2017 in San Antonio, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that , by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ronald Cortes/Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO,TX – OCTOBER 18: Andrew Wiggins #22 of the Minnesota Timberwolves drives for two against the San Antonio Spurs at AT&T Center on October 18, 2017 in San Antonio, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that , by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ronald Cortes/Getty Images) /

7. Andrew Wiggins, Minnesota Timberwolves

I’m guessing your basketball senses are going off because you just saw Booker and Wiggins in the top 10. I’m high on guys who want the ball in the waning minutes of a game, they have a different type of confidence that a lot of people just call, “Kobe.”

Andrew Wiggins has proven himself offensively in some major ways. For the facets he lacks as a complete player, I believe he will make up for those during this Jimmy Butler stint to the Timberwolves.

Now that Butler is out for awhile, let’s see how Wiggins steps up. Wiggins will hopefully learn how to not play like Carmelo Anthony, and play more like Paul Pierce (those are my personal favorite comparisons).

Most likely, he’ll get to a DeMar DeRozan type level. It’s yet to be decided whether he really helps a team get over that hump in the playoffs.

Time will tell.

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