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Andrew Wiggins Calls Kobe Bryant the 'Closest Thing' to Michael Jordan

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XAndrew Wiggins, widely heralded as the next franchise-changing talent, is set to be the No. 1 pick in the 2014 draft. Despite not having played a single game for the Kansas Jayhawks, he already wants to compete against the best the NBA has to offer.&nbsp;At least in his mind.&nbsp;When asked which player he'd like to face in a one-on-one clash, Wiggins went with over and , a historical comparison as his rationale:The Canadian small forward is only 18 years old, so he's grown up watching Kobe torture defender after defender. In fact, he was born just a year before the Mamba was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets and immediately traded to the Los Angeles Lakers.&nbsp;It shouldn't come as much of a surprise that Wiggins would want to take on Bryant, the best non-big man of the generation he grew up watching.&nbsp;As for the comparison, the young man who is already inspiring tanking discussions is completely correct. Kobe, a shooting guard who has spent his entire career trying to emulate Michael Jordan's moves and match his number of championships,&nbsp;is&nbsp;the closest thing we've seen to the greatest player of all time.&nbsp;That doesn't mean that he's No. 2 in the history of the sport, but rather another top-10 player who has that same competitive fire and never-say-die attitude Jordan possessed during his 15-year career. They play similar styles of basketball as well, so for Wiggins, playing Kobe would be the closest he could get to a head-to-head matchup with Jordan.Kudos to Wiggins for already wanting to play against the best. You have to feel sorry for the rest of college basketball if this 18-year-old is already prepared to go toe-to-toe with the Lakers superstar.&nbsp;I just hope he knows that these early compliments aren't going to make Kobe go easy on him the first time they match up against each other in the Association.&nbsp;🚨 SPORTS NEWS ➡️ YOUR INBOXThe latest in the sports world, emailed daily.Maybe later

XAndrew Wiggins, widely heralded as the next franchise-changing talent, is set to be the No. 1 pick in the 2014 draft. Despite not having played a single game for the Kansas Jayhawks, he already wants to compete against the best the NBA has to offer.&nbsp;At least in his mind.&nbsp;When asked which player he'd like to face in a one-on-one clash, Wiggins went with over and , a historical comparison as his rationale:The Canadian small forward is only 18 years old, so he's grown up watching Kobe torture defender after defender. In fact, he was born just a year before the Mamba was drafted by...

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