Wiggins Seen by Oddsmakers as Top Pick Over Parker in NBA Draft
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Andrew Wiggins is favored by oddsmakers to be the first pick in the National Basketball Association draft even though analysts consider Jabari Parker more likely to have an immediate impact and former University of Kansas teammate Joel Embiid the best prospect.
Wiggins, a 6-foot-8 small forward, is given 1-2 odds by online sports book Bovada.lv of becoming the first player from the University of Kansas drafted No. 1 since Danny Manning in 1988. Parker, from Duke University, has 7-5 odds of being the top pick and the 7-foot Embiid is 12-1 after suffering a recent stress fracture in his right foot.