
LeBron James is pressuring Cleveland's ownership to add another playmaker to the team's roster.
Maybe someone like Andrew Wiggins?
The Cavaliers sent Wiggins, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft, to the Timberwolves as part of the trade for all-star Kevin Love. Cleveland won a NBA championship last season, but they might have given up something special to get there.
Jalen Rose, ESPN analyst and former player, alluded to the idea Wednesday that James and Wiggins could have been the next version of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen.
"If you have LeBron James and Andrew Wiggins, I'm not going to say that would look like a Mike and Scottie, but LeBron would be leading the league in minutes, Wiggins would be leading the team in dunks. And then LeBron could use [Wiggins] on the wing to guard the other team's best perimeter player. I would like the combination."
ESPN host Michelle Beadle responded to Rose's round-about comparison saying, "Just by saying 'I'm not saying they would have been Mike and Scottie,' automatically puts the idea in everybody's head like 'Oh, Mike and Scottie. That's kind of a big comparison.' "
Great point, Michelle.
James scored 27 points, had 12 assists, eight rebounds, two steals and one block in Wednesday night's 125-97 blowout victory over the Timberwolves. Wiggins had 23 points and two rebounds.