O Canada - Andrew Wiggins tops draft
Cavaliers snap up University of Kansas shooting guard as first pick goes to player from north of the US border for second year in a row
The celebrations stretched from north of the border to South Florida. Andrew Wiggins was the No 1 pick by Cleveland, the second straight year a Canadian led off the NBA draft. Later in the day, the Miami Heat acquired the rights to Shabazz Napier, who comes to the league with LeBron James' endorsement.
In one of the deepest drafts in years, plenty of teams got what they wanted.
"I mean, we're all good," said Jabari Parker, who went second to Milwaukee. "We're all great players."
A thousand thoughts are going through my head right now. It's a dream come true
And some of the rookies are even recruiters.
Wiggins was asked what he would say to James about playing in Cleveland. Napier, from US national champions Connecticut, was aware James had posted on Twitter that he is a fan of the Huskies' guard, so perhaps that could be the key to keeping him in Miami.
"I would hope so," Napier said. "He's one of the best players in the world. So if me going there helps him come back, it just betters our chances of being a complete team."
Cleveland's progress depends on Wiggins, the Kansas freshman they hope turns out better than fellow Canadian Anthony Bennett.