Andrew Wiggins/Jabari Parker - Brooklyn Ballin' at Jordan Brand 2013

From Toronto to New York the Barclays Center in Brooklyn New York is the Jordan Brand Classic

2013

and we're here to see some of the brightest Canadians on the planet Andrew Wiggins Tyler and Jamal Murray and Justin Jackson we're on point, let's check it out 6672 points to a specific one, Zoila's coaches, what is the feeling I want to say when you put this jersey on UCMJ and see all these amazing basketball players from all over the world, including the United States of course, what does that do to your psyche, man? I took it as a reward, you know, I'm lucky enough to be kids to play in this game, you know, I'm going to go out and show my talents against, you know, twenty-four, the best players in the world.

Did you see today? I mean in terms of talent and skill and competitive level. Did you really think I'd be that competitive in a practice? Yeah, of course, you know the best players want to keep their spots, the guys underneath them, I want you to know, go after them so they all come out here and you know, show what they can do, so train today in practice , you know, even you know that it's hard to form teams, but these guys know that they hug each other. everyone, so it's pretty much the best players get together and build chemistry in a couple of days and you know, get to know each other on and off the field, Tyler has been key and instrumental in what we've been able to do over the last two years .

He's a special player, it's great to see him do it for him and he also helps improve our program, but Tyler is just a great kid on and off the court, it's good to see him here. It should have also been the McDonald's game in terms of The rest of the guys that are here, if you grow Canadian basketball, talk a little bit about that and how you guys are paving the way for guys to come after you. They know it's on the rise in Canada, it's a hot topic in basketball. high school and now at the university level, so hopefully we can open some doors for some young people and you know, just motivate them to work because when you come from your usual kids from Brampton and Vaughn, check us out and see someone in one of the and realize that you could reach this level and reach the top of your schools in the country.

What I like about this event is that it is a mix of us players, but you still see the Stars of Tomorrow on the international teams, of course Canada is well represented and I don't know if there are any countries outside of the US In the US where there is more talk about the growth of basketball in the country than about the canning factory, you guys just don't know if I like it. Machines, they keep eliminating great players, so obviously the future cannot be Canadian basketball, it is rich and I hope to see the players. What a great honor for you to have the best high school player in the US.

BIA could be Canadian, so I think things are obviously going in the right direction for Canadian basketball. Of course, you just talked about Angela Wiggins. What do you see in Andrew that's different from a lot of players out there? There is a mystique around Andrew, maybe it's because a lot of Americans are just now becoming familiar with him, but what do you see differently about him and do you think the statements are true about him as probably the next great player, besides what you know after LeBron James? Well, I think a lot will depend on what happens over the next 24 months with Andrew whether he can continue to make big steps forward in terms of understanding and playing.

He has been blessed with unique abilities. He can play multiple positions. He can defend multiples. positions and I think what people will start to see is if there is continued growth in his game, both physically and mentally, at this point he has all the open evidence that he offers that he will be a great player. I think it's very difficult to say that he will be next. Jordan, the next LeBron. I think what would probably be more important is that he gave his own validation to Andrew Wiggins and when he can get to the point where people say these kids are going to make sure that Andrew Wiggins becomes a compare what it was like to play with Andrew and Obviously, a lot of people are hoping that maybe he'll join you at Kentucky next year.

You know what it was like playing with you and you tried to whisper in his ear about where he could Wow, I'm doing my best, but he knows the song and I wish him nothing but the best, so you threw a great pass in the first half and he he's a great player so you know it makes the game easier for me because we have another great player like that on the court you know he spaces things out so it was fun playing with him and these two all star games and I look forward to competing and continue competing against him next week in the hoops in these types of events.

I come full circle for you, I mean starting the season with an injury you know, fighting to recover and now here you are, a Jordan Brand MVP winner, okay, but I never took it in vain, I just want to get the victory that I always have in mind. I'm not really looking for individual accolades, but today I'm very grateful to have the opportunity to be in the right situation, in the right place at that time and you know anyone on the team could have won, but you know they just gave it to me. and he was very grateful to ours.

I was a great point guard. You know, he has two points. He makes the game, like I said, easier. Know. Put some points in to make it easy to score, so it was fun to play. I've seen it for sure. talent all over the world bro, especially in Canada with guys like Andrew and Tyler and guys like that and Xavier ate the corn and I personally have built a great relationship with my Kabongo so I definitely see him there and it's his entourage for sure and definitely something the people of Canada can be proud of because they are doing a lot of good things.

I'm sure Julius and Jabari were at the press conference and gave you Canadiens a lot of positive things. They said they know they love the way they handle themselves on and off the court. What does it mean to play with superstars like them? I mean, those guys are stars in their own right, they always play against other elite players. I think baseball players are cocky and big headed, they are dirty to America's highest rated players and so down to earth. His big plan was guys, we're all friends, we all treat each other like family, so that's it.

Well, Canadian talent has never been higher. I mean, Canada is going to be a big contender for a medal at the Olympics and in the years to come, there's no question that we're just trying to get out there and, you know, Canada is proud that there are only four Canadians, so I really had to go out and show everyone that you know that Canada has talent on the rise right now. I'm tied up and he captured it very well. Yeah, I thought of all the beans, I think, but tonight it's the Canadian Wiggins, it's another car in tolerances, okay and this one.

It's amazing Wiggins, you know, it's unanimous, most of the kids, a lot of kids came here to see him play, you know what you feel, check out some of these up-and-coming new ones Ken, oh, it's a great game and I played this game in 2002, so to be a high school player i really get the chance to show your talents in front of a big crowd its always great what do you think of the canadian kids? We're here for two jobs, we have Andrew. Tyler Wiggins and is in this game, they are really good. I got a good sound from our camp in Canada, getting ready to talk a little bit about Andrew and getting him to UNC, one of the things you told him that they'll make the choice for him, you know, where UNC instead of another school.

I mean, we can't win this visit. I was there. It just happened to be a Duke game, so I was chilling with him and telling him what my coach and the players are like. all together like brothers so the fans there had to listen to you at home just campus life man getting opportunities to show your talent and just be a good teammate to everyone and what do you think I mean ? Grade it as a percentage for Andrew, yeah, out of a hundred to come to UNC and play with you, man, I mean, for all the hard work I put in and stuff like that, I could say about 7075 Wow, seventy-five percent if you .

You're right, when this airs, you're going to look like a genius, Jordan's shattered dreams, the guy from Pataca's team, Jordan's shattered dreams, the guy I was here for the first time, the other time, I just pass with my first time with an alligator. Being able to travel and see New York has always been a blessing to be here and also to play at the Berkeley Eye Center and for Micro Door and Melo Drake, which is the fact that they came to see high school players play, so I think that is important. his part and he's always playing, he's always pinching among the best in the US Shattered dreams like joining the sword Team Pataca shattered dreams they Jordan are the type