Cleveland, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed No. 1 pick Andrew Wiggins to a rookie contract.<\/p>\n
The deal, announced Thursday, starts at $5.5 million according to reports and would prevent the Cavaliers from trading the former Kansas wing for at least 30 days.<\/p>\n
Wiggins, 19, was taken first overall by the Cavaliers last month, plucked at the top of a draft class widely seen as one of the most talented of all-time.<\/p>\n
But reports have surfaced since then that Wiggins could be part of a potential trade to acquire All-Star big man Kevin Love from the Minnesota Timberwolves.<\/p>\n
The deal means the earliest Wiggins could be dealt is Aug. 24.<\/p>\n
The Cavaliers also signed guard Joe Harris, their second-round pick out of Virginia.<\/p>\n
Wiggins was named Big 12 Freshman of the Year after averaging 17.1 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in his only season for Kansas, helping the Jayhawks win the regular-season conference championship.<\/p>\n
He was the fourth No. 1 overall pick by the Cavaliers in the last 12 years, beginning with the selection of LeBron James in 2003.<\/p>\n
James, of course, announced this month that he was returning to Cleveland after four seasons with the Miami Heat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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