What are the odds Toronto Raptors draft Andrew Wiggins?

Given a choice Canadian phenom Andrew Wiggins says playing for the Toronto Raptors in the NBA would be his top pick. Yes, folks, the likely No. 1 overall pick in the 2014 NBA Entry Draft actually wants to play north of the border.

Wiggins, who was in Los Angeles at the ESPYs after accepting his Gatorade High School Athlete of the Year award Wednesday, was asked which NBA he thought would draft him if the entry draft was tomorrow. “I would like to say the Raptors,” he replied. “I want to play for them.”

And with that, the Wiggins-Raptors hype machine shifted into overdrive. Sports Interaction currently has the odds of the Raptors drafting Wiggins in 2014 at +700 and odds Toronto won’t draft Wiggins at -2000. So from that standpoint, it’s not overly like.

Let’s not forget that Wiggins does have a full college season ahead of him with the Kansas Jayhawks before he’s even eligible to enter the NBA Draft. There is just so much that could happen between now and then. First off, the Raptors would have to be absolutely terrible to have the first round pick or pull a major trade to get it, which isn’t likely to happen. Right now the Raptors are at +220 to make the playoffs. Then you have to at least consider the possibility Wiggins could suffer a serious injury this season, not that the Jayhawks (+500 to win the 2014 National Title, second only to Kentucky) want to hear anything about that.

Wherever Wiggins ends up in the NBA, he seems to have the maturity and poise to be able to handle the pressure of being a top pick in the draft.

“It’s good to see your little brother be successful,” Wiggins’ brother Nick, who plays for the Wichita State Shockers, told reporters of his younger sibling. “Especially (as) he’s following in your footsteps. He worked hard. He deserves all the praise. There’s going to be haters out there, he knows that. He’s very mature for his age. He knows how to deal with all that.”

Meanwhile, even if Toronto misses out on Wiggins in the draft, what’s to say he doesn’t play out his entry level contract before signing on with the Raps? It’s a long way off, but there might finally be good days ahead for the Toronto Raptors.