"Link is very strong. There probably aren't many players in the entire league who can gain an advantage over him. Matching up against him makes me feel despair."
This was what Wiggins told reporters three days ago in Minnesota, after the Grizzlies brutally crushed the Timberwolves.
Generally speaking, highly touted young players rarely admitted defeat, especially not to star players who had already established themselves in the league.
For example, when Kobe entered the league, he refused to concede to Jordan.
When James entered the league carrying the aura of the Chosen One, he did not think himself inferior to Kobe either.
The moment they entered the league, they began challenging its best players.
But Wiggins, the first overall pick touted as being comparable to James, displayed his helplessness to the fullest and showed no intention of treating Link as an enemy.
He did not say, "I'm looking forward to facing Link again."
Nor did he say, "I'll keep working hard and try to do better next time."
Instead, he said, "Link makes me feel despair."
So after that interview, Wiggins was mercilessly mocked by everyone.
People said that he had lost his fighting spirit at such a young age.
They said he had none of the ambition a first overall pick should have.
Without the desire to win that great players needed, he was wasting his talent.
They said Wiggins's attitude toward games and powerful opponents doomed him to never become a great player.
Originally, many people had wanted to wait until after the Grizzlies' game against the Bucks, then use Antetokounmpo to mock Wiggins by comparison.
Little did they know that Antetokounmpo suffered an equally crushing defeat against Link. Moreover, he strongly agreed with what Wiggins had said!
The facts proved that Wiggins was not as bad as