Wiggins became just the second player since the ABA -- NBA merger to be drafted as the number one pick , only to be traded afterwards without playing a single game for the team he was originally selected for ; Chris Webber was the first following the 1993 NBA draft .
Wiggins became only the second player since the ABA -- NBA merger to have been drafted as the number one pick , only to be traded later without having played a single game for the team he was originally drafted by ; Chris Webber was the first following the 1993 NBA draft .