NBA draft 2014: Andrew Wiggins goes No. 1, Four Canadians picked and Raptors think big

After the years of hype, Andrew Wiggins realized his dream as he was the No. 1 overall pick in Thursday night's NBA draft. The Cavaliers decide to take Wiggins over Jabari Parker and Joel Embiid. Wiggins follows last year's top selection Anthony Bennett to Cleveland, giving Canada the No. 1 pick in the draft in consecutive years.

Nik Stauskas was the second Canadian off the board, going to Sacramento at No. 8 and Tyler Ennis made it a record three Canadians picked in the first round of an NBA draft when Phoenix used the 18th pick to draft him, two spots ahead of Toronto's first selection.

The Raptors had hoped to draft the Brampton-born point guard but instead went with Brazilian unknown Bruno Caboclo at No. 20. Caboclo, who is drawing comparisons to Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, was not expected to be a first-round pick.

With their second pick of the night, Toronto took DeAndre Daniels from UConn with the 37th pick and also drafted San Diego State point guard Xavier Thames with the 59th pick but traded him to Brooklyn for cash considerations.

Dwight Powell was the only Canadian second-round prospect that had his name called Thursday. The Stanford big man was chosen 45th by Charlotte before being flipped to Cleveland. His selection gave Canada a record four players to be picked in an NBA draft.