Category — John Wall

No NBA rookies will be watched more than Blake Griffin and John Wall. DeMarcus Cousins will get his share of the spotlight, but it won’t be anything like Griffin and Wall. Here are 10 1st-year players who’s moves will be under scrutiny.
NBA.com

With anticipation of all things Laker and Heat related and throw the Thunder and the C’s in that equation too, there are other good storylines playing this season. One that intrigues me is Gilbert Arenas and John Wall. Oh the potential.
Arenas tweaked a hammy tonight (or at least that’s his story so far), but I’m hoping he’s healthy physically and mentally because he and the young fella can do some damage. They could be lethal. One can slash and burn and hit the open man on the run and the other can hit the open shot and drive by people on the run. Hard to defense.
Come on Gilbert. Let it go.

As expected, John Wall went No. 1 to the Wizards in today’s NBA Draft. He becomes the 1st point guard to be taken as the top choice since 1979, when Magic Johnson was picked by the Lakers.
The Wizards also traded for Kirk Hinrich though the deal won’t be announced until July 8.
The rest of the draft has been pretty predictable though there are a few additional trades on the tables.
Washington Post

The Wizards captured the No. 1 pick during today’s selections in the NBA Lottery. Though they’ll get trade offers and we’ll read about plenty of scenarios, there is no way the Wizards deal the pick that will net them John Wall.
Irene Pollin, the widow of Abe Pollin, the longtime owner of the Wizards, who passed in December, wore her late husband’s 1978 NBA championship ring. It worked like a charm.
Washington Post

Kentucky’s John Wall is as good as advertised. Despite sitting out almost eight minutes in the first half of Kentucky’s contest against UConn on Wednesday night, the freshman point guard still scored 25 points and recorded six steals. He also dictated the outcome of the contest, which Kentucky won, 64-61. Wall scored 15 of the Cat’s final 21 points to help them stay unbeaten. Or as John Calipari accurately said: “We rode John at the end.”
Lexington Herald-Leader
He’s the talk of the nation: Pat Riley and some NBA scouts were on hand for Wall’s show against UConn. Everyone has high praise for Kentucky’s finest. And everyone seems to believe he’s the best player in college basketball.
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