In a move that surprised no one in the sports world the Washington Wizards selected super-star Freshman John Wall who came off of a brilliant rookie campaign at the University of Kentucky last year under John Calipari. Wall was anointed to be the Number 1 overall selection after his first game in college last season, simply because he is just that good. He's got athleticism, speed, can shoot, can throw it down, you name it he's got it. He compares very well to Derek Rose, another diaper dandy produced by Calipari at Memphis at few years ago, who was also the first pick in the draft by the Chicago Bulls and has met expectations so far. Wall has everything it takes to become one of the next generation of stars in the NBA along with Rose and Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant to name a few. Now he has to put aside the hype and put the work in to become truly great, I don't think anybody wants to see another Michael Beasley formerly of Kansas State.
I really liked what the Philadelphia 76ers did with 2nd overall pick by taking last season's Naismith Player Of The Year in Evan Turner. Turner is a versatile SG who averaged over 20 points and 9 rebounds a game last year for the Buckeyes. Turner is the kind of all-around scoring threat that the Sixers haven't had since the days of Allen Iverson (not including the 20 or so games he played this year before flaming out). Andre Iguodala has become the face of the franchise and while he is a talented player he doesn't have the ability to make big shots to win games that is so necessary to being one of the NBA's elite (just ask Kobe). I think Turner can help right the ship in Philadelphia which had a rather dreadful season last year. Only time will tell with these guys but Wall and Turner are probably as close to a lock in the NBA Draft as you are going to find.
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