After being selected out of Kentucky as the first overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards, point-guard John Wall took some heavy criticism for playing only one year of college basketball. Similar to every short-lived college career, the skeptics weren't sure Wall was ready to transcend his game to the professional level. However, it wouldn't take long for the 20-year old rookie sensation to showcase his tremendous talent on the court away from the collegiate level, and turn those skeptics into believers. After averaging 23.5 points, 7.8 assists, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.5 steals, Wall was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2010 Las Vegas Summer League.
Wall's biggest impression though, would come in the Wizards' home opener against the 76ers. Not only was his minute-long impersonation of the dougie impressive during player introduction, but so was the 29-point, 13-assist performance he put on in the overtime win over Philly. Wall came just one steal shy of a triple-double, and two turnovers short of a quadruple-double (joking). With only a handful of games into the 2010-2011 NBA season, Wall is already looking like the future All-Star Washington was hoping for when they drafted him.
Will the hot start allow Wizards head coach Flip Saunders to keep Wall in as the everyday starting point-guard, or will a return from the injured Gilbert Arenas damper his predecessors chances of stealing the spotlight? A trade involving the one formerly known as 'Agent-0' is also worth keeping an eye out for. But until then, I'll be riding the wave while doing the John Wall dance as seen here:
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