John Wall prepares himself for NBA Draft
Written by playerpress.com, Tuesday May 18 2010
For the last two years since he was a high school senior, John Wall of
Even though Wall has led the Wildcats to 35 wins, an SEC title and an Elite Eight appearance, most of the anticipation surrounding him was about the draft and when he would be picked.
"It was tough," Wall said early Tuesday. "I was 17 years old at the time and everyone was telling me about it. I had to block out, stay hungry and humble.”
Wall was not all about basketball either as he had a 3.5 grade point average at
The classroom isn't the only place where Wall is getting good marks.
ESPN.com polled a third of the league and the consensus was that Wall would be the No. 1 overall pick.
Wall probably won't have to go through interviews with NBA teams since he's likely only going to interview at the site of the team with the top pick and maybe No. 2 or possibly No. 3 as a safety net.
Though he only lost three games in his brief collegiate career, Wall said he'll be able to handle going to a team with a losing record just like he went to
Wall was indeed part of a talented
For now, all that Wall can do is work to improve his game and wait to see which team will gets the first pick and will likely take him with that pick.
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