25 Jun 2010

Wizards pick John Wall with number one draft pick

6:01 pm on 25 June 2010

The success-starved Washington Wizards have selected point guard John Wall with the first overall pick in the NBA basketball draft.

Wall played one season at the University of Kentucky, averaging 16.6 points, 6.5 assists and 4.3 rebounds while leading the Wildcats to the finial eight of the NCAA tournament.

At 1.93m tall and 88kg in weight, the 19-year-old Wall is seen as an exceptional athlete who is at his best playing the up-tempo game.

The Wizards received the first overall pick by winning the draft lottery on May 18th, moving up from the number five position based on their 2009 regular season record of 26 and 56.