12. John Wall (Kentucky)
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NBA scouting types saw the University of Kentucky’s John Wall as a slightly bigger version of Derrick Rose — an electrifying point guard who could blow past defenders in less than the blink of an eye, and just needs to add a jump shot before he could wreck the league.
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If he maximized the potential he demonstrated when taking the Wildcats to Elite Eight of the 2010 NCAA Tournament, Wall could have become a bigger Rajon Rondo with a little bit of Russell Westbrook spliced in to his point guard DNA.
The Washington Wizards selected Wall with the #1 overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft after one year in Lexington, and he was the foundation in which the team’s rebuild took place.
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