You might have heard that John Wall will be the next Derrick Rose before. He’s a 6-4 point guard with incredible athleticism, great handle, and the ability to hang forever before finishing or finding a teammate around the basket. But this is the first time that we’ve seen him in a truly competitive all-star type event. At the Nike Hoops Summit, Wall put the complete highlight package together against the World team even though Team USA lost 97-89.
Wall’s 13-point, 11-assist, 5-steal performance was one of the US’s bright spots. Findlay Prep’s Avery Bradley (Texas commit) and Xavier Henry also pitched in 21 and 22 points respectively. But the other highly touted Americans, Renardo Sidney, DeMarcus Cousins, and Abdul Gaddy were disappointing. Team USA was destroyed on the boards 48-29, which was perhaps the biggest reason that they were upset.
Wall still hasn’t made his decision about college. Though he was leaning towards Memphis, he opened the recruitment back up after Coach Calipari accepted Kentucky’s monster offer. Baylor, Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, Memphis, and Miami are all possibilities.
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