John Wall worked out with the Wizards today as he’s expected to be picked by Washington in the #1 spot in this years NBA draft. Bulltesforever.com did an outstanding write-up about the workout. You can tell that the Washington media is excited to see him come…
Here’s an excerpt from Bulletsforever.com
[QUOTE][B]The workout itself[/B]
To be perfectly honest, this wasn’t John Wall’s best workout ever. It couldn’t have been. He missed a lot of jump shots, and later admitted his back had “tightened up.” He seemed frustrated too about it, and it almost seemed like [URL=”http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/21749/Sam_Cassell”]Sam Cassell[/URL] had to encourage him. Of course, I only saw one drill, and he later followed it up with a thunderous windmill jam in the final drill, but he probably has played better before.
John Wall’s Comment
“I think I could have shot the ball a little better, but my back started tightening up,” he said. “But I thought I did pretty well.”
[B]On leadership and Gilbert Arenas[/B]
Before we get to the on-court stuff – we should talk a bit about how Wall feels he can fit into this mix. Unfortunately, Wall was unwilling to say that the [URL=”http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/WAS”]Wizards[/URL] were taking him, but he did provide some clues about how he plans on joining this mix.
First of all, Arenas. Wall said that he and Arenas have been messaging each other on BlackBerry Messenger, sharing jokes and generally checking in on each other’s progress. That’s pretty much it. When I asked him about how he thinks he can play with Arenas on the court, he didn’t say all that much.[INDENT] “He’s a talented player and a great scorer. If I got picked here, the coach would find a way to put us on the court together and let it work from there, but I think I can play with anybody”
[/INDENT][B]Wall on his new shoes[/B]
It’s tough to tell whether [URL=”http://dc.sbnation.com/2010/6/17/1523058/john-wall-wizards-reebok-shoes”]these[/URL] are actually Wall’s new Reebok shoes. On the one hand, Wall very clearly stated in the affirmative when a reporter asked whether those were his “signature” line. On the other hand, he chuckled before he answered, meaning he could have been joking, and the shoes themselves looked remarkably similar to the generic Reebok Zigs.
But regardless, Wall did talk a bit about why he signed with Reebok.[INDENT] “I felt like I could be the face of the basketball side there, and that was the key to me. I want to do what LeBron and Kobe and KG did. They were with Adidas and they were with Nike, and they made commercials and did advertisements. I feel like Reebok needed a guy like that, and I was the right guy for their opportunity.”
[/INDENT][/QUOTE]You can read the [URL=”http://www.bulletsforever.com/2010/6/17/1523438/john-wall-workout-impressions-he”]complete article here…[/URL]
Here’s video of Wall’s workout and interview..
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Post Workout Interview Part 1[/B][/SIZE]
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Post Workout Interview Part 2[/B][/SIZE]
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