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NBA Draft Links (1/25) Could Bledsoe join Wall in the Draft?

Mark Buterbaugh
Jan 25, 2010

This article tries to assume a situation where John Wall is not the No. 1 pick in the 2010 Draft, instead, they look at Demarcus Cousins?ย  (Bleacher Report).ย  The article assumes the New Jersey Nets do not get the first pick, but maybe a team like Golden State.

This article and NBA scout has no doubt, bank it, John Wall will be No. 1.ย  (amnews.com)

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โ€œThere is no doubt John Wall is the first pick in the draft,โ€ the scout, who has to remain anonymous for draft reasons, said. โ€œAnd there is a big gap between him and whoever No. 2 is going to be. I donโ€™t know who will go No. 2 in the draft, but whoever it is, there is no doubt the player picked before him will be Wall.โ€

That seems to be a foregone conclusion. Another scouting director recently told Sporting News that Wall is No. 1 because โ€œhe is big, he is fast, he can handle the ballโ€ and compared him to former Memphis standout Derrick Rose.

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The article also discusses Cousins, Patrick Patterson and possibly even freshman PG Eric Bledsoe.

Following that up, is it possible that Eric Bledsoe may also come out as a freshman?ย  (al.com)

ESPN NBA Draft Insider Chad Ford wrote this week that Bledsoe is a potential lottery pick in the 2010 draft. Ford cited one NBA general manager who said if John Wall didnโ€™t play for Kentucky, NBA teams would be calling Bledsoe a lottery pick.

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