Wall stuck in a rut: Wizards guard John Wall is currently mired in one of the worst stretches of his season right now, a trend which continued with Friday’s nine-point, six-assist performance against the 76ers. While Wall did fill up the stat line nicely with six rebounds and three blocks as well, he continues to struggle with his shot, as he has failed to reach 20 points in seven straight games. Wall did play 34 minutes in the game, while leading the Wizards to a 97-76 win over the Sixers. (Updated 03/30/2012)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
Wall began the month of March with five 20-point games in the first nine of the month, however he has begun slipping recently, as he is averaging just 11.2 points on 30.8 percent shooting over the last five games. He is also averaging just 5.6 assists per game in that stretch, more than two lower than his season average. Fantasy owners have to worry about this recent poor stretch from Wall coming right during the Fantasy playoffs, however Wall remains too talented to bench in any formats. (Updated 03/30/2012).
05/21/2012 13:21 Irving, Lin among players to train vs. Team USA
Rookie of the Year Kyrie Irving of Cleveland and Knicks star Jeremy Lin are among 13 NBA players chosen to scrimmage against the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team in July.
John Wall, who was the No. 1 overall selection in 2010 NBA Draft, hit the ground running during his rookie season. Wall averaged 8.0 points and 9.1 assists through his first two months in the league before injuries began taking a toll on the 20-year-old. He dealt with numerous ankle and foot issues throughout the year as well as lingering tendinitis in his right knee that limited him to just 69 games -- 64 starts. Despite all his nagging injuries, Wall was still able to put together a very solid rookie campaign. He averaged an impressive 16.3 points, 8.4 assists and 4.6 rebounds per contest to go along with 1.8 steals and finished as the 11th highest scoring Fantasy guard in terms of Fantasy points in all CBSSports.com standard formats. That ranked him ahead of players such as Manu Ginobili, Rajon Rondo and Stephen Curry just to name a few. While there are facets of his game that definitely need polishing -- turnovers and his outside shooting being the most obvious -- there seems to be little doubt that Wall will be an elite guard in the league for years to come. He likely would have been the favorite for Rookie of the Year honors if it wasn't for a fellow named Blake Griffin and he should be able to continue to improve heading into his sophomore season, as long as he can stay healthy. Fantasy owners should not hesitate to spend an early to middle-round pick on Wall on Draft Day. (Updated 8/29/11)
