NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.

It may not work out the way everyone is predicting, but at this point if the NBA Draft was tomorrow then John Wall of Kentucky would be the number one pick in the draft and would most likely end up playing in New Jersey. The most likely part is due to the fact that the ping pong balls usually put some other team in the number one slot, but for the purposes of this article we will suppose that things happen in reverse order of record.

The do it all John Wall

New Jersey has only 4 victories, but has tons of cap space. They could grab John Wall and put him beside Devin Harris and still have Brook Lopez and tons of money for a free agent. The beauty of the NBA is the possibility of the quick turnaround.

Peter May at Yahoo Sports highlighted 7 other college players in this order.

2. Evan Turner Ohio State

The 6-7 Ohio State junior’s name invariably comes up after Wall. He’s a do-everything guard who understands and plays all facets of the game. He also showed some toughness by missing only six games with a pair of fractured vertebrae (the Buckeyes went 3-3 while he was out.) He will have had three years in Columbus so he’s as NBA-ready as they come these days.
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3. Wesley Johnson Syracuse 6′ 7″ The leading scorer for Syracuse.

4. DeMarcus Cousins Kentucky – Geez, how many awesome freshmen does Kentucky need? And this one is 6′ 10″ tall.

5. Derrick Favors Georgia Tech 6′ 9″

The 6-9 forward from Georgia Tech was one of the highest-rated high-schoolers last season, so he – like Wall and Cousins – will use college as a one-year training session. He’s an athletic, physical forward who could well move to No. 3. He won’t last much later than that if he doesn’t.

6. Cole Aldrich Kansas 6′ 11″ We have all seen this guy play and he is for real.

7. Ed Davis North Carolina 6′ 10″ You have to have a North Carolina guy going pro.

8. Al-Farouq Aminu Wake Forest 6′ 8″ Just a sophomore and a great rebounder.

It looks like a very talented year and my Detroit Pistons are in line to get one of these guys right now. Hey, is that some light at the end of the tunnel?
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