Wall to Wizards....is anyone paying attention?

To say that the NBA Draft doesn't quite get the buildup that the NFL does would be a huuuuuggggeeee understatement.

Sure, it's actually somewhat entertaining. There are always trades and this year is no different, there are a lot of teams making deals for guys they've never had play and guys they don't want playing for them. But there is very little drama.

We knew that John Wall was going to be the first pick. There was never a question. He's now part of the Washington Wizards, who we still don't know how ended up with the first pick. There is little question that he'll be a star. No, the only question is how is he going to mesh with our good friend Gilbert. Yes, none other than Agent Zero himself.

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Also to the surprise of no one, Evan Turner of Ohio State went second to Philadelphia and despite their denials, New Jersey took rising sophomore Derrick Favors.

Check out NBA.com's coverage, with Matt Winer, Kenny Smith and Bill Self breaking down the selection. Thanks NBA.com, we love that you are blogger friendly.

Naismith POY Gets State Title

Some of us from OSG HQ were on hand in Macon, Georgia to see Naismith Player of the Year Derrick Favors ((pictured, thanks Jason Getz/AJC)) get his state title as a high school senior Saturday night.

Favors, headed to Georgia Tech ((for one year)) next season, had the quietest 38 point, 20 rebound night we had seen in a long time. Westover High out of Albany, Georgia tried everything in their power to make sure everyone else on Favors' South Atlanta High team got points and Favors didn't...

Didn't work out that way...
81-62 was your final...

Jay Stone of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has your quotes...

“Guess I’ll wear [a suit] more often,” said Reddick. “We’ve been knocked out in the first round the last three years, and this was a great way for Derrick to go out.”

Indeed, with his coach dressed as if it were commencement, Favors passed his final basketball exam before heading to Georgia Tech, also finishing with 15 rebounds, eight blocks and four assists.

He was in complete control from the start.

“That was my whole mind-set since I woke up this morning,” Favors said. “I think I played pretty good.”

Nick Watkins added 16 points and seven assists for South Atlanta, which never trailed.

The Hornets led by as many as 16 in the first half and were up 38-27 at intermission.

Westover (27-8) got 16 points from Terrance Noel and 14 from Greg Green and got as close as eight in the second half.

That was at 46-38 before Watkins scored a basket and followed it with a pair of free throws to push the lead back to 10, and the Patriots never threatened again.

In his postgame interview on television, Coach Reddick also was very quick to thank the CEO at his house for letting him take the time he needed to get the job done...

Debits and credits... well done...
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Doing Paul Hewitt A Big Favors

South Atlanta High School center Derrick Favors ((pictured, Pouya Dianat/AJC.com)) is staying home- for, probably, that one year he's going to play college basketball. Favors announced Wednesday that he will be attending the Georgia Institute for Technology.

A coup for the Yellow Jackets, no doubt. Favors had his final three choices down to Tech, the University of Georgia, and NC State.

Looking at this photo from the Tech-Duke game, we imagine the smile on his face is one only Dr. Evil and Mister Bigglesworth can understand and enjoy.

(("My time on your campus will cost you one BILLION dollars..."))

Favors is listed as the state's top recruit and a Top-5 prospect nationwide by most of those jibber-jabber recruiting boards you see everywhere. He joins guards Glen Rice, Junior of Walton ((Marietta, Georgia)) High and Mfon Udofia of Miller Grove ((Lithonia, Georgia)) and forwards Kammeon Holsey of Hancock Central ((Sparta, Georgia)) and Brian Oliver of Oak Hill Academy in Virginia for a Top-10 recruiting class.

Todd Holcomb of the AJC caught up with Favors at his press conference...

“I can play power forward, small forward,” he said. “[Tech] will use me for my scoring ability and rebounding, and they’ll use me on the wing for my athleticism and give me the freedom to show my ball-handling skills.”

Favors contradicted himself when asked the chances of him leaving Tech early, first saying “I don’t know the chances now” but later conceding, “I think the chances are good. … I’ll wait till I get there and work as hard as I can.”

And, yes, people were there getting autographs...