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The value of John Wall when you compare it to Blake Griffin, the No. 1 pick in the 2009 NBA draft is night and day.

Griffin of the LA Clippers reportedly signed with Nike for $400,000 a year. Wall gets 5 million a year for five years with Reebok.

Hoopsworld rates the top two point guards for the upcoming draft. For today, they have Eric Bledsoe as thenumber two point guard to be selected.

A few of the notes on Bledsoe are powerful. Hoopsworld calls him a "remarkable physical speciment." They say he has a "blinding first step." But, they also indicate that the former UK shooting guard is "something of a project."

With respect to Wall who is the obvious number one overall pick, this is Hoopsworld on the Great Wall with the NBA draft on June 24th.

"John Wall, 6'4", 196 lbs.: Wall is far and away the best prospect in the draft at any position, let alone amongst point guards. Along with his freakish athleticism, there are very few weaknesses in his game and the weaknesses he does have things that should improve with continued work and experience. The one-and-done player from Kentucky lacks a consistent jump shot and is a bit turnover prone but outside of those two things, it is tough to find a glaring hole in Wall's game. Extremely unselfish, Wall didn't post the gaudiest of numbers during his one season under John Calipari (16.6 points and 6.5 assists per game while shooting better than 46 percent from the field) but showed that he was capable of running the offense, often deferring to the all-star cast (including certain first round picks Patrick Patterson, DeMarcus Cousins, Eric Bledsoe and Daniel Orton) that surrounded him and but showing the killer instinct and calmness under pressure required to lift, and sometimes will, his team to victory in the games waning moments. With the ability to play on or off the ball on both ends of the floor, Wall projects as a better point guard in the NBA than the several young point guards who have entered the draft over the last few years, including Derrick Rose and Tyreke Evans, who played under Calipari in 2007-08 and 2008-09."

"Eric Bledsoe, 6'1", 192 lbs.: Wall got most of the attention, and rightfully so, coming into the season but Bledsoe would have been grabbing headlines and the national spotlight had he chosen to play his college basketball anywhere other than Kentucky. Considering the success that Calipari has had with developing point guards the last few years, it isn't too tough to imagine why Bledsoe agreed to join Wall for a run at a national championship. Bledsoe has shown the ability to play off the ball and alongside Wall but because of his limited size, he'll have to play the point guard position in the NBA. A remarkable physical specimen, Bledsoe has all the tools it takes to be a solid NBA point guard but, due to his role with Kentucky during his freshman, and only, season at the college ranks, his lack of experience and still developing decision-making skills (he averaged three turnovers and 2.9 assists per game this season) prove that he is something of a project for whatever team drafts him. He appears to be, however, already a capable defender at the NBA level with unlimited potential on that end of the floor. While he is a work in progress as a point guard, he can get into the paint almost at will with a blinding first step and tremendous quickness and will, therefore, be able to put pressure on opposing defenses from day one in the Association."