At this point in his career John Wall is viewed as a player about to break into superstardom. In the meantime, Kyrie Irving is already a superstar and an all star. However, how do the two former number one picks stack up against each other?
First of all, scoring. While John Wall is improving as a jump shooter, Irving is already at an elite level. Kyrie Irving is averaging 23.2 PPG to Wall's 17.5. The thing is... it isn't fair to compare those stats because Wall wasn't in game shape during the beginning of his season. So, think about this, John Wall is finally getting into shape and in March averaged 22.1 PPG. In April he has averaged 27 PPG. Those stats show one thing and one thing only, that John Wall might have finally found himself as a scorer. The reason I feel that Wall could become a better scorer than Kyrie is one word: athleticism. While John Wall didn't have a jumper at all in his first two seasons of his career he still averaged 16.4 and 16.3 PPG due to his insane athleticism. Now, while injured, the former Kentucky star stumbled upon a jumper and is as dangerous as ever. While Kyrie is a great scorer right now, John Wall is still getting better. So in the future, I see Wall becoming a better scorer than Irving as long as his sudden finding of a jumper isn't a fluke.
Next, you have to look at their passing. Wall dominates Uncle Drew in this area. For his career, Wall averages 8.1 assists per game, Kyrie has averaged 5.5 assists. The comparison is not even close. While Kyrie is a great Point Guard, he just isn't a great passing PG. You could make the arguement that Kyrie doesn't have much to work with, but Wall was getting over eight assists a game while he was passing the ball to Javale McGee and Andray Blatche.
In terms of defense, Wall has been more of a game changer than Kyrie Irving due to the fact that Wall has averaged 1.5 steals per game to Irving's 1.3.
Overall, I would have to say that, right now, Uncle Drew is the better playe. However, John Wall will develop into a better one due to him approaching a reliable jump shot. Also, the Cleveland star just doesn't have nearly the same athleticism as John Wall.
Tim Martin II
First of all, scoring. While John Wall is improving as a jump shooter, Irving is already at an elite level. Kyrie Irving is averaging 23.2 PPG to Wall's 17.5. The thing is... it isn't fair to compare those stats because Wall wasn't in game shape during the beginning of his season. So, think about this, John Wall is finally getting into shape and in March averaged 22.1 PPG. In April he has averaged 27 PPG. Those stats show one thing and one thing only, that John Wall might have finally found himself as a scorer. The reason I feel that Wall could become a better scorer than Kyrie is one word: athleticism. While John Wall didn't have a jumper at all in his first two seasons of his career he still averaged 16.4 and 16.3 PPG due to his insane athleticism. Now, while injured, the former Kentucky star stumbled upon a jumper and is as dangerous as ever. While Kyrie is a great scorer right now, John Wall is still getting better. So in the future, I see Wall becoming a better scorer than Irving as long as his sudden finding of a jumper isn't a fluke.
Next, you have to look at their passing. Wall dominates Uncle Drew in this area. For his career, Wall averages 8.1 assists per game, Kyrie has averaged 5.5 assists. The comparison is not even close. While Kyrie is a great Point Guard, he just isn't a great passing PG. You could make the arguement that Kyrie doesn't have much to work with, but Wall was getting over eight assists a game while he was passing the ball to Javale McGee and Andray Blatche.
In terms of defense, Wall has been more of a game changer than Kyrie Irving due to the fact that Wall has averaged 1.5 steals per game to Irving's 1.3.
Overall, I would have to say that, right now, Uncle Drew is the better playe. However, John Wall will develop into a better one due to him approaching a reliable jump shot. Also, the Cleveland star just doesn't have nearly the same athleticism as John Wall.
Tim Martin II