In front of audience that included Wizards forward Andray Blatche, Team President Ernie Grunfeld, Owner Ted Leonsis, bloggers, beat writers and Wizards coaches, Wall did his best to dazzle in an individual workout.

Today, Wall participated in an individual workout, and afterwards he met with the media. He discussed how his workout went, advice he got from LeBron James, what he learned by watching Kobe Bryant, the possibility of playing with Gilbert Arenas, and much more.

Patrick Patterson talked with the media in Toronto following a pre-draft workout about what it was like to play on a talented Kentucky team last summer, the areas of his game he is trying to improve, the benefit of returning to Kentucky last season on his game and a host of other topics.

Xavier Henry talked with the media after a pre-draft workout in Toronto about how his workouts have gone, the importance of finding the right fit, what he’s doing to help teams “fall in love” with his game and a host of other topics.

Eric Bledsoe talked with the media following a pre-draft workout in Toronto about how he’s going to cut down on his turnovers next season, what he’s doing in these workouts to prove he’s more than just a jump shooter, if he’s more comfortable playing point guard or shooting guard and a host of other topics.

Paul George talked with the media in Toronto following a pre-draft workout about being a little bit banged up, what parts of his game he’s trying to show in these workouts, his focus on the defensive end and a host of other topics.

With the NBA Draft just over a week away, I took some time this evening to chat with Hoops Addict’s resident NCAA expert Aaron Torres. During our chat we debated who the top few picks in the draft should be, which players are getting too much or too little love from the media, some second round sleepers and a whack of topics surrounding the draft.

While covering the NBA I’ve heard a ton of great stories of the lengths players have gone to achieve their dreams. However, after hearing Solomon Alabi’s story firsthand this afternoon I have a new favorite story.

Hassan Whiteside talked with the media about what kinds of things he would bring to the Toronto Raptors, his decision to make the jump to the NBA, what kind of work he has been doing this summer with Hakeem Olajuwon and a host of other topics.

Solomon Alabi chatted with the media about the role Toronto Raptors assistant general manager Masai Uriji had in his development, how taking part in Basketball Without Borders helped him grow as a player, how sitting out a year in college helped him grow as a player and a host of other topics.