This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/wizards/onsi as John Wall Adds to Beloved Wizards Legacy with Draft Lottery Victory.

The Wizards, irrelevant and listless for the past nine years, won the NBA Draft Lottery on Sunday

Being the first overall pick of the NBA Draft already sets your professional basket career nicely for history to be made. Having your name announced to five All-Star selections also accomplishes that. Former Washington Wizards point guard John Wall did both.

The Washington Wizards opted to roll with the overwhelming audience favorite in determining their ambassador for this weekend's festivities.

Some may say they broke the mold after they made former Washington Wizards guard John Wall. Straight from the University of Kentucky, the first overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft made headlines and highlight reels from the start. He announced his ...

Former No. 1 overall draft pick John Wall retired from the NBA in August 2025. Wall then joined Amazon Prime Video's coverage team as an NBA analyst. Now,

NEW YORK -- John Wall is fast and flashy, a showman who practices 360-degree layups and then pulls them off in games. And when he gets pushed, he pushes back. Wall had 24 points and 11 assists, eluding the Knicks all day until getting knocked to the floor ...

Washington Wizards guard Trae Young represented franchise legend John Wall by wearing his No. 2 jersey on Thursday evening, when the team honored the five-time All-Star with his own Celebration Night as the team hosted the Milwaukee Bucks. Wall, the No. 1 ...

Washington Wizards' John Wall, left, and NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum, pose for photos after Tatum announced that the Wizards had won the first pick in the NBA basketball draft lottery in Chicago, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)(AP/Nam Y.