"John Wall blazed up the court and drew two defenders before looking over his left shoulder to see Rashard Lewis trailing him. Wall stopped, tossed the ball skyward and Lewis soared to the rim to catch it and dunk with two hands.

Wall probably wouldn't have made such a pass to Lewis last season with the Washington Wizards, when Lewis dealt with nagging knee problems that kept his game closer to the ground and stapled mostly to the perimeter. But after spending a few days training and playing with Lewis in Las Vegas, Wall realized that there was more to the former all-star forward's game than simply camping out and waiting for opportunities to shoot three-pointers. "