Of all the young players paraded on-stage with NBA Commissioner David Stern on draft night last month, Kentucky's Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was the one most suited to join the Lakers, or any other serious contender, and help right away. Given owner Michael Jordan's track record as a talent evaluator, it's almost amazing the Charlotte Bobcats took Kidd-Gilchrist second overall, after his NCAA champion teammate Anthony Davis went first to New Orleans. But it was the right spot for Kidd-Gilchrist, who won't be 19 until September. The Minnesota Timberwolves, who intelligently want to add Pau Gasol's veteran presence to their young core of players, tried to swap last year's No. 2 overall pick, tweener forward Derrick Williams, to the Bobcats to get the pick and send it to the Lakers for Gasol.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter's Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.