Wizards point guard John Wall’s stellar rookie season reminds coach Flip Saunders of his days with the Minnesota Timberwolves, when he was coaching a young Kevin Garnett.

During his final postgame interview of the season, Saunders talked about the similarities between the two players and why he thinks thatWall could become just as big a star as Garnett.

“They have the same competitiveness, theyre both perfectionists, theyre not satisfied very easily,” Saunders said.

“They both have great respect for the game, and theyre both freaks of talent in their own way. KG was a freak because he didnt want to be a 7-footer, so hed say he was 6-foot-13. He could play any position on the floor and he was multidimensional.

“John has a unique talent in that he has unbelievable speed and size. What people overlook is that he averaged 16 points, over eight assists, top 10 in steals [this season], but he almost averaged five rebounds per game. As a rookie, thats a lot.”