The NBA preseason got underway Tuesday night for the new teams of each Kentucky player drafted in the first round of the 2010 NBA Draft. Here is how they fared: John Wall (Washington Wizards) – 21 points, nine assists, two turnovers, four stealsYou can’t really ask for much more out of a point guard than what Wall gave the Wizards in his preseason debut. He distributed the ball effectively, kept the turnovers to a minimum and got the free-throw line at will (11 times to be exact). When he left game with just over five minutes left, Washington held a 92-79 lead over the Dallas Mavericks. The Wizards held on for a 97-94 win. Here is one of Wall’s nine assists, an alley-oop from nearly half court to Javale McGee.

DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento Kings) – 16 points, 16 rebounds, one block, one steal Cousins’ line last night looked a lot like his score lines last year at UK and this summer in the Vegas Summer League. With his 16 rebounds, Cousins led the way to a 47-36 on the boards over the Suns in a 109-95 Kings victory. Cousins played four- and five-minute spurts throughout the game, totaling up to 28 for the game. He made eigh of his 13 field-goal attempts and served notice again that he will be a double-double threat every night out. Patrick Patterson (Houston Rockets) – zero points, four rebounds The Rockets spread out minutes among 16 players and Patterson did not crack the rotation until the fourth quarter. He logged just seven minutes in a 97-88 loss to the Orlando Magic. Eric Bledsoe (Los Angeles Clippers) – nine points, three rebounds, one assist It was a rough night for the Clippers. The Portland Trail Blazers grabbed an early lead en route to a 115-86 blowout. Bledsoe came off the bench but played 30 minutes. Daniel Orton (Orlando Magic) – Did not play Orton is currently in the process of strengthening his right knee which was surgically reconstructed two years ago. He will not play in the pre-season.