Glimpse of the Future...

I know I'm not that old. But damn. There are a lot of great NBA players that are younger than me. It's crazy.

Tonight the Washington Wizards are in town to play the T'Wolves. The Wizards have a lot of talented young players with a lot of potential. I am excited to see John Wall live, but also excited to watch Nick Young, Andray Blatche and JaVale McGee.

Since the trade of Gilbert Arenas, Young has been the Wizards scoring threat. Although Blatche and McGee have both been a bit inconsistent, when they get going, they play at a very high level. John Wall has had to take a few games off, but his talents are easy to see when he blazes past people on the court.

The Wolves have Love, Beasley and other young up-and-coming players, so it should be fun to see these two young teams compete.

Over the last couple of weeks, I have seen a lot of talented, young faces playing well in the NBA. We know about Derrick Rose and Russell Westbrook, and the rest of the big name young guys who have played well since the moment they took the court. Here is list of some new, young players that have been playing well recently, perhaps showing a glimpse of what they are capable of for years to come:

1. Kevin Love (23 years old) - I can't say enough about Kevin Love. He is making being a season ticket holder for the Wolves something to be proud of. Love doing 20-15 and 80+% FT has never been done before in NBA history. Get him a PG and a couple years of experience and he's an MVP candidate.

2. Monta Ellis (25 years old) - Ellis is going to be an NBA leading scorer before his career is over. The Warriors make a very offensively dangerous big three with Ellis, Dorel Wright and Stephen Curry. Ellis is the leader for GS, and one of the purest scorers in the league. Ellis has put up 25 ppg on the season. However, over the last 30 days he has an average of 28.2 ppg, good enough for 3rd best during that stretch (behind Durant and Wade).

3. LeMarcus Aldridge (26 years old) - Greg Oden? F--- him. LeMarcus Aldridge went No. 2 overall for a reason. And he is showing it this year. Over the last 14 games, Aldridge is putting up 25 and 10 per night - 25.2 ppg is good enough for 5th best during that stretch (behind Durant, Wade, Ellis, and LeBron).

4. Rudy Gay (24 years old) - Rudy has been playing out of his mind lately, playing so well he is in the top 5 for fantasy players on yahoo in the last 30 days. What makes Rudy such a fantasy stud is that he does a little of everything. In his last 12 games he is averaging 21.5 ppg, 5.7 ppg, 3.0 apg, 2.6 spg, 1.0 bpg and has shot 50% from the floor and 79% from the line. With OJ Mayo struggling, Gay has completely solidified himself as the Star in Memphis.

5. Blake Griffin (22 years old) - Blake is a dream for Sports Center, his dunks are so serious and intimidating but at the same time so Vince-Carter like. I can't wait until he wins the Dunk Contest. Blake will be R.O.Y. this year, he's putting up 21.8 ppg and 12.7 rpg. He is also posting 3.4 apg, which is 3rd highest amongst centers this season (behind Pau Gasol and David Lee).

Honorable Mention:
Dorell Wright (25 years old), Wilson Chandler (22), James Harden (21), Eric Gordon (23), Andrea Bargnani (25), Arron Afflalo (25), Jrue Holiday (20).... Just to name a few.

I don't have time to look up all the sick players who are younger than me because there are way too many. With that said, it is safe to say the future is bright for the David Stern and the NBA.

I'm off the the game...