Houston Rockets guard, and former NBA All-Star John Wall will receive a purchase and become an unrestricted free agent this summer. The news comes courtesy of Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes, who today tweeted Wall’s decision.
Five-time NBA All-Star John Wall will get a buy with the Houston Rockets and become an unrestricted free agent, league sources tell @YahooSports
Wall played the first nine seasons of his career with the Washington Wizards after being selected as the first overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft. He averaged 19.0 points per game with the Wizards, surpassing 23. , 1 point in 2016-17, when he was named to the NBA third team. He won five consecutive All-Star appearances between 2014 and 2019.
Wall was left out of the 2019-20 season with an Achilles injury. Washington traded him and a first-round pick to the Rockets in December 2020 for baseman Russell Westbrook.
Wall returned to action in 2021-22. He scored 20.6 points with 6.9 assists on 40.4% shots from the ground and 31.7% from the three-point arc on 40 outings for the Rockets.
Haynes also reports that Wall will agree to withdraw $ 7 million from his $ 47.4 million player option next season in exchange for the purchase.
Because of the deal, Wall is free to sign with any team other than Houston. You will only count as the minimum wage for the limit of your new team.
Shortly after Haynes broke the news, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski tweeted that Wall is expected to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers.
John Wall plans to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers once he has eliminated the waivers, sources tell ESPN.
Other teams are asking to pursue Wall in free agency, but their intention is to join the Clippers, sources told ESPN.
As a rule, other teams could claim Wall through exemptions before it officially reaches the free agency, but this is highly unlikely, as the team claiming the waiver would be responsible for all of their pay, lifting the Rockets’ obligation. . This team would also need enough space to absorb the contract, which is almost impossible.
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