John Wall explained it again recently, while passing through Australia: he still dreams of the NBA. “ If I still have that hunger, that desire to be in the NBA, then I'm going to continue to follow my dream of getting back there. »
He is not alone in this case since his former teammate at the Wizards, Austin Rivers, now a consultant for ESPN, would also like to continue his career.
The two players thus participated in a “workout” in Orlando this Wednesday morning, explains the Bleacher Report. All in front of between 10 and 15 NBA franchises who came to observe them. Our colleagues even released some images.
Austin Rivers (31 years old) and John Wall (33 years old) have not found a club since last season. The first had worn the colors of the Wolves until the playoffs, without being kept afterwards. The second those of the Clippers, before being transferred to Houston during the exercise, then finally cut.
It is not uncommon for free agents to go through workouts in the middle of the regular season, but will they have managed to convince a team to bet on them? Response in the coming days…
Video footage obtained by @NBAonTNT, @BleacherReport from the private workout of Austin Rivers and John Wall in Orlando this morning with half the league's teams attending. pic.twitter.com/nj0EglmsNr
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| Austin Rivers | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2012-13 | NOP | 61 | 23 | 37.2 | 32.6 | 54.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 6.2 |
| 2013-14 | NOP | 69 | 19 | 40.5 | 36.4 | 63.6 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 7.7 |
| 2014-15 * | All Teams | 76 | 21 | 40.9 | 29.8 | 67.5 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 7.0 |
| 2014-15 * | LAKE | 41 | 19 | 42.7 | 30.9 | 58.2 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 7.1 |
| 2014-15 * | NOP | 35 | 22 | 38.7 | 28.0 | 74.6 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 6.8 |
| 2015-16 | LAKE | 67 | 22 | 43.8 | 33.5 | 68.1 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 8.9 |
| 2016-17 | LAKE | 74 | 28 | 44.2 | 37.1 | 69.1 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 12.0 |
| 2017-18 | LAKE | 61 | 34 | 42.4 | 37.8 | 64.2 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 15.1 |
| 2018-19 * | All Teams | 76 | 27 | 40.6 | 31.8 | 52.6 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 8.1 |
| 2018-19 * | HOU | 47 | 29 | 41.3 | 32.1 | 51.0 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 8.7 |
| 2018-19 * | W.A.S. | 29 | 24 | 39.2 | 31.1 | 54.3 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 7.2 |
| 2019-20 | HOU | 68 | 23 | 42.1 | 35.6 | 70.3 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 8.8 |
| 2020-21 * | All Teams | 36 | 24 | 42.4 | 36.9 | 71.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 7.9 |
| 2020-21 * | NYK | 21 | 21 | 43.0 | 36.4 | 71.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 7.3 |
| 2020-21 * | DEN | 15 | 27 | 41.8 | 37.5 | 70.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 8.7 |
| 2021-22 | DEN | 67 | 22 | 41.7 | 34.2 | 72.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 6.0 |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 5 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 660 | 24 | 41.8 | 34.9 | 64.9 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 8.7 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
