Right in the middle of the season, John Wall had passed tests to try to find a place in the NBA. In vain. The playmaker has not played since January 13, 2023, with the Clippers. Then he was traded to Houston and then cut.
But at 33, he has not yet given up and wants to return to the Big League. As he confided to his former teammate, Paul George.
“Basketball is essential for me. I want to come back “he said into the microphone from the Clippers star's podcast. “I was an All-Star, the franchise player of a team. The road back is complicated and the most important thing for me is to stay healthy. »
Willing to do anything to wear a swimsuit
The big question is what John Wall, who has only played 74 games in five years, can still bring to an NBA team right now?
“I know a lot of teams have young guys and don’t have veterans. I think elders are needed in a locker room. The teams miss this. I am ready to accept any role to be in a team. Whether it's playing, not playing, being in a role like Udonis Haslem”, assures the former Wizards.
Clearly, to imitate the former Miami interior who retired in 2023, become a veteran who (almost) never plays but trains hard, gives advice and sets an example with his professionalism and experience.
“I want to wear an NBA jersey again, because I know how important it is to me, and that I still have some under the hood. It can be helping the team on the floor, or by being a mentor, a coach: I am ready to accept all of that”concludes the former All-Star.
| John Wall | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2010-11 | W.A.S. | 69 | 38 | 40.9 | 29.6 | 76.6 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 8.3 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 16.4 |
| 2011-12 | W.A.S. | 66 | 36 | 42.3 | 7.1 | 78.9 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 16.3 |
| 2012-13 | W.A.S. | 49 | 33 | 44.1 | 26.7 | 80.4 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 18.5 |
| 2013-14 | W.A.S. | 82 | 36 | 43.3 | 35.1 | 80.5 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 8.8 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 19.3 |
| 2014-15 | W.A.S. | 79 | 36 | 44.5 | 30.0 | 78.5 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 10.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 17.6 |
| 2015-16 | W.A.S. | 77 | 36 | 42.4 | 35.1 | 79.1 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 10.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 19.9 |
| 2016-17 | W.A.S. | 78 | 36 | 45.1 | 32.7 | 80.1 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 10.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 23.1 |
| 2017-18 | W.A.S. | 41 | 34 | 42.0 | 37.1 | 72.6 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 9.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 19.4 |
| 2018-19 | W.A.S. | 32 | 35 | 44.4 | 30.2 | 69.7 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 8.7 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 20.7 |
| 2020-21 | HOU | 40 | 32 | 40.4 | 31.7 | 74.9 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 20.6 |
| 2022-23 | LAKE | 7 | 21 | 45.5 | 25.0 | 60.9 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 12.9 |
| Total | 620 | 36 | 43.1 | 32.2 | 77.8 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 9.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 19.0 | |
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.
