Five-time All-Star point guard John Wall hasn’t given up on his NBA dream, according to Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press.
The 6’3″ Kentucky product hasn’t played in the NBA since a brief, 34-game stint with the Clippers in 2022/23, but he continues to put in reps at the University of Miami, near his Miami offseason home, staying in game shape.
“It’d mean the world,” Wall said of a potential return to the league. “You want to go out on your own terms. I want to finish it the way I want. If I play my last game, I want to walk off the court my way.”
The 34-year-old was recently on hand at the G League’s Orlando Winter Showcase this weekend. Last year, he auditioned for attendant NBA franchises during the Winter Showcase. This season, he made his broadcasting debut, calling a pair of G League games.
“I was here last year working out for a couple teams,” Wall said. “I was on the other court, working out before games. That was fun. This was fun.”
Wall was selected with the No. 1 overall pick out of a loaded Kentucky class in 2010 by the Wizards. A nightmare in the open court, he developed as a passer and jump shooter en route to making five straight All-Star teams from 2014-18. During those five prime seasons, Wall averaged 19.9 points, 9.9 dimes, and 4.4 boards per night, with a shooting line of .436/.340/.787.
An Achilles tendon tear in 2019 forever changed his career trajectory. After sitting out the entire 2019/20 season, Wall was eventually traded to the Rockets ahead of the 2021/22 season. He agreed to a contract buyout with Houston in the summer of 2022 and subsequently signed with the Clippers.
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