The Houston Rockets were probably under no illusions. A small part of them probably dreamed that John Wall announces that he was giving up his player option at the pharaonic amount to find himself free and find a franchise that really wants him. Except that we are not in Care Bear country and that we do not spit on 47 million dollars, especially in a sporting situation like Wall’s.
The 31-year-old point guard announced, via his agent Rich Paul, that he was activating his contract option to allow him to receive $47.4 million in Texas. As a reminder, Wall was shelved last season and did not play a single game. No trades have materialized around the former All-Star and Draft No.
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There remains the possibility that the Rockets will relaunch John Wall by asking him to accompany the young guard trained since last year and soon reinforced by a player who will be drafted with the 3rd pick, whether Jabari Smith, Chet Holmgren or Paolo Banchero. It’s the same coaching staff and the same front office as in 2021-2022, so the probability seems quite low at the moment.
White seasons can sometimes be life-saving, like what Al Horford went through in Oklahoma City, before being sent back to Boston as part of the Kemba Walker trade. We could see that the interior of the Celtics still had a lot of very good basketball in him afterwards…
Houston Rockets’ John Wall’s agent, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, has informed the organization that the guard exercised his $47.4 million player option for the 2022-23 season, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 21, 2022
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