John Wall’s career has been utter chaos since being traded from the Wizards. His contract situation has been one of the most perplexing we’ve ever seen in the NBA.
Dude has only played 40 games in the last 3 seasons but has made hundreds of millions of dollars. He was shut down by the Houston Rockets in the middle of the 2020-21 season and, well, we haven’t seen him since.
Obviously, he didn’t play last season either after the Rockets decided not to play him in their effort to get their young guys minutes, which is basically code for “we’re trying to tank.” But, regardless, Wall didn’t play. And the only talk about him last year was where he’d end up this year.
As of now, it’s looking like Houston. Again. That’s because Wall reportedly picked up his $47.4 million option with the Rockets for next year, per The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
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
That means Wall will be paid that $47.4 million unless he and the team can agree to a buyout.
So here’s where we ultimately are with this one. The Houston Rockets will have to either pay the man his money to sit on the bench, pay him some negotiated sum of money to find another team or just trade him to another team that will pay him that money to actually play.
It sounds like this guy John Wall has life figured out. Getting paid millions to do absolutely nothing? Nah, that’s the dream. Just look at this, y’all.
John Wall (games played)
19-20: $38.2M (0)
20-21: $41.2M (40)
21-22: $44.3M (0)
22-23: $47.3M (?)— Spotrac (@spotrac) June 21, 2022
I don’t know about y’all, but that sounds like a dream to me. And, of course, Wall actually wants to play basketball. He eventually will. But, hey, man. That generational check has to make things a bit better, right?
The internet was so happy to see Wall getting paid.
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