“John Wall shaving $6.5M off of his $47.4M salary to join Clippers”: NBA Twitter reacts to the former Wizards guard joining forces with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George

Arjun Julka | 28/06/2022
"John Wall shaving $6.5M off of his $47.4M salary to join Clippers": NBA Twitter reacts to the former Wizards guard joining forces with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George

Veteran point guard John Wall is planning to sign with the LA Clippers after finishing his buy-out formalities with the Houston Rockets.

Clippers fans can rejoice in some good news as John Wall plans to sign with their team. The 31-year-old has agreed to a buyout with the Rockets, giving up $6.5M of his 47.4M salary. Wall got more than 85% of his buyout, with the average buyouts being around 67-75%.

Wall has missed over two seasons in the last 4-years. The five-time All-Star missed a lot of time due to injuries, one of them being rupturing his Achilles tendon. As the former slam dunk contest champion geared for a comeback, the Wizards shipped him to the Rockets.

While he played 40-games during the 2020-21 season, the Rockets and Wall parted ways on mutual terms, with the front office helping him find a new home. The veteran forward was paid $44.3M without playing a single game this season.

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It’s been an emotionally draining ride for Wall thus far as he begins a new chapter with the Clips.

NBA Twitter reacts to John Wall signing with the LA Clippers.

In his 10-seasons in the league, Wall has averaged 19.1 PPG, 9.1 APG, and 4.3 RPG. The former Wizards guard played his last game on 23rd April 2021, comprising a double-double of 27-points and 13-assists. Thus there is no doubt that Wall can ball.

The arrival of Wall will make the Clippers top contenders in the west as he joins Ty Lue’s cast boasting Kawhi Leonard and Paul George.

Also read: “John Wall has played lesser games in his last four years than Dirk Nowitzki’s penultimate season”: Hilariously sad statistic shows how absent the Houston Rockets guard has been

 

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Arjun Julka

Arjun Julka is a NBA author at The SportsRush. Basketball isn’t just a sport for this 26-year-old, who hails from Mumbai. He began watching the sport after stumbling upon a court in his society, helping him identify an undiscovered passion for the game of hoops. Now an ardent fan, Arjun supports Stephen Curry and the Warriors but also enjoys watching Giannis Antetokounmpo own the paint. When it comes to the GOAT debate, the TSR author feels LeBron James is yet to receive a lot of his due but cannot deny marveling at Michael Jordan’s resume.

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