John Wall, former Washington Wizards star guard, hangs boots after 11 NBA seasons

Former Washington Wizards Sterwag John Wall announced his retirement after 11 NBA seasons on Tuesday, reports CBS Sports, adding that he last played for the Los Angeles Clippers during the 2022-23 season. Washington Wizards took to X and wrote: ‘One of our franchise greats. The definition of an era. ‘ A lasting legacy. A Forever Waggender. Congratulations on your retirement, @Johnwall. ‘ About John Wall: Wall was selected by the Washington Wizards for the first time in 2010 and spent the first nine seasons of his NBA career with them. He was then traded in an agreement with the Houston Rockets in 2020 in which Russell Westbrook was sent to the wizards. He ended his career with an average of 18.7 points, 8.9 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 1.6 stealing. In his rookie campaign, Wall was on average 16.4 points, 8.3 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 1.8 stealing. He added second place in the award of the Rookie of the Year Award behind the then cliff, Blake Griffin, added the report. Wall helped Wizards finish to the playoffs in four of his nine seasons and also assisted the franchise to reach the Eastern Conference semi -finals in two of these campaigns. In his NBA career, Wall also treated a plethora of injuries that delayed him. Due to his knee problems in several seasons, he was limited to 41 or fewer games in his last four seasons. From January – April he was named the Eastern Conference Smoking of the Month and finished second in the Rookie of the Year who voted behind unanimous selection Blake Griffin. He was also named the NBA All-Smokie First Team. Later in 2022 Wall signed a two -year agreement, $ 13 million with the Clippers. However, he scored 34 games in his only Los Angeles campaign. After this in 2023 he was traded in a three-team in February in a three-team that involved the Memphis Grizzlies. Former Washington Wizards star left the sport as the fourth highest leading scorer in the history of Wizards with 10.879 career points and only Trails Elvin Hayes (15.551), Bradley Beal (15.391) and Jeff Malone (11.083), reports CBS Sports. According to the data compiled by CBS Sports, Wall was a five-time All-Star, a member of the All-Nba-third team (2017), a member of the NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2015), and won the NBA Slam Dunk competition in 2014. Wall was also named the SEC Tournament MVP that season. He led Kentucky in the first season under legendary coach John Calipari to an elite eight appearance as a no. 1 -seed, added the report.