This NBA offseason, a lot of speculations and rumors have been surrounding the NBA. And with just about a month before the 71st NBA season starts, the rumors about players just got getting more exciting to follow. John Wall is one of the most popular target of rumors. And the latest of those rumors suggests that he might be going to the Detroit Pistons.
Drafted as the 1st overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft, John Wall became an instant NBA sensation. With his unbelievable quickness and athleticism, he can be up and down the court in one go. He can dunk, drive in the basket and shoot threes. He can play defense pretty well and was a good passer.
During his rookie season, he became the runner up in the Rookie of the Year award behind the unanimous victor Blake Griffin. He has played in 3 All-Star Game. In the 2014-2015 season, he manage to be included in the All-NBA Defensive Second Team.
He is undeniably the face of the Washington Wizards franchise right now. But rumors suggests that he might be playing in a different uniform when the 2016-2017 NBA season kicks off on October 25.
According to Parent Herald, John Wall is recuperating from a double knee surgery. So his playing time with the Wizards might be limited until he was full healed.
Aside from that, he have that once-in-a-while conflict with running backcourt Bradley Beal. In an interview, Wall admitted that they have a tendency to dislike each other. Rumors says that one of them must go somewhere. And it could be John Wall.
There were rumors circulating that the Miami Heat might trade for John Wall in exchange for Goran Dragic. But Dan Feldman of NBC Sports said that John Wall might be traded together with Markieff Morris to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Reggie Jackson, Reggie Bullock, Tobias Harris and two first round draft picks.
However, Wiz of Awes denied the rumors and said that the Wizards are planning to keep Wall for as long as they can.
So John Wall will still be a Washington Wizard after all. But whether Wall will join the training camp of the Wizards remains uncertain. According to Wizards head coach Scott Brooks, they didn't want to give a deadline as to when will Wall be ready to play. Brooks points out that they want their players to be ready. But that doesn't mean that they are trading the player.
