No more! Wall announces retirement! Goodbye, the fastest guard in the NBA

In the early morning of August 20, former NBA No. 1 pick John Wall updated his social media and announced his official retirement, ending his basketball career. Wall was born on September 6, 1990, and is actually less than 35 years old. He was selected as the All-Star five times in his NBA career, once in the All-Squad three teams, and once in the All-Squad second team.

The leader will tell you a story first, and Wall's retirement video also has this clip. When Wall was 8 years old, his father died of cancer. After Wall became famous, he funded a 6-year-old cancer-related girl named Miyah and helped her fulfill many wishes. In December 2014, the little girl died of illness, and Wall burst into tears during the post-match interview.

Wall is not very old. He is two years younger than Curry, four years younger than Lowry, and five years younger than Paul. Since being cut by the Rockets in February 2023, Wall has been out of the ball for more than two years. Although many fans are mentally prepared, when the familiar stars leave the NBA one by one, it is inevitable that everyone will feel reluctant to leave. In his 13-year NBA career, Wall played 647 regular season games, including 604 starts. He averaged 34.9 minutes per game, scored 18.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 8.9 assists, 1.6 steals, 0.7 blocks, and 3.7 turnovers. His three shooting percentages were: 43%, 32.2%, and 77.6%. His career score was 12,088 points, 276th in NBA history and 4th in Wizards history.

Wall has 5,735 assists in his career, ranking 47th in NBA history and 1st in Wizards history. With a total of 1045 steals, the 163rd place in NBA history and the 1st place in Wizards history. The same thing: Each team has different standards for retirement jerseys, and it doesn’t have to be admitted to the Hall of Fame. With Wall's statistics in the Wizards, he has the opportunity to be retired from the jersey.

Wall has only made 4 playoffs, twice ended in the first round and twice ended in the second round. He played in a total of 37 playoff games, averaging 38.8 minutes per game, scoring 21.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, 9.8 assists, 1.7 steals, 1.1 blocks, and 3.9 turnovers. His three shooting percentages were: 41.9%, 26.7%, and 82.2%. The total score in the postseason is 6th in the history of the team and the total assists is 2th in the history of the team!

2016-17 season, Wall played 78 regular season games, averaging 23.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 10.7 assists, 2 steals and 0.6 blocks, with three shooting percentages: 45.1%, 32.7%, and 80.1%. The playoffs averaged 27.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, 10.3 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.2 blocks, with three shooting percentages: 45.2%, 34.4%, and 83.9%.

Except for three-point shooting, Wall had almost no shortcomings that season. In the summer of 2017, the Wizards renewed their contract with Wall in advance for US$170 million in four years. At that time, Wall was under 27 years old. He thought it was the beginning of his peak, but he didn't expect that injuries would come. In the next three seasons, he only played 73 games in total and suffered a tear of his left Achilles tendon.

Wall is getting fatter and fatter, and with a serious injury, he is no longer the fastest defender in the league. On December 3, 2020, the Rockets sent Westbrook to the Wizards in exchange for Wall and a first-round pick. In the 2020-21 season, Wall played 40 games with the Rockets and did not play a single game in the 2021-22 season. In the summer of 2022, Wall was bought out by the Rockets and joined the Clippers.

Wall was the No. 1 pick in 2010. If it weren't for the injury problem, he would have had a better career. Wall's total salary in his career is $276.4 million, which is already very high compared to his attendance rate. The Wizards Official Blessing Wall: One of the great legends in the team's history, a symbol of an era, an eternal legend, and an eternal Wizard.