Wall, who can t catch up with even the wind, still can t escape time and injuries

When Wall retired, I realized that he and Cousins, a college classmate, had such a similar career. Both were selected in 2010, and quickly became famous in their respective teams, becoming the All-Star, and became the number one player in their respective positions in a very short time.

Of course, the trajectory of the two people's careers is also so similar. They both experienced a major Achilles tendon injury. After the serious injury, their bodies could not support their original style of play and were eliminated by the times. Wall has announced his retirement, and although Cousins ​​is still playing, he has missed the NBA. The 2010 rookies are indeed the generation destroyed by injuries. Wall, Cousins, Hayward, and later Bledsoe are all troubled by injuries. Paul George, the only one who is still in the league, has also suffered a terrifying broken leg injury in his career.

In my career watching football, Wall's speed is definitely the fastest on the court. Ross' speed is reflected in the change of direction without slowing down, while Wall's speed is the absolute fast. You were still watching Wall the previous second, but he might be at the basket the next second. It is said that Wall's 100-meter speed reached 10 seconds 3, and it took only 3.14 seconds to sprint three-quarters of the field.

So he was able to become the undisputed No. 1 pick in 2010. At his peak, Wall entered the All-Star for five consecutive years. From the time of his training, he took three-pointers, Wall's strength has reached a higher level and reached the level of the league's top point guard.

16-17 season was the peak season of Wall's career, and the series against the Celtics was Wall's peak work. Wall averaged 23.1 points, 10.7 assists and 2 steals per game in the regular season, and averaged 27.2 points, 10.3 assists, 3.7 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 1.2 blocks per game in the playoffs. The semi-finals with the Celtics were also full of storylines. Thomas's younger sister died in a car accident shortly before the start of the playoffs. The second game of the Wizards was Thomas' younger sister's birthday. That night, Thomas scored 53 points and dedicated it to her sister, which was also Thomas's pinnacle.

But Wall was the first point guard in the Eastern Conference in the year. His speed and connection reached the peak, but unfortunately, he was only one game away from reaching the Eastern Conference Finals. In the 2018 playoffs, Wall received a four-year contract renewal of 170 million yuan after handing over data averaging 26 points, 11.5 assists and 2.3 steals. This contract seems nothing now, but it was already a maximum salary at that time.

However, the turning point of fate came soon, and in December 2018, Wall was reimbursed for a season due to an injury to his left heel. In January 2019, he underwent left heel surgery but then slipped in the bathroom at home and caused a rupture of his left Achilles tendon, which ultimately led to his absence throughout the 19-20 season.

At that time, Wall would not have thought that he had finished the last game of his Wizards' career. A player known for his speed has a ruptured Achilles tendon, as if the lion had lost its sharpest fangs. Wall later said in an interview that he had wanted to end his career with the Wizards, but unfortunately the Wizards had lost confidence in Wall.

In December 2020, Wall was traded to the Rockets by the Wizards. The Rockets and Wall reached an agreement in the offseason the following year and would not represent the Rockets until they buy out. So throughout the 21-22 season, Wall was not injured, but did not play a single game. In the offseason in 22, the Rockets finally bought out with Wall, and Wall joined the Clippers, which became the last stop of his career. In fact, after his Achilles tendon ruptured, Wall only played 74 games in the NBA. He averaged 11.4 points per game in the Clippers, but his playing style is no longer accepted by the NBA.

The three years 19-22 were the darkest time in Wall's life. He had just achieved his peak performance, got the maximum salary contract, and then immediately fell from a high place, and the things he cared about left him one by one. He has always lost his speed and his mother and grandmother forever.

Wall's mother raised Wall alone and insisted on driving Wall to school every day. In order not to let him skip classes, she always waited outside the school gate for a while before leaving. When her mother was suffering from cancer, Wall tattooed her mother's portrait on the back of her neck and wrote "Dear Mom".

Wall's mother was eventually taken away by cancer. No matter how rich Wall has, she could not save everything that happened. After her mother passed away, Wall would call her six or seven times every day, but he could only listen to the voice messages on the other end. Even though she is gone, I will still call her and say a lot. After the death of his mother, Wall also fell into deep depression, and rumors that the Wizards wanted to trade him came. In Wall's later self-report, he said that he once wanted to commit suicide and wanted to end all this. On the darkest days, the child became his only motivation to survive. Later Wall dreamed of his mother, and his mother told him that he had to continue living for the sake of his children. Wall just started asking for help, went to see a psychologist, and gradually walked out of the haze.

Lucky than Cousins, Wall earned more than $280 million in his NBA career, so he can choose the job he likes after retirement, become a basketball commentator, interpret the game from his own perspective, and recall his playing time.

Wall's basketball career is over, but his second half has just begun. After the darkest time, nothing can defeat Wall now.