{"id":28209,"date":"2021-09-14T14:23:27","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T18:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dcsportsking.com\/?p=28209"},"modified":"2021-09-14T14:26:24","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T18:26:24","slug":"john-wall-and-rockets-working-together-on-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcsportsking.com\/john-wall-and-rockets-working-together-on-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"John Wall and Rockets working together on trade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Five-time All-Star guard John Wall and the Houston Rockets recently met and mutually agreed to work together on a trade, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic<\/a>. Wall will report to training camp later this month. But, the plan is for him not to play for the Rockets this upcoming season.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wall has two years and $91.7 million remaining on his current contract. That includes a $47.4 million player option for the 2022-23 season. However, there are no plans for a buyout. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Rockets acquired John Wall along with a future protected first-round pick from the Washington Wizards in exchange for former NBA MVP Russell Westbrook. Westbrook has since been traded to the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> after just one season with the Wizards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The idea at the time was to grant Westbrook his request to be traded, and pair Wall with disgruntled franchise cornerstone James Harden.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, the addition of Wall wasn’t enough for Harden, who forced his way out in a trade to the Brooklyn Nets. Meanwhile, Wall was pushed to the forefront of a rebuilding team while returning to action from a torn Achilles injury he suffered in January 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n