What Happened To John Wall

5 years ago, John Wall was a top point guard in the prime of his career...
Now, he can’t make an NBA roster and it looks like his only option for playing professionally is by joining Dwight Howard in Taiwan
What happened to Optimus Dime?
How did John Wall go from NBA royalty to getting cut by the league at just 32 years old?
I’ll tell you exactly what happened
Reveal How Good Prime John Wall Actually Was
And why a podcast clip might have gotten John Wall BANNED from ever playing in NBA again.
How John Wall’s Career Fell Apart | The Tragic Story Of Optimus Dime
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[@滋榎本]

John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, and Gordon Hayward were once star players, but it's a shame that injuries have reduced them from star players to Role players. Paul George is probably the only NBA player who turned pro in 2010 who is certain to be inducted into the Hall of Fame after he retires.

[@Artislife1992]

Man gtf outa here. John Wall averaged 21 and 7 in H Town. 2 years off serious injury. And averaged 11 and 6 while playin in LA only playing 20 mins. The organization never gave him a fair shot to start. 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾

[@juwanharris5425]

@@Artislife1992nope cap And I think T lue Didn’t think wall would be that good that quick last season So when wall had better nights then Reggie and the clippers lost It’ look like T lue didn’t play wall bc he would’ve won more games for them but it’s weird he got hurt and then got traded right after I find that super weird

[@Artislife1992]

@@juwanharris5425 Wall barely started. And Reggie was a shell of him self the whole year. Thats why got benched and never played in Denver fr. He was never better than Wall on his best day. Real NBA fans know it’s not all about talent. Politics play a part. Coach Lue’s line up selection was trash the whole year. And the whole team was injured from beginning to the end.

[@chad24202]

@@Artislife1992ty lue is overrated fr.

[@Peter-pf8me]

Wall and Cousions can join back Clippers if they want to get a ring

[@DMVLeGenD96]

There's no reason John Wall shouldn't be on an NBA roster

[@bye3680]

what u mean, dude just listed like 20 reasons, dude shoots worst than westbrook and is riddled with injuries

[@justme2444]

​@@bye3680 wow, what a great information 🥺🥺

[@SupFlx]

John wall can be a great six man for a championship caliber team.

[@jumpstreet2425]

Miami Heat?

[@ghostsnyperx]

Suns

[@st.toussaint4632]

Remove this No he cant

[@beef2503]

@@st.toussaint4632really? im actually curious onto why not, is he bad at the playoffs, inefficient, bad defender or does he turnover the ball frequently?

[@ryangreen8239]

@@beef2503if he works on catch and shoot 3s he would fit in to any team’s system, he TRIES on defense which is a lot more then others, no doubt a hard worker, Miami could’ve used him instead of Lowry for the past couple years

[@champFichtnerBourne]

Without injuries, he easily could be a Top 5 PG for a decade at least. And if in Washington things didn't work out, he could have been an amazing 2nd choice in a championship team. I really hope he can stay healthy and become a great 6th man in a contender team

[@HenryHoops]

Me too! His story is amazing and he deserves another chance to showcase his skills

[@schuylersavage276]

@@HenryHoopshey man good video but maybe try to be a little bit more accurate. “RA-LEE” is how you pronounce Raleigh NC. Also, wall didn’t shoot below 30 percent from 3 with the Clippers. It was .303, very close, but just pointing out inaccuracies. He was a 5 time consecutive all star, not 4, though maybe I misheard that? He also shot above 35 percent from 3 3 times during his all star run, not once. He shot 35+ in 13/14, 35+ in 15/16, and 37+ in 17/18. He also shot 38 combined % during his all star run on all catch and shoot 3s. Also shot 38 on catch and shoot during his one season with the Rockets. All of this said, I LOVE how you mentioned that he might have got himself blackballed due to the comment he made on the run your race podcast!!!! I was surprised I hadn’t heard anyone else mentjon that. I think we know how the NBA owners work, and it’s VERY clear that as much as it’s awesome Wall is so genuine, he just basically exposed the Rockets for doing something VERY illegal in NBA business( think of the implications as far as gambling goes too!!! If they were to be actually investigated for intentiapnlly losing gmars????). I honestly am so glad you used your platform to mention this, I’m surprised it wasn’t blown up, but that might be intentional. The NBA and media powers that be might have got involved and done their best to make sure his comments didn’t beocme anything more. I know people are accused of trying to lose all of the time…but a player who was on the team at the time directly stating that his team was instructed to lose????? Wtf!? Shits wild! But I love John for calling it out. Dude has the worst luck ever and still he’s made himself into such a GOAT in his own way, and done so much for his family and hundreds of other families in DC and Houston, possibly other areas as well. Just like his idol Iverson, I think the media always did their best to paint him as one thing, even if the truth was the opposite. Both of those men are such genuine beautiful souls but they both refused to pander to the NBA powers, and those powers inflicted their rath due to that. I read so many reports about stuff like this. I remmebr one during walls prime titled “why does the NBA media hate John wall..for no reason???” And talked about how he had never done anything bad to anyone, all signs pointed to him actually helping so many people, yet the media trashed him!? And then wirh iverson, obviously we’ve all heard all of the stories about how the NBA tried to fukc with him after he refused their offer to make him the new face of the league IF he was willing to do it their way in terms of how he presented himself

[@rachelwest1642]

Damn the Wizards did Wall dirty. I will forever respect this man for everything he gave to my city. I'm sorry we didn't do you right 😔

[@whitemamba0089]

Lol pretty sure DC gave him a big ass contract but he kept getting injured so they needed to move him since they weren't getting there money's worth

[@OfficialDreDaGuy]

He should have started for the clippers smh he lead the team in assists from the bench while on a minutes restriction

[@tallywacker0318]

John Wall is the reason im a fan of the NBA. He was awesome and played amazing. shame he kept getting hurt bec he had that kawhi energy

[@Artislife1992]

It’s not a shame because he still came back and balled. He aint in the league because of fake bs politics. His talent and leadership is still there. 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾

[@juwanharris5425]

@@Artislife1992facts

[@CDodger24]

​@@Artislife1992 It's not politics. He's just not good enough now to be on a roster because injuries ruined him. Plus, he asks for more money than what he deserves.

[@Artislife1992]

@@CDodger24 and Im telling you thats a lie. He is good enough. He averaged 11 and 6 (most on the team). Only playin 20 mins a game. And he averaged 21 n 7 in H Town. They did the same thing to Melo. 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾

[@CDodger24]

@@Artislife1992 He shot 40% from the field and 30% from 3 on his last season with the Clippers. What he did in Houston is irrelevant from what he is now. He couldn't even shoot the league average and he's 5% below it. And he's asking more than what he's worth.

[@oj7177]

One thing you didn't mention is his stats in the 2016/17 season when he was just 26, and the fact that he always stepped up in the playoffs The wiz took the 1st seeded celtics to game 7 because of wall. The wiz that year won 49 games because of wall, beal wasn't a star player yet He also was great defensively, constantly in the discussion for who was the best defensive pg at the time Such a good and fun player who got ruined in the beginning of his prime, he could have achieved so much more. Boogie before the injuries wanted to play with him, i think that's enough to tell how much potential he and washington had

[@daredevil350]

But remember he didn't close game 7 he didn't score in the 4th unlike game 6 where he started 0-9 in the beginning. But I get what you're saying overall.

[@oj7177]

@@daredevil350 yes, he didn't do well in g7, but overall if they found themselves in a position in which they could have gone past the 2nd round, it was because of him. He was 26, that was his first real playoff experience against such a good team. He would have learned a lot I'm honestly not even sure if the wiz would have beaten the hawks in the 1st round if it wasn't for wall, they won 4-2 iirc. Wall had to drop like 27 and 10 on average to get through

[@Artislife1992]

@@daredevil350all player are supposed to lose and learn and the team is supposed created a better team. But the most the Wizards bum @ss organization ever did was sign a hurt Dwight Howard (who’s obviously top 75 all time). Wall was the A1 player his whole career and he NEVER played with another superstar player until Kyrie and Westbrook. Beal became a superstar when Wall went down. Facts only stop with these bs narratives. 🤔🤔🤔

[@shaanalam3872]

wall's debut had undeniably the greatest dougie ever

[@MrSilverfish12]

I still remember watching that in highschool during class. He was a vibe back then and one of the reasons I loved watching nba

[@gazza_11]

If he comes back to DC, that might be the biggest come back of all time in history of basketball

[@sydguitar99]

It seems like videos like this are becoming more and more common in the NBA landscape

[@skynyrdjesus]

Because videos like this do well on the algorithm

[@DeeSoGodly]

Calling Westbrook westbrick is highly disrespectful he’s a goat he deserves better than that 😒

[@HenryHoops]

It was literally followed by his great shooting numbers. It's sarcasm. People called him "westbrick" and he was one of the most efficient guard scorers on the clippers

[@DeeSoGodly]

@@HenryHoops not speaking directly towards you I’m saying that it ever was a thing in general

[@BBallRambling]

He can’t shoot.

[@mgonzalez21986]

Teams are leaving him open for 18 foot jumpers and you're mad his name is westbrick?!

[@15subarusti59]

Facts

[@JR-he6fn]

i know this is a random video about a past basketball superstar but it got me thinking. we look back and think these where good times in OUR lives but in reality, we are remembering how good the player was and living through their eyes. our life was probably just as good/bad as it is now but watching people play a game made us forget about our real life problems for a moment and we remember that as a happy time

[@101noz101]

He's not banned he's just not an NBA caliber player anymore. He made a living from his freakish athleticism and court vision. Now the athleticism is gone and without a jump shot his NBA career is over. Had he been able to hit 3s consistently he could have carved out a D-Rose type role for himself. Truth is if you're a guard and you can't shoot or beat your man off the dribble you're pretty much done.

[@justicewalker5599]

You’re crazy he still has not missed a step

[@AA-iv2mx]

You are tripping

[@nolimit4484]

This facts and people don’t want to admit it

[@Clayton_Bigsy]

Bruh he is better than 100% of backup pgs and better than some starters. His health was the issue but he seems to finally be healthy. Hes been killing all star caliber players in open runs. Maybe Miami picks him up and shows the rest of the league that Wall can still hoop

[@juwanharris5425]

He still can get by people He avg 11/6 in 20 minutes He if plays 33-35 minutes He’s avg 16/8 easily

[@iinfamousblaze021]

Let’s be honest, more than half of the current nba players are trash compared to even current John Wall. I think he should have a basic little contract if he can contribute even 10 points per game and like 5 assists which I’m sure he can

[@jaysouthmusic8230]

I agree because he can still play

[@NickSandz-qe5te]

Wall still had some game left in him the NBA is a brutal business

[@bye3680]

no he didnt

[@blakebrown84]

John Wall is a free agent point guard for now, so we don’t know what happened to him. He was good during his prime.🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀

[@h0hleek]

The free agents like wall and Thomas etc should sign to the wizards it could help them a little.

[@liwado2843]

Get this guy Lakers GM, I think they can get him at a low price. His assist is legit unlike Dlow 😂, plus John Wall's crossover is superb.

[@nicolaswutzmusic]

I want John on an NBA team so badly. If its not gonna happen. Pls come to Euroleague. John Wall is my all time favourite player and it would be a dream come true to see him play live in Europe

[@LJ8Superbowl59MVP]

i just met john wall rn at u haul ! he needed a 15 foot truck and i rented it out to him

[@dcomputers]

The nba always destroy players in trades. Why would they trade him back to Houston and they knew he didn't want to be there and Houston approved the trade just to cut him.

[@jimmymag21]

Poor John wall. I hope the sixers or Knicks get him for a respectable vet compensation package

[@Walmartwentbroke]

Wall will never be 18 again

[@david9199]

I am not sure and I hope I'm wrong. I think this man's career is at it end.

[@Mercuricmike]

Gilbert Arenas was much more skilled and a better supernova scorer talent.

[@dkurt2725]

Wall was great but anyone remember Gortat out of nowhere he was playing like hakeem

[@YRLCarlos]

let him cook, let him recover from his injuries fully and use this opportunity to get NBA ready

[@Immanuel913]

mentioning the name "Westbrick" is so unprofessional, not only it insults Russell Westbrook it also insults every other human with the last name Westbrook like have some respect it's a last name from a whole family tree, it dont deserve disrespect, besides the video is about John Wall

[@Hanmerborch12]

First and last episode I’m watching, first off disrespecting “westbrick” for no reason when dude is a 1st ballot HOF, and they interview u showed if wall crying wasn’t even involving his mom or grandmother and idk about others but to me it’s just disrespecting certain moments for views.

[@shinehard1231]

Wizards should take him back have him start with pool in my opinion

[@enderdadon696]

That's sad as shit. He used to be my favorite player. I still root for him

[@ytwizzle]

He would fit in well with Denver being that he doesn't have to be a assist man primarily and knock down open shots

[@Jessehavoc]

The spurs could sign him and give him a chance wall can help with distribution and defense not mention mentor tre Jones and Blake Wesley

[@ssjvlogs1]

J wall a legend

[@cheetah219]

There was a brief period of time when it was a debate between kyrie and wall. Both Kentucky guys. Number 1 picks.

[@rockawilliam]

Kyrie went to KY?! Missed that. Go Big Blue.

[@cheetah219]

@@rockawilliam lol my bad idk where my head was at. You right, he's Duke and I knew that

[@bandzpalace]

Dam jwall was and still is my fav pg of all time and i think the heat should reboot his career pat riley jimmy butler and jhon wall would be box office and a great comeback story when they win the chip together hopefully he gets back and the heat should convince melo and dwight Howard to jump on the roster with bam aswell the roster

[@Senzel100]

Wall was supposed to still be on the wizards today.

[@godmodegamingchannel]

A podcast took him out the NBA.............. Just imagine if he joined the Cavs

[@phmagnani]

I didn't know about all his injuries. I believe he can make more money playing in Europe now.

[@jaydeisel]

He got paid all that money. He is still blessed.

[@darklight7452]

League...any of em treat athletes like horses. Soon as them leg injuries happen..they put em down.

[@DonovanMcNabb5]

He couldnt shoot a 3ft jumpshot to make it as a benchwarmer

[@shaynethomas8880]

Time for the next venture, there's a whole world out there beyond basketball. Especially with all those MMs,. Go be happy John Wall

[@birdbangbobarui]

John Wall is behind bars and cannot re-enter the league

[@godmodegamingchannel]

Clippers should pick him up

[@godmodegamingchannel]

Crazy how Lebron never faced harder teams in the east after 2011... Wall right he shouldve played harder teams

[@junkdawg2740]

He talked all that shit about the rockets just to get traded to the rockets just to get waived 😂

[@RucelEmbalsado]

I'm seriously worried for john wall, he might re-attempt to commit suicide as the man struggling to find it's new purpose. I wish him well.

[@SI-cd7xs]

not focused enough on fundementals and playing team basketball like many other american players. that iso style is simply outdated

[@DonteDavis-ko2mb]

wall was dope good player was

[@picklereek7735]

Come to Red Star brooooooo

[@erikkallner7417]

John should have a job in the league right now i miss watching him

[@bye3680]

no he shouldn’t, hes full of injuries and shoots worse than westbrook, why tf would any team pick him up

[@erikkallner7417]

@@bye3680 yeah you don't know what you're talking he averaged 20 in a full half season with the rockets than they sat him he's been healthy and is still only like 33, still athletic. Don't try to bash the man without knowing his resume john was that guy and he's still more than good enough to be a backup the clippers wouldn't play him either half the time and acted like he was hurt but dude has been healthy for years he had 2 major injuries that's it he's no injury riddled like people like to act.

[@bye3680]

@@erikkallner7417 “only 33” why would they pick him up instead of developing young talent, it would be a waste of time getting him back on the team know nothing significant would come from it

[@erikkallner7417]

@@bye3680 I'm not saying cut someone to make room just if they have space it's not a bad move young talent doesn't exactly matter to miami if you haven't noticed they've got a revolving door of young talent constantly a vet presence never hurts

[@bye3680]

@@erikkallner7417 yeah but no team has space for him, hes an offensive liability regardless of how many points he can score because he cant shoot, if he were to somehow make it to the playoffs defense would just let him shoot and win the game. also miami dont need anymore vets they got jimmy, klove, and patty mills

[@khsballa3]

WALL MADE IT AND LIVED UP TO HIS #1 PICK...HE MADE OVER 200 MILLION MORE THAN ANYONE IN THIS COMMENT SECTION...HE SHOULD HAVE LEFT WASHINGTON WHEN HE SIGNED THAT MAX BUT WHO IS LEAVING MONEY LIKE THAT ON THE TABLE...BUT HAD HE LEFT FOR A WINNER HIS LEGACY WOULD BE DIFFERENT AND HE WOULD STILL BE IN THE LEAGUE AS A VET ...

[@tevinbowen1788]

NO HE WOULDNT 😂😂😂😂

[@RaizenEx1]

When will people stop saying and comparing players with "us" in the comment section, thats the dumbest thing ever

[@mexicobuzz8063]

Freakishly good athletes without any moral character. Never seen that before...

[@tomimdawodu6808]

I really dislike Westbrook Coddlers ! Westbrook fan here but Westbrook can’t shoot ! he’s never been able to really shoot like that

[@DonteDavis-ko2mb]

cousins was good too

[@Htowndude1000]

Westbrick 😂

[@Walmartwentbroke]

30

[@DonteDavis-ko2mb]

cousins can still play

[@timduncan9696]

Lol

[@gigilmosiako]

Whre jowhn wall, now? Clippers release him?

[@whitemamba0089]

Australia as part owner of a team I think

[@kevinjennings9303]

His last season with the Rockets was the worst PG play I've seen in years. He can't finish!!

[@handsomehusa480]

Lebron ain’t wanna see them 😂😂😂 when being away from the game make you crazy 😂😂😂😂Lebron never thought about you 😂😂😂

[@ChefB0ii-li8vo]

No work and still getting paid, my boy trolling the NBA

[@gunny7769]

4:50 hahahahaha 😂😂😂 bro stoppit. Go watch the Cavs vs Wizards Feb6 2017 hahahahahahahah We would’ve smacked y’all without Lebron and with just Kyrie and Love. Stuf John Wall…. Hahahah 😂😂 easy 4-0 or 4-1 but hey … the wizards could never make it to the 2nd or 3rd round to play us. They always got first rounded so he never got his chance cuz he wasn’t good enough to get hos chance lol it’s that simple. “We would’ve best Lebron” you didn’t even make it to play him buddy.

[@rodneythomas4928]

John Wall and Kanye West are brothers

[@niijipiff370]

Gilbert arenas failed career John wall failed career. Bradly beal. Failed career. Now Jordan Poole. Wizards are career killers