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Washington Wizards: 2016-17 regular season player awards

By Jerran Anderson

Apr 19, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) reacts after making a three point field goal against the Atlanta Hawks in the first quarter in game two of the first round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 19, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) reacts after making a three point field goal against the Atlanta Hawks in the first quarter in game two of the first round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 19, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) reacts after making a three point field goal against the Atlanta Hawks in the first quarter in game two of the first round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /

Fearless Leader Award – John Wall

In his seventh NBA season, point guard John Wall has made his presence known on the Washington Wizards all-season long. He averaged 23.1 points, 10.7 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game this season. His points, assists and steals averages are all new career-highs.

On Nov. 7, Wall broke Hall of Fame center Wes Unseld’s record for career assists in franchise history (3,822). On Dec. 14, he broke the Wizards record for career steals, while recording a career-high 159 steals this season.

Wall didn’t stop there either. He set the single-season franchise record for assists in a single-season on Apr. 2. Rod Strickland set the record for the Washington Bullets back in 1997-98 season but Wall is now the current leader with 829 assists.

Wall is now the all-time leader in three of five major categories in franchise history. There wasn’t a whole lot of talk about him doing either, he just went out and got it done.

Under first year head coach Scott Brooks, Wall has taken on a new attitude where he’s leading by example rather than by a lot of talking. They aren’t the deepest team or the biggest team, but with Wall leading the way, they’ve proven to be one with a lot of heart.

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John Wall is their fearless leader and he could lead this team to the NBA Finals one day. They just need a few pieces to fall in their favor.

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