Washington Wizards: 3 side effects of John Wall sitting the rest of the year

John Wall Isn’t Going Anywhere, Yet

It’s the elephant in the room, but we’ve got to talk about it, for obvious reasons.

There’s a large portion of the Wizards fandom that might argue for dumping Wall and building around Beal. Whether that’s a plausible route for Washington, I’ll leave that up to you.

But the fact of the matter is, that without Wall seeing any time on the floor this season, any trade involving the team’s longtime point guard will have to wait. At one point, it was rumored that Washington might listen to offers on Beal if it meant moving his backcourt partner.

Those rumors have since quieted, likely in part to Beal signing a two-year extension. But if we’ve learned anything through the NBA’s last year and change, no contract is untradeable.

Still, if John Wall isn’t going to play until next season, then he likely won’t be traded until the season after. And that’s only if he underwhelms, while all signs point to the guard being healthy. He’s been very active on the floor for shootaround before games, and has even been seen dunking the ball.

But he’s not 100 percent, and that means that no team is going to feel 100 percent about trading for the nine-year veteran, who’s played just 73 games over the last two years.

John Wall’s absence for the rest of the season will cause a ripple effect that spreads throughout the entire organization. But the aforementioned three outcomes will be the most immediate and apparent. Get well soon John. The Wizards are quite lost without you.