{"id":1490605,"date":"2022-03-11T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1490605"},"modified":"2022-03-14T09:14:54","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T13:14:54","slug":"john-wall-reunion-exactly-what-wizards-need-but-catch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/john-wall-reunion-exactly-what-wizards-need-but-catch\/","title":{"rendered":"A John Wall Reunion Is Exactly What the Wizards Need, but There's a Catch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With the Spencer Dinwiddie experiment ending in colossal failure, the Washington Wizards once again find themselves in need of a point guard. Might they seek a reunion with John Wall?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The former Wizards star has spent the entirety of the 2021-22 season riding the bench for a Houston Rockets team in rebuild mode. The Rockets might have traded Wall at the Feb. 10 NBA<\/a> trade deadline, but the Los Angeles Lakers refused to budge on an offer reportedly including Russell Westbrook and pick swaps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alas, Wall's future remains uncertain, though he almost certainly will not be in H-Town next season. With Optimus Dime and Bradley Beal reportedly open to a rekindling of their old partnership, a return to D.C. makes sense for Wall. But it's also extremely complicated for the Wizards to bring him to The District. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Wall and Bradley Beal reportedly leaving the door open for Wall to rejoin the Washington Wizards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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John Wall walks off the court after the Houston Rockets defeated the New Orleans Pelicans at Toyota Center on December 5, 2021 | Alex Bierens de Haan\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For seven seasons, Wall and Beal cultivated one of the best backcourt partnerships in the NBA. Now, the two are keeping the door open for their relationship to see a new chapter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Aldridge of The Athletic<\/a> reported this week that Wall would “welcome” a return to the Wizards, with one league source telling Aldridge that the veteran point guard has discussed the idea with his camp. Additionally, while Beal isn't openly recruiting his former teammate, the star combo guard “wouldn't dismiss” Wall once again donning a Wizards uniform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Beal played a small role in Wall's somewhat messy divorce from the Wizards organization, the two have always shared a close personal relationship<\/a>. Given Washington's desperation to build a winner around Beal and the superstar's desire to win now, maybe bringing back a veteran presence like Wall can help move the needle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After all, Wall is the kind of point guard archetype the Wizards appear to need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A healthy Wall solves a lot of Washington's offensive issues<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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