Celtics reportedly attended John Wall’s personal exercise as former All-Star seems to land contract

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John Wall has solely performed 74 video games during the last 4 seasons.

John Wall performed 34 video games final season with the Clippers. (AP Picture/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

With one other spot nonetheless open on the Celtics’ roster, might Boston goal a veteran level guard to spherical out their backcourt?

According to Kelly Iko of The Athletic, the Celtics have been one of many groups who attended Sunday’s personal exercise held by John Wall in Las Vegas. The 32-year-old guard is trying to land one other contract, with Iko reporting that the Path Blazers additionally attended the showcase. 

Wall was as soon as one of many premier level guards within the NBA, incomes 5 All-Star nods and an All-NBA Third Staff choice throughout his 9 seasons with the Wizards. Nevertheless, accidents have sidetracked his profession as of late.

Final season with the Clippers, Wall averaged 11.4 factors, 5.2 assists and 0.8 steals per recreation over 34 contests. He served in a bench function with Los Angeles, averaging 22.2 minutes per recreation earlier than finally getting traded again to the Houston Rockets — and subsequently getting waived — in February.

In complete, Wall has solely appeared in 74 video games over the previous 4 seasons. He missed the complete 2019-20 season attributable to a ruptured Achilles, after which sat out the complete 2021-22 season throughout his first tenure with the Rockets.

In complete, Wall has solely appeared in 74 video games over the previous 4 seasons. He missed the complete 2019-20 season attributable to a ruptured Achilles, after which sat out the complete 2021-22 season throughout his first tenure with the Rockets.

If wholesome, Wall nonetheless has the expertise to be a possible scoring and ball-handling possibility off the bench for a contending group in 2023-24. Nonetheless, it stays to be seen if Boston has the room on the roster to accommodate one other guard like Wall.

Boston at the moment has each Malcolm Brogdon and Derrick White already in place on its roster, with each Payton Pritchard and Dalano Banton additionally serving as depth choices on the guard place.