John Wall’s contract is one of the most unenviable across the entire NBA for team executives. The former five-time Wizards All-Star is due over $40 million in each of the next two seasons, despite a slew of injuries limiting him to just 72 games combined over the past three years and an inefficient 2020-21 season.
Wall has lost some of the burst and defensive acumen that just a few years ago made him one of the top point guards in the league. Yet he still draws praise for his leadership, and could at the very least provide a scoring boost off the bench to a few teams that can take on his salary. If the Rockets wanted to move Wall to get his contract off the books, here are four possibilities.