REPORT: Heat would be interested in John Wall if he was bought

The past years of John Wall’s A career has had him sitting on the bench in streetwear rather than playing on the field, but that hasn’t stopped a number of teams from across the league from expressing interest in the keeper.

Based on Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, the Miami Heat have expressed interest in Wall, but some complications exist.

“While the Heat would be interested in adding point guard John Wall if he were to be bought out by Houston, ESPN says that’s not happening because Wall doesn’t want to give up his $47.4 million player selection. himself next season, let alone his $44.3 million salary this season,” Jackson wrote.

Wall’s salary keeping him tied to the Houston Rockets is an issue because Wall isn’t playing for Houston right now, and The report indicates that the Rockets are not interested in playing Wall at any point this season.

With this year plus Wall’s player selection still on contract, he may not be active on Houston’s roster until 2023 unless a team agrees to a trade or Wall agrees to a buyback and he give up his salary.

Wall has struggled to play for the past few seasons, playing no more than 41 games since the 2016-17 season. But when Wall is healthy and competitive, he is one of the most dynamic point defenders in the league, holding a career average of 19.1 points, 9.1 assists and 1.7 steals per game. battle.

The Rockets had a rough start to the season, finishing last in the NBA with a 1-14 record. The Heat have had a completely opposite start to their season, currently being held to a draw for the first time in the Eastern Conference by a score of 11-5.