{"id":67771,"date":"2024-03-12T19:38:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T23:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=67771"},"modified":"2024-03-12T19:38:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T23:38:16","slug":"john-wall-open-to-joining-eastern-conference-team-miami-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/03\/12\/john-wall-open-to-joining-eastern-conference-team-miami-heat\/","title":{"rendered":"John Wall Open to Joining Eastern Conference Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hasleud01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-03-12_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Udonis Haslem<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/millemi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-03-12_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Miller<\/a>&#8216;s podcast,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FuTxV351nQs\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The OGs<\/em><\/a>, former All-NBA guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/walljo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-03-12_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Wall<\/a> revealed one team he would be open to joining&#8211;the Miami Heat.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">John Wall says he\u2019s open to playing for the Heat<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I could help them a lot. Getting Terry was a great piece for them\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if I came off bench I could impact them\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMe and UD talk bout this plenty of times, and I workout with Bam a lot\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theOGsShow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@theOGsShow<\/a>) \ud83d\udc40\ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FwEkF7pPZQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/FwEkF7pPZQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Emo Jimmy (@WheelerJaylen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WheelerJaylen\/status\/1767658586119791073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Wall last played in the NBA for the Los Angeles Clippers during the 2023-24 season. In 34 games, the Kentucky alum averaged 11.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per game.<\/p>\n<p>A few months ago, Wall expressed his desire to <a href=\"https:\/\/hoopshype.com\/rumor\/2446495\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">return to the NBA<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI love the game, I still get up every morning at 6 am, [I] work out. I\u2019m still dedicated to getting back in, I think something will happen soon. For me, I still love the grind, I still love to get up and put the work in,\u201d he said. \u201cYou just saw me work out for an hour, hour-thirty. No matter what, I still love the game. If I still have the hunger and desire to be [in the NBA], I\u2019ll continue to chase my dream to get back in. It\u2019s just being patient, staying ready, and just letting God do his work, and being ready whenever your name is called.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>John Wall Open to Joining Eastern Conference Team<\/h2>\n<h3>Can John Wall Provide a Boost for the Miami Heat?<\/h3>\n<p>In short, probably not. Wall is currently 33 years old and has not played 41 or fewer games every year since the 2017-18 season. This includes missing the entirety of the 2019-20 season due to injury and the 2021-22 season due to a sit-out. Although he was a solid bench guard for the Clippers last season, it&#8217;s evident he is not the same Wall. Wall&#8217;s defense and athleticism have taken a massive hit over the last several years. Plus, the Heat are simply not in need of another guard. Currently, Miami has five primary guards rostered. This includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/r\/roziete01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-03-12_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Terry Rozier<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/millspa02.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-03-12_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patty Mills<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wrighde01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-03-12_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Delon Wright<\/a>, who were all acquired during the season. Even if Wall is open to joining the Heat, it wouldn&#8217;t make a ton of sense for the Heat to actually bring him in.<\/p>\n<h3>Who Else Could Have Interest in Wall?<\/h3>\n<p>Since the last time he stepped foot on an NBA court, things have been quiet for Wall. However, in July 2023, Wall held a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/07\/11\/celtics-reportedly-attended-john-walls-private-workout\/\" target=\"_self\">workout<\/a>. Multiple teams were <a href=\"https:\/\/hoopshype.com\/2023\/07\/09\/celtics-blazers-among-teams-attending-john-walls-private-workout\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported to be in attendance<\/a>, including the Portland Trail Blazers and Boston Celtics. Since then, the Trail Blazers and Celtics filled a veteran guard void via a trade with each other, funny enough. Portland landed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/brogdma01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-03-12_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Malcolm Brogdon<\/a>, and Boston traded for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/holidjr01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-03-12_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jrue Holiday<\/a>. Other than attending Wall&#8217;s workout, no further reports suggested these two teams had shown interest in him. As it stands, it does not appear an NBA return is in the cards for Wall.<\/p>\n<h3>The Last Word<\/h3>\n<p>Wall was a fantastic and exciting player to watch in his prime. Though it seems unlikely, it would be fun to see Wall in the NBA again to fight for a championship. Regardless, Wall has had a successful NBA career up to this point. We shall see if anything comes to fruition for Wall in his quest to return to the NBA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Udonis Haslem and Mike Miller&#8216;s podcast,\u00a0The OGs, former All-NBA guard John Wall revealed one team he would be open to joining&#8211;the Miami Heat. John Wall says he\u2019s open to playing for the Heat \u201cI feel like I could help them a lot. Getting Terry was a great piece for them\u201d \u201cEven if I came [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4631,"featured_media":67777,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1608,5,27,16,62,3,23],"tags":[661,310,239,609,347,1022,427,2177],"class_list":["post-67771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-celtics","category-clippers","category-heat","category-nba","category-news","category-trailblazers","tag-delon-wright","tag-john-wall","tag-jrue-holiday","tag-malcolm-brogdon","tag-mike-miller","tag-patty-mills","tag-terry-rozier","tag-udonis-haslem"],"modified_by":"Elie Deglaoui","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}