at The Washington Wizards and All-Star point guard John Wall have agreed to a four-year, $170 million contract extension, league sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Sources said the deal starts in 2019. It includes a fourth-year player option and a 15% trade guarantee.
John Wall, 26, confirmed he has agreed to the contract and recorded a video confirmation of the message, with Wall saying, "You know I'm not going anywhere."
John Wall, 26, has two years and $37 million left on his current contract Contracts.
ESPN reported that the Wizards offered John Wall a "supermax" deal, and John Wall said in the "UNINTERRUPTED" video: "I just want to think about it with my family and friends and make a decision." "You know what I want place and I'm excited to continue to be a member of the Wizards for the next few years and you know where I'm going and definitely taking you a championship and that's my ultimate goal and I'm not going to stop until I get it.
Already this offseason, Washington brought back Otto Porter Jr., matching a $106 million, four-year contract, from the Brooklyn Nets. This move brought Washington Wall, Porter and Bradley Beal. The trio is intact.
Earlier this week, Wizards owner Ted Leonsis said he was confident John Wall would get a contract extension, adding that he would do whatever it takes to keep Washington Competitiveness.
“I think we’ve proven that we have as many resources and tools as anyone in the league and we’re not afraid of the luxury tax. " Leonsis told the Washington Post. "We're going to spend what we need to be better, but we're going to get better by putting the core together and then adding to the better stuff.
Washington went 49-33 this past season, losing to the Boston Celtics in seven games in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
John Wall averaged 27.2 points and 10.3 assists. In In a single playoff game, NBA is the only player in history who can average at least 25 points and 10 assists in at least 10 games. Russell Westbrook averaged 26.0 points and 11.0 assists in 18 games in the 2016 season.
John Wall is also the only player to average at least 15 points and 10 assists per game over the past three seasons, Westbrook (twice), James Harden (Chris Harden) and Chris Harden. So does Chris Paul
