Beijing time on June 28, according to NBA reporter Chris Hayes, the Rockets and Wall have reached a buyout agreement, and Wall will become a free agent and choose a new team. Wall's agent Rich Paul met with general manager Stone and finalized the agreement! Subsequently, the famous reporter Woj followed up and reported that Wall rejected other suitors and would sign with the Clippers . In the new season, he will team up with Kajiao to win the championship, and the Lakers have missed Irving and Wall consecutively, which is quite heartbreaking.
Coincidentally, the last time Wall played was on April 24, 2021, against the Clippers. In that game, Wall played 39 minutes, making 9 of 22 shots, 1 of 7 three-pointers, and scored 27 points, 3 rebounds, 13 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks.
Wall is expected to return a salary of US$6.5 million to the Rockets, which means that Wall can get approximately 41 million of the US$47.4 million. It was previously reported that he would exercise his player option.
Last season, the Rockets paid Wall a salary of $44.3 million and reached an agreement with him not to play for the entire season.
Wall is called the "king of making money while lying down" by fans. At the beginning of the 2019-20 season, Wall played only 40 games in total. In the 2019-20 season, Wall did not play and received a salary of US$38.2 million; in the 2020-21 season, Wall only played 40 games and received a salary of US$41.2 million; in the 2021-22 season, Wall and the Rockets agreed not to play. Another $44.3 million was taken in vain.
The Lakers, Clippers and Heat are all interested in pursuing Wall, but Wall already has his heart. Previously, Stein reported. Once Wall enters the free agent market, the Clippers will launch a strong pursuit of him. Due to the existence of Tyronn Lu, the Clippers' chances of signing Wall will increase a lot. Now it seems that Wall has decided to go to the Clippers.
