Over the last three year before this season John Wall played just 40 games as he missed one year due an injury and sat out last season with Rockets.
There were doubts whether he can return to his old self and get an important role in the NBA. The 32-year-old point guard revealed that he had a couple of options to be starter in the league, but chose the Clippers and a likely bench role instead.
Wall says he thought about his favorite player Allen Iverson who refused to come off the bench and was out of the league sooner than he should have.
The former number one draft pick did not go that route. Instead, he looked at Carmelo Anthony as an example of a former star accepting his pride and taking on a new role.
Via Ava Wallace of Washington Post:
“For me, the most important thing is to show people I can stay healthy, I can play, I can accept any role. . . . I’m not satisfied. I am nowhere near satisfied. ‘So determined’ is my favorite quote. Right now I’m playing cool. I think I’m playing okay. I could be playing way better.”
This season Wall is averaging 12.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 5.8 assists in 22 minutes per game.
