"I'm like damn, this is a city where I want to play for one team, win a title, win a championship here," Wall said. "D.C. is all I've known since a kid, to be raised here"
"At least let me get one year back here and then tra"
John Wall served as the franchise cornerstone for the Washington Wizards, excelling as a top point guard and forming a dynamic backcourt with Bradley Beal that led the team close to the Eastern Conference Finals. The 2020 trade to the Houston Rockets ended that era and deeply affected both the fanbase and Wall. Wall had hoped to retire as a Wizard and valued representing the city where he was raised. The most painful aspect for Wall was not the trade itself but being unable to return from injury and wear the Wizards uniform for one final season.
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