Washington has featured many notable players from the Bullets to the Wizards, including Michael Jordan, Wes Unseld, Elvin Hayes, and Gilbert Arenas. The franchise has retired six jersey numbers: 6 (Bill Russell, league-wide), 10 (Earl Monroe), 11 (Elvin Hayes), 25 (Gus Johnson), 41 (Wes Unseld), and 45 (Phil Chenier). John Wall announced his retirement as an NBA player and will become an NBA analyst for Amazon Prime. Fans and the organization are debating whether to retire Wall's No. 2 jersey. Wall delivered multiple impressive seasons for Washington but never reached the Eastern Conference Finals. Wall ranks first in assists (5,282) and steals (976) and fourth in points (10,879) for the franchise.
one name that most Wizards fan's know is John Wall, who recently announced his decision to retire from the NBA. At least, Wall is set to r etire from the NBA as a player. Next up on his career path will be his new role as an NBA Analyst for Amazon Prime. Regardless, his career as a player coming to an end has brought up the debate whether or not the Wizards organization should retire the former No. 1 overall pick's jersey number or not.
The Wizards have retired only six jersey numbers up to this point: 6 - Bill Russell (league-wide)10 - Earl Monroe11 - Elvin Hayes25 - Gus Johnson41 Wes Unseld45 - Phil Chenier Most of these players have left their mark on the Wizards franchise in more ways than one by suiting up for the team, outside of Bill Russell who's jersey is retired league-wide solely due to his impact on the game itself.
Wall, finds himself in an interesting category considering while he was one of the best players to suit up for Washington during his time, he doesn't have much to show for it in terms of playoff wins. The former Kentucky product led the Wizards to multiple impressive seasons, but fell short of the ultimate goal after never being able to lift the Wiz to the Eastern Conference Finals during his time in D.C.
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