A few weeks ago, we posted info regarding John Wall saying he believes he deserves the max contract. While that can be debated, it was almost a certainty that would be the case. Not necessarily because he deserves it, but because that’s how the NBA operates these days. Guys who aren’t worthy often are rewarded with a max contract.
Don’t get us wrong, he love John Wall’s game, but it’s safe to say that even the biggest Wall supporters expected more from him through three years.
Either way, the Washington Wizards apparently see enough in their floor general to give him the max.
Will the Wizards give John Wall a max contract?
According to several persons with knowledge of the situation who talked with CSN Washington, all the signals point to the answer being yes.
For the embattled point guard, of course, rewarding him with a max contract is a no-brainer.
“If they believe I’m their franchise guy, that I’m the max player that I feel that I am, they’ll do what’s best for them,” Wall told CSN. “I feel like they believe in me. My coaches and my organization believe in me. The owner (Ted Leonsis) and GM (Ernie Grunfeld) believe in me. … They like what I’ve been doing lately.”
Wall, who makes $5.9 million this season under a rookie scale contract, is due to make $7.5 million next season. Grunfeld can sit down with Wall’s agent, Dan Fegan, to discuss terms after July 1 when the negotiation period opens and extend him. Players with one-to-six years experience are eligible for a max deal that can pay them 25% of his team’s salary cap. For Wall, that would make his max salary $13.5 million this season and he would be eligible for 4.5% raises based on the first-year number each year of the deal.
H/T: CSN Washington
