John Wall Will Still Take Home A Fortune Following Rockets Buyout

John Wall‘s time with the Houston Rockets has come to an end.

After being traded down to Houston in 2020 as part of the Russell Westbrook trade, Wall’s stint with the Rockets wasn’t what people expected.

But now he has been waived by the team and reportedly plans to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers, giving his career another chance and fans a reason to get excited.

And Wall’s accountant will be excited too because Wall, despite being waived, is still getting paid in a big way.

Source: Rockets and John Wall have reached a buyout agreement, shaving $6.5 million off of his $47.4 million salary.

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The Rockets and Wall agreed to a buyout package that shaved $6.5 million off of his $47.4 million salary.

That’s right, Wall is still getting more than $40 million from Houston as he heads out west.

That is quite a goodbye gift.

What’s Next For Wall?

Two things slowed down Wall in Houston: injuries and the future of the team.

He only played in 40 games for the Rockets in the 2020-21 season after a foot injury sidelined him.

Then, Wall just didn’t fit in with the plans for the team last season.

The Rockets are young and full of up-and-comers who were getting more focus from the coaching staff.

That left Wall out of rotation, a fish out of water.

Therefore, he and the team felt it was best for him to sit the season out as he attempted to retain his trade value and look for a new home.

That home will be the Clippers apparently, and Wall is ready to once again burst back onto the court.

Wall’s career average is 19.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 9.1 assists.

When healthy and driven, he’s a terrific guard and one that could definitely assist the Clippers, especially now that they’ll have both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George playing together again.