The recruit that gave Kentucky basketball its swagger back looks to make his Ali-like return to an NBA court this season. The Houston Rockets bought out John Wall’s contract last week for a nominal $40.9 million dollars, making him an unrestricted free agent. Although many teams expressed interest in the 5-time All-Star’s services, Wall chose to sign with the LA Clippers.
Walled opted into this $47 million player option for this season with no intention of dawning a Rockets jersey again. Similarly, Houston, in full rebuild mode, knew it had little use for a disgruntled, high-paid veteran.