John Wall made some positive improvements to his game last season. He earned his first Player of the Month award, he shot a career-best 35.1 percent from beyond the arc, and he averaged a career-high 10.2 assists per game despite playing with a revolving cast of players this season. Still, despite those improvements, most would agree it wasn't a great year for Wall. He had more turnovers this season, didn't shoot as well inside the arc, and took a big step back defensively.
Recently, Michael Lee of The Vertical caught up with John Wall, and as part of their discussion, he talked about how his left knee (which he recently had surgery on) has been holding him back the past three seasons:
It was painful.