John Wall Implied That Everyone Except He And Bradley Beal Should Be On The Trading Block

The Washington Wizards’ oftentimes tumultuous season came to an end on Friday night at the hands of the Toronto Raptors, who capped off their opening-round series with a 102-92 victory in Game 6 to take the 4-2 series win and advance to the conference semifinals.

The Wizards withstood all sorts of turmoil during the 2017-2018 campaign, including a key injury to All-Star point guard John Wall that forced him to miss a significant stretch, which subsequently led to locker-room discord that spilled over into the media at various points and proved costly to team chemistry and morale.

Still reeling from Friday’s postseason elimination, Wall didn’t pull any punches when speaking to the media after the game, telling reporters that the onus is now on the team’s front office to surround he and backcourt mate Bradley Beal with the type of talent that will get them over the hump, suggesting in the process that everyone else should be expendable.

“For me and Brad, we can keep getting better, improving our game, improving our conditioning, all those types of things that we can prepare ourselves for for a long season. And then, it’s up to our front office to add the pieces they think we need to make our team better and more complete.”

That probably won’t sit well with the rest of the guys on the team, so don’t be surprised to see an active front office this summer. In their defense, Otto Porter and Kelly Oubre Jr. are talented young players who are just starting to scratch the surface, but they could also make attractive trade chips in the offseason.

Whatever happens, Wall is clearly frustrated by what he perceives as a lack of sufficient help/talent on the roster, and he wasn’t shy about voicing that sentiment publicly after yet another early postseason exit for Washington.