John Wall is Rob Dillingham’s mentor; could he fit with Timberwolves?
Is this a W L or N? I feel like some teams should look into just putting these old stars on vet minimums and at least seeing how good they can still contribute
If he gets along with Conley then I’m cool with it. Doubt he plays though so can he handle that?
FireFrogs48
Why not have him as a coach? That’s pretty much what he sounds like he wants to do anyways
HowlAtTheSky
Wouldn’t be the worst thing if he’s serious about being okay with whatever role
bellmonk
our starting pg is 4 years older than he is and has tons more experience…but sure.
Hypnosix
Player development coach – yes
Active roster spot – no
Kalvahyn
I don’t think he’d be alright with being a bench warmer, but I could be wrong. Maybe he’d be good enough to earn some minutes
MonoJuice
I do think it’s dope that a player who was once considered top 5 at his position is able to put his pride aside to play a supporting role like that. Inspirational.
SnooChickens8406
lol John Wall hasn’t been a positive player in 6 years, and he’d want real minutes too.
ProfCedar
The John Lucas III model of 15th roster spot.
Hefty-Profession-567
Too many cooks. We’ve got Mike.
ripe_data
I doubt there’s a shortage of guys that would accept $3,000,000 for this role. Wall isn’t even grinding in the G League or Europe trying to get back. He’s just networking.
Irontruth
He’d be a bad handcuff for Mike Mike. Could he come in and give a few good minutes for the 2nd team, probably. He’d stand out like a sore thumb if he has to play against starters though.
At $3.3m, maybe…. but we’re still so far over the cap that this hits even harder. He feels like an overall downgrade from Conley, with no major upsides. If we were below the cap and the focus of the season was developing Dillingham, then I’d be in.
We already have a veteran PG. We have a very good team, one of the 4-5 best last season. You don’t want to mess with the chemistry too much, and you want players that can plug and play. I don’t think JWall has much left in the tank. He hasn’t played a full season in 7 years. His per 36 last year wasn’t bad, and only a small drop from his career averages.
He has also always been a moderately high turnover PG. We need less of that, not more.
The vet minimum (with tax hit) would make him the 17th most expensive coach in the NBA if we’re just hiring him to develop Dillingham and not play.
Impossible-Goal3492
Mike Connolly is Rob’s mentor. Rob is Walls imaginary friend that he made up.
Fun-Wall-2224
Wall: “if you pay me several million dollars to literally never play, I’d consider the offer.”
wolfpax97
I think so. Honestly I think he’d give us some good minutes when Mike sits
Sam7sung
I don’t think either ownership group would sign Wall to just play the Haslem role. We are so deep in the tax, it’s not worth it for them
AppropriateHouse433
John Wall has never been known as a good locker room guy or a professional. Several teams have paid him money and told him to stay away.
subtleshooter
Wall still wants to play. He’s open to coaching but focused on playing right now.
need2peeat218am
Honestly would prefer to not have him affiliate with the team at all. We have Conely which is enough imo. No hate on Wall as a person or player, just don’t think his coaching style would reflect the path we want Rob to take imo.
itsdrewmiller
I think he might make sense in this role for Memphis – Ja needs mentorship and they have a similar game. I don’t think we really want Dillingham to develop in a John Wall direction though; we need shooting more than anything and that was never Wall’s strength.
SaladBarMonitor
He’s only 33 years old. How come he’s not good anymore?
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If he gets along with Conley then I’m cool with it. Doubt he plays though so can he handle that?
Why not have him as a coach? That’s pretty much what he sounds like he wants to do anyways
Wouldn’t be the worst thing if he’s serious about being okay with whatever role
our starting pg is 4 years older than he is and has tons more experience…but sure.
Player development coach – yes
Active roster spot – no
I don’t think he’d be alright with being a bench warmer, but I could be wrong. Maybe he’d be good enough to earn some minutes
I do think it’s dope that a player who was once considered top 5 at his position is able to put his pride aside to play a supporting role like that. Inspirational.
lol John Wall hasn’t been a positive player in 6 years, and he’d want real minutes too.
The John Lucas III model of 15th roster spot.
Too many cooks. We’ve got Mike.
I doubt there’s a shortage of guys that would accept $3,000,000 for this role. Wall isn’t even grinding in the G League or Europe trying to get back. He’s just networking.
He’d be a bad handcuff for Mike Mike. Could he come in and give a few good minutes for the 2nd team, probably. He’d stand out like a sore thumb if he has to play against starters though.
At $3.3m, maybe…. but we’re still so far over the cap that this hits even harder. He feels like an overall downgrade from Conley, with no major upsides. If we were below the cap and the focus of the season was developing Dillingham, then I’d be in.
We already have a veteran PG. We have a very good team, one of the 4-5 best last season. You don’t want to mess with the chemistry too much, and you want players that can plug and play. I don’t think JWall has much left in the tank. He hasn’t played a full season in 7 years. His per 36 last year wasn’t bad, and only a small drop from his career averages.
He has also always been a moderately high turnover PG. We need less of that, not more.
The vet minimum (with tax hit) would make him the 17th most expensive coach in the NBA if we’re just hiring him to develop Dillingham and not play.
Mike Connolly is Rob’s mentor. Rob is Walls imaginary friend that he made up.
Wall: “if you pay me several million dollars to literally never play, I’d consider the offer.”
I think so. Honestly I think he’d give us some good minutes when Mike sits
I don’t think either ownership group would sign Wall to just play the Haslem role. We are so deep in the tax, it’s not worth it for them
John Wall has never been known as a good locker room guy or a professional. Several teams have paid him money and told him to stay away.
Wall still wants to play. He’s open to coaching but focused on playing right now.
Honestly would prefer to not have him affiliate with the team at all. We have Conely which is enough imo. No hate on Wall as a person or player, just don’t think his coaching style would reflect the path we want Rob to take imo.
I think he might make sense in this role for Memphis – Ja needs mentorship and they have a similar game. I don’t think we really want Dillingham to develop in a John Wall direction though; we need shooting more than anything and that was never Wall’s strength.
He’s only 33 years old. How come he’s not good anymore?