John Wall might not be ready for Washington Wizards' camp

Guard John Wall of the Washington Wizards, who underwent surgery on both knees recently although the left was worse, said he might not be ready for the start of training camp.

However, Wall said he expects to be injury-free for the first time in three years.

"It's something I feel like I had to do," Wall said in an interview with the Vertical. "It was painful. You watch a lot in games, I jumped off my right leg, or I jumped off two feet. I never jumped off my left leg. That's the reason I rarely went right, because I had to jump off two feet, because this leg, I couldn't get off of it.

" ... Dr. (Richard) Parker told me, 'I don't know how the hell you were able to do it.' Dr. [James] Andrews told me the same thing: 'You're basically playing on one leg, to be honest with you.'

" ... I've just shown glimpses of what I can be."

Wall had loose particles removed from his right knee and calcium deposits from his left patella tendon. The left knee surgery will require several months of recovery.

Despite being in pain, Wall averaged 18.9 points and 9.7 assists per game the last three seasons.