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John Wall signs 4-year, $170M pact with Washington Wizards

By The Sports Xchange
Washington Wizards guard John Wall signs autographs after warming up at the Verizon Center in May. Photo by Mark Goldman/UPI
Washington Wizards guard John Wall signs autographs after warming up at the Verizon Center in May. Photo by Mark Goldman/UPI | License Photo

John Wall and the Washington Wizards have agreed on a four-year, $170 million supermax contract extension, multiple outlets reported Friday.

Wall, 26, was eligible to sign a supermax contract after being named to the All-NBA Third Team last season. The extension begins in 2019 and includes a fourth-year player option and a 15 percent trade kicker, ESPN reports.

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TNT first reported Wall's extension.

"Everybody knows where I want to be," Wall told NBA-TV. "We've been in the same position over and over. We finally found a way to get over that hump with us as individuals, as players, coaching staff, GM, everybody we got to make ourselves better. We got to improve. Everybody has to improve every year. I got to improve and be in better shape and condition to be able to close out games so I won't be fatigued."

The four-time All-Star averaged career highs in points (23.1), assists (10.7) and steals (2.0) in 78 games last season, his seventh in the NBA. Wall was drafted No. 1 overall by Washington in 2010.

Wall, Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook and Houston's James Harden were the only players to average 20 points and 10 assists last season.

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Wall guided the Wizards to a 49-33 record last season and the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Washington beat the Atlanta Hawks in a six-game series before losing to the top-seeded Boston Celtics in a seven-game series in the conference semifinals.

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