John Wall PG FA Wed 12/14/16 10:31 PM
John Wall
PG FA
Wall put up 25 points (9-19 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 7-8 FT) and added 10 assists, seven steals and six rebounds across 36 minutes during Wednesday's 109-106 victory over the Hornets.
EDGE Analysis
With a season-high seven steals, Wall flirted with a triple-double but fell just short, but the 26-year-old was still able to notch his 12th double-double of the year. Wall is averaging 29.2 points per game over his last five contests, although that's a bit inflated because of his 52-point explosion on Dec. 6. Entering Wednesday's game, Wall was shooting a career-high 45 percent from the field, and he'll hope to continue his hot shooting Friday versus the Pistons.
John Wall PG FA Tue 12/13/16 12:12 AM
John Wall
PG FA
Wall notched 30 points (12-26 FG, 1-5 3Pt, 5-6 FT), six rebounds, eight assists, one block, and one steal in 38 minutes in a 112-101 loss to the Heat on Monday.
EDGE Analysis
Wall getting buckets while his team loses? Seems like business as usual. In his last five games, Wall is averaging 29.2 points, and on the season he's attempting almost 20 field goals per game.
John Wall PG FA Sat 12/10/16 11:15 PM
John Wall
PG FA
Wall scored a team-high 24 points (8-20 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 7-8 FT) while adding 11 assists, four rebounds, two steals and a block in 39 minutes during Saturday's 110-105 win over the Bucks.
EDGE Analysis
It's his 12th double-double of the season and seventh in the last 10 games, and Wall is now averaging an impressive 23.2 points, 10.8 assists, 4.6 boards, 2.6 steals and 1.3 threes over that stretch. He's on pace for a career high in scoring and steals, and after a bit of a slow start he's rapidly closing in on his third straight campaign with a double-digit assist average as well.
John Wall PG FA Wed 12/7/16 12:47 AM
John Wall
PG FA
Wall scored 52 points (18-31 FG, 5-8 3Pt, 11-14 FT) and added eight assists, four rebounds, and three steals in 42 minutes during Tuesday's 124-116 loss to the Magic.
EDGE Analysis
Wall set his career high for scoring, but did not get enough help from his teammates to secure a win. This was the first time Wall had fewer than 10 assists in the past five games, but part of that is due to the poor shooting of his teammates - the rest of his team shot only 41.9 percent on the night. In his first nine appearances this season, Wall averaged 32.6 minutes, 22.9 points, and 8.4 assists. Since then, he has averaged 39.2 minutes, 25.2 points, and 11.1 assists. The early season limitations placed on Wall following his offseason knee surgeries are clearly over with, and Wall's recent pace would set career highs in minutes, points, and assists.
John Wall PG FA Mon 12/5/16 11:04 PM
John Wall
PG FA
Wall went for 25 points (10-19 FG, 1-5 3Pt, 4-4 FT), 13 assists, three steals, and one rebound across 36 minutes during the Wizards' 118-113 win over the Nets on Monday.
EDGE Analysis
Wall skipped practice due to a thigh contusion, but he didn't seem to be hampered by the injury in Monday's victory. It was his fourth straight double-double and sixth in the last seven games, increasing his total to 10 for the year. The former Kentucky guard typically hauls in a few more boards on most nights, as he is one of the better contributors in that category for his position. Nevertheless, it was another solid showing for Wall, who has very arguably been the best point guard in the East thus far this season.
John Wall PG FA Sun 12/4/16 3:55 PM
John Wall
PG FA
Wall was held out of Sunday's practice with a thigh contusion, but has been cleared to play Monday against the Nets, J. Michael of CSN Mid-Atlantic reports.
EDGE Analysis
Wall is averaging a whopping 39.3 minutes per game over his last seven appearances, and although he's presumably feeling a little sore, the Wizards will attempt to simply restrict his practice time rather than holding him out of games. Fantasy owners shouldn't have any concern with Wall heading into the coming week, especially with the point guard averaging 21.4 points, 11.3 assists, 4.7 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 1.6 three-pointers during that seven-game span.
John Wall PG FA Sat 12/3/16 12:39 PM
John Wall
PG FA
Wall amassed 17 points (8-16 FG, 1-1 FT), 15 assists, three steals and two rebounds across 37 minutes in Friday's 107-105 loss to the Spurs.
EDGE Analysis
The Wizards remain a disappointing 6-12 on the season, but if anything, that's provided coach Scott Brooks will more reason to lean heavily on Wall. The point guard is averaging 19.6 points, 11.2 assists, 5.2 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 1.0 three-pointer over a whopping 40.0 minutes per game over the last five contests, assuaging any concern that the Wizards would continue to limit Wall like they had earlier in the season.
John Wall PG FA Thu 12/1/16 8:06 AM
John Wall
PG FA
Wall went for 15 points (6-20 FG, 2-7 3Pt, 1-2 FT), 15 assists, six rebounds, one steal, and one block across 44 minutes during the Wizards' 126-115 overtime loss to the Thunder on Wednesday.
EDGE Analysis
While Wall is averaging less than 10.0 dimes (9.3) for the first time since 2013-14, he is putting up a career-high 22.6 points per night while connecting on a career-high 36.5 percent from downtown and 82.1 percent from the charity stripe. Wall is shooting just 43.8 percent from the field overall, and his 4.6 turnovers per game is the worst mark of his career. Nevertheless, considering what a well-rounded contributor he is, fantasy owners will have to take the good with the bad.
John Wall PG FA Sat 11/26/16 11:17 PM
John Wall
PG FA
Wall scored 21 points (8-16 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 5-7 FT) while adding five assists, three rebounds and a steal in 37 minutes during Saturday's 112-100 loss to the Spurs.
EDGE Analysis
He continues his strong run of recent play, and Wall is now averaging 24.8 points, 9.2 assists, 3.8 boards, 1.8 threes and 1.7 steals over the last six games. Of course the Wizards are just 3-3 over that stretch, but the point guard is used to getting less than ideal support from his teammates at this point.
John Wall PG FA Sat 11/26/16 8:22 AM
John Wall
PG FA
Wall recorded 26 points (10-18 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 5-6 FT), 10 assists, seven rebounds and three steals across 39 minutes in Friday's 94-91 win over the Magic.
EDGE Analysis
Wall's contributions down the stretch were critical to holding off the Magic, with the point guard going 4-of-4 from the free-throw line and hitting two buckets in the game's final two minutes. Since the Wizards were playing the first half of a back-to-back set, there was some concern that Wall's minutes would be restricted, but it looks like the team decided to unleash him in full Friday. The point guard could face a stricter playing-time limitation in Saturday's game against the Spurs, so he may not make for as appealing of a DFS option as usual.