Washington Wizards: John Wall selected to All-Star reserves
By Ben Palmer
Washington Wizards point guard John Wall has been named to the All-Star reserves for this year’s NBA All-Star game. It is his fourth consecutive season as a member of the All-Star team.
Washington Wizards point guard John Wall will be attending his fourth consecutive NBA All-Star game this year as he was selected to the All-Star reserves this morning.
This comes as not much of a surprise considering John Wall is having one of the best point guard seasons in the NBA this year, and the best season of his career. We wrote earlier how we believed Wall deserved to be a starter over Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving, however at the very least, Wall will be getting the accolades he deserves as an All-Star.
Wall is putting up career-high numbers this season in points per game (23.1), assists (10.1), and steals (2.2). That steals average is also good for top in the NBA as a whole.
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Wall is also third in the NBA among guards in double-doubles with 26, behind only James Harden and Russell Westbrook. He’s also number two in the league in assist points created with 23.8, behind only James Harden.
Wall is also fourth among all guards in minutes played with 36.4, which is exceptionally impressive when you consider the fact that Wall had surgery on both of his knees this past offseason. His durability, all things considered, has been incredible.
Along with Wall and Irving, Toronto Raptors star shooting guard DeMar DeRozan will be starting as a guard for the Eastern All-Stars. Typically four to six Eastern Conference guards become All-Stars, so there’s at least one, conceivably more spots left.
In all honesty, Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas should make the team, as should Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry, but we’ll see who eventually gets selected.
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What’s important, though, is that Wall’s incredible season has not been overlooked, and he will be joining the Eastern Conference All-Star team for the fourth consecutive season.