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5 NBA players who definitely aren’t getting traded this summer

By Ian Levy

HOUSTON, TX - APRIL 25: Karl-Anthony Towns #32 of the Minnesota Timberwolves walks to the court before Game Five of the first round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on April 25, 2018 in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX - APRIL 25: Karl-Anthony Towns #32 of the Minnesota Timberwolves walks to the court before Game Five of the first round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on April 25, 2018 in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /
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WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: John Wall #2 of the Washington Wizards looks on against the Toronto Raptors in the second half during Game Six of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at Capital One Arena on April 27, 2018 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: John Wall #2 of the Washington Wizards looks on against the Toronto Raptors in the second half during Game Six of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at Capital One Arena on April 27, 2018 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

4. John Wall

Like the Trail Blazers, a lot of things broke right for the Wizards this season. Bradley Beal and Kelly Oubre took a leap, the former into an All-NBA tier shooting guard, the latter into a solid sixth man. Otto Porter stayed the course. Tomas Satoransky and Mike Scott revealed themselves to be useful bench players. But a lengthy injury-related absence for John Wall helped contribute to a disappointing regular season mark and, ultimately, another flameout in the playoffs.

Chemistry on this team seems to be broke, with an occasionally frosty relationship between Wall and Beal, and Wall and Marcin Gortat seeming to take subtle shots at each other in postgame quotes and on social media. Setting aside the issue of whether this team would be better off trading Wall, his contract makes it absurdly unlikely.

Wall has one more year on his previous contract — at just over $19 million. After that, a five-year extension kicks in that will pay him more than $40 million a year on average. In the 2023-24 season, the last of this deal, he will be due $49,215,600. Wall isn’t going anywhere because Washington isn’t going to find another team willing to take on that deal.

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