Report: John Wall ‘Rankled’ By James Harden’s $118 Million Extension

There is some acknowledged friction between John Wall and Bradley Beal in Washington, and according to a report, the Wizards’ All-Star point guard is also annoyed by the $118 million extension recently signed by James Harden.

Wall inked a five-year, $80 million-plus deal three years ago, and has indicated frustration with missing out on the much bigger contracts being handed out these days.

The 25-year-old refuted the perception that he’s bothered by other players cashing in.

Per The Ringer:

One league source familiar with Wall’s state of mind simply put it this way: “Wall’s got jealousy issues. He’s always upset with someone who makes more money than him.” A lot of players will make more money than Wall this year. He signed a five-year, $84.8 million deal in 2013, which looks like chump change now.

 

Wall has previously expressed displeasure over the fact that Reggie Jackson received a similar deal. Then, last August, James Harden signed an incentive-laden 13-year, $200 million shoe deal with Adidas, while the company offered Wall a deal worth only $7.5 million annually. According to The Vertical, Wall declined the offer because he wanted “Harden money.” A few months later, Wall fired his agent, Dan Fegan, and hired Rich Paul.

 

A front-office executive says that Wall was “rankled” after Harden signed a four-year, $118 million extension with the Rockets. […] If Harden’s contract was irritating, just imagine how Wall felt when Beal signed for a five-year max contract worth $127.2 million, tied for the fourth-most-valuable contract in the NBA. An agent described it to me like this: “Whatever is public, multiply it by five and that’s how they really feel about each other. It’s probably a total disaster.”