Wizards news: John Wall's 'ultimate goal' is to spend his entire career with the Wizards

All-Star point guard John Wall recently signed a four-year $170 million extension with the Wizards, securing his immediate future with the franchise.

While other players, stars included, jump ship to chase that elusive first championship, some place more value on loyalty. Washington Wizards point guard John Wall is one example of the latter.

After seven years of mediocrity, with only a conference semifinals stint to boot, Wall’s career in Washington thus far is very similar to what other stars have left behind for a much better shot at winning a title.

However, Wall is adamant in proving that he is different. He recently signed a four-year extension with the team worth $170 million, and in a recent interview with The Vertical’s Michael Lee, the former Kentucky stalwart emphasizes on his loyalty to D.C..

“I think a lot of players want to be in a certain place. Who wouldn’t want to be in L.A.? Who wouldn’t want to be in Miami? Those are amazing cities. Well, I’m in one of the best cities you want to be, in D.C. So I’m fine,” Wall told The Vertical

“You never know where you can be, anything can happen. I’m just glad I can be one of those guys that can say, ‘I’m still here.’ My ultimate goal is to try to be one of those guys that play my whole career with one team.”

“I know where I want to be. I know who I’m committed to,” Wall told The Vertical. “I could see if they did something disloyal to me, where I could be, ‘I got something on them, I’m going to pay them back.’ They have done nothing to me but been loyal to me. They stuck with me. They could’ve been, ‘Oh, he’s injury-prone, he’s not doing this, we’ve got to get rid of this guy.’ They’ve stuck with me through those tough times. And the player and the person that I’ve become now, is the same reason why I stuck with those guys.”

While the Cleveland Cavaliers have been dominating the East for quite some time now, the Wizards are placing themselves in a great position to pounce on their throne as soon as LeBron James shows any sign of slowing down, or if he ultimately leaves the Cavs.

Washington has done a good job in fortifying the pieces that will surround their franchise player in years to come. Bradley Beal and Otto Porter are both inked to long-term deals.

If Wall stays true to his word, he would follow the footsteps of Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, and Dirk Nowitzki, among others, as the stars who played for only one franchise in their entire career.