# @shams on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXwZwEXDLmZ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64749111-shams-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/1263b8b476.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-04-30T12:46:36.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Shams Charania (@shamsnba) — https://gondola.cc/shamsnba

## Caption

John Wall played for the Washington Wizards from 2010-20 after being the franchise’s No. 1 overall pick out of the University of Kentucky. For Wall, the idea to partner with Howard began on Jan. 31, when he served as the team’s honorary captain of the day and expressed to the school a desire to be a president of basketball operations at the NBA level one day. 

Wall has already taken a hands-on approach to the role at Howard, playing an active role in team meetings, evaluations of recruits and transfer targets and helping shape the program’s overall strategic vision with focus on roster management, name, image and likeness deals, revenue sharing, agent negotiations, player mentorship. He will work alongside Howard coach Kenny Blakeney and team general manager Daniel Marks in the new capacity.

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- **Likes:** 44,605
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- **Comments:** 524

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sabina Shysh | Photographer | @sabinashyshphoto | https://gondola.cc/sabinashyshphoto | Photographer |
| Shams Charania | @shamsnba | https://gondola.cc/shamsnba | Journalist |

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