Washington Wizards need roster changes, says star guard Wall

WASHINGTON, April 29 (Xinhua) -- The Washington Wizards star John Wall said on Sunday that there are obvious needs that have to be addressed in certain areas of the team's roster.

Despite entering the season with high expectations following a Game 7 loss to the Boston Celtics in the conference semifinals last season, the Wizards were hit by injuries and inconsistency, as they didn't have Wall for 41 games -- 28 straight coming after he had knee surgery that kept him out for two months -- and finished a disappointing eighth in the Eastern Conference.

With Wall back in the lineup, the Wizards lost in six games to the top-seeded Toronto Raptors.

"It's a lot," Wall was quoted by the ESPN as saying. "I feel like it's a lot we can do. I don't really have to say which certain positions. People who have been around our team understand what we can use to help our team. And it is not throwing shade to anybody on our team because everybody that is on the roster gave everything they had to make it work and fit with the team."

"But at the same time, sometimes when it is not working, you try, you try, you try, and it keeps failing over and over, you have to make certain adjustments and changes," he added. Enditem