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Leading up to the start of training camp, all signs pointed toward the Washington Wizards being a much more competitive team on the court this season. Then, the club’s first set of adversity took shape. In late September, point guard John Wall was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his right knee, which will keep the emerging floor general and Wizards team leader on the shelf for almost eight weeks.

Wall’s replacement in the starting lineup is A.J. Price, a fourth year guard, who primarily served as a backup during his first three seasons with the Indiana Pacers.

If the pressure of maintaining the keys of the Wizards’ offense during Wall’s absence is a tough one to bear, you wouldn’t know it from Price’s demeanor. The former UCONN product says he doesn’t feel any additional pressure because the Wizards’ coaching staff has made it more about him expanding his own game and less about replacing Wall’s dynamic abilities step-by-step.

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