Tommy Sheppard: Wizards have no plan to trade John Wall

About halfway through a press conference dominated with questions about John Wall, Wizards general manager Tommy Sheppard joked that he thought Monday’s session was supposed to be about Washington’s free-agent signings.

Sheppard surely knew he’d be asked about the recent reports that the five-time All-Star demanded a trade from the Wizards. But for Sheppard, there were only so many ways to reiterate his viewpoint: Wall isn’t going anywhere.

Sheppard denied Wall wants out of the District, adding the team has “no plans” to trade the 30-year-old. Over the weekend, The Athletic and other outlets reported that Wall demanded a trade after previous reports of him being shopped for Houston’s Russell…