Kemba Walker: Last News

Bleacher Report‘s Jake Fischer, the Knicks plan to offer the Bronx, New York, native a contract that will pay him around $8 million annually.” The 31 year old point guard was sent to the Boston Celtics via a sign and trade deal that sent point guard Terry Rozier to the Charlotte Hornets where he averaged a career-high 20 points per game.As Rozier came into his own in Charlotte, Walker was held back by a string of injuries and rarely saw postseason action in Boston. This was another cause for the Celtics to part ways with him as they shipped him off to the OKC Thunder for the return of big man Al Horford.Kemba Walker made the all-star team the finals three seasons with the Hornets and his first year with Boston.

A few weeks after replacing Danny Ainge as head of basketball operations with former head coach Brad Stevens, the Celtics made a huge move. Stevens revealed that he is sending all-star point guard Kemba Walker and a 2021 first-round draft pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder for AL Horford, Moses Brown, and a 2023 second-round pick.It is almost unheard of for a trade of this significance to happen before the NBA combine but Stevens has a long last relationship with the Thunder’s general manager Sam Presti and the deal was good for both teams.“Kemba is a true professional and a great teammate and player,” Stevens said in a statement, per ESPN.