Will Kemba Walker Be TRADED By The Celtics?
The big question in Boston right now is the fact that Kemba Walker may be heading to a new team in the near future. Will a Kemba Walker trade happen???
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CelebnSports247.com reports that a Kemba Walker trade may happen since he made in the playoffs was with his jacket, but struggled in the Celtics’ first-round loss to the Nets.
Not to mention, that all happened before he missed the last two games of the series with a knee injury.
According to reports, Kemba Walker shot just 3-for-17 on 3-pointers. Boston got outscored by 21, 18, and 15 points with him on the court in his three games against Brooklyn.
The Celtics might be ready to move on from the point guard.
Brian Robb of MassLive:
League sources expect the Celtics to explore moving him in a trade to help create some current and future salary flexibility…
However, Walker still remains a fine starting point guard. He averaged 19.3 points and 4.9 assists per game this season with reasonable efficiency. The Celtics would be worse without him.
Though Kemba has battled knee issues the last couple of years, and he’s now 31. Small guards like him tend to age poorly.
What does this all mean for Kemba?
The Celtics won’t trade Walker based on his average value to each team. They’ll trade him to the team that covets him most. Perhaps, a team trying to win now will strike out on point guards in free agency and want to trade for Walker.
But it could require attaching sweeteners to unload Walker. At that point, would Boston just prefer to try rehabbing his value?
This is yet another challenge for new Celtics president Brad Stevens.
