Kemba Walker and the Pistons, it’s over, and it never started. Balanced at Motor City on the evening of the Draft, the point guard never intended to write a common history with Detroit, and the Michigan franchise either. The ax has fallen and Kemba is going to pack his bags. To leave yes, but to go where?
Like the manufacturing Belt of Detroit, Kemba Walker’s career is rusting. However, a year ago, the point guard was back in the city where he was born to carry the hopes of the Knicks. Inevitably, reading this, we say to ourselves that there is no chance that it will go well and the New York experience of the child from the Bronx was an ordeal. With a team that “worked” better without him, Cardiac Kemba found himself in the closet between brooms and mops. An unenviable situation for a four-time All-Star guy who averaged 25 pawns not too long ago. In the end, the ninth choice of the 2011 Draft only wore the New York jersey 37 times for 11.6 points, 3 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 25 minutes of play, the worst season of his career. . In short, the return of the native of NY was a failure and by a common decision, the player and the Knicks stopped the massacre in February before dropping it in Michigan on the evening of the Draft. The 32-year-old point guard has never had to set foot in Pistons training and today the franchise has just sent him his exit slip. Ladies and gentlemen, if you are looking for a point guard, know that Kemba Walker is free of any contract.
The Detroit Pistons have officially waived Kemba Walker.
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) October 17, 2022
A 32-year-old player with hissing knees and who hasn’t set foot on the floor since February 16, seen like that, it’s not necessarily a dream. But you have to give in César Kemba what belongs to Kemba. We are still talking about a guy who wore the Hornets for several years – where his knee problems? – and who is the leading scorer in Charlotte franchise history. In form, the former Bobcat can be a formidable basketball player. Between two round trips to the closet of the Big Apple, Cardiac Kemba also slammed a few performances including a match with 44 points, 9 rebounds and 8 offerings. As you will have understood, the dragster still has a little in the tank unlike many vehicles at the moment. A few hours before the big departure, the question of its future arises. The contender option may be credible, but the rosters are already in place and it will then be necessary to wait until the first changes. No need to delude any longer, everyone thinks of Charlotte. With a LaMelo Ball missing the start of the season and no disrespect to Theo Maledon, the Hornets are in the lead. Kemba Walker could return to the fold to rise from the ashes and bring all his experience to the hive. The story has everything to be beautiful and in the end everyone would find his account. Asked about the subject during the pre-season, the main interested party would welcome a return as reported by the Charlotte Observer :
“Right now I feel good. I haven’t felt this good in a long time. I’m just waiting for my chance […] It would be special (to come back to Charlotte). Regarding the end of my career, I still have a few years left in my opinion. But we will see. I wait. No one has contacted me, so we’re waiting. »
What’s the sentence again? Call of the foot? Yes, that’s right, the bugger would see himself returning to where he shone. He can still render services and the Hornets might need an experienced driver behind the wheel of the tank…unless Rob Pelinka needs an 18th point guard, no kidding, but imagine anyway.
Kemba Walker is free to sign with any NBA team. It remains to be seen who will want to take the bet to revive the former All-Star point guard. After two difficult seasons, Cardiac Kemba will surely want to find his level and who better than the Hornets to give him a smile?
Source texte : Keith Smith, Charlotte Observer