![]() I see everything that goes on throughout the league with other guys being traded and stuff like that. But at the same time, it is a business, and I do understand that. I’m gonna be loyal to the people who were loyal to me. Kemba on Kemba’s free agency Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images It’s hard to acquire a difference-maker with that salary sheet and only Malik Monk and Miles Bridges to act as young assets. might help them, but he doesn’t move Charlotte up from the bottom half of the playoff picture. Given their assets, who are the best players who could potentially be had via trade? The Knicks’ Tim Hardaway Jr. The Hornets are running out of options and time. Charlotte missed out in the Jimmy Butler sweepstakes, and likely didn’t have much to offer anyway. They’re aggressively pursuing a Bradley Beal trade with the struggling Wizards, according to Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer, but even Washington should know better than to take back Batum’s contract (and production) in that deal. That’s probably why the Hornets are having difficulty finding moves to get Walker some help. These contracts aren’t awful individually, but they coalesce into a payroll logjam. They also gave Michael Kidd-Gilchrist a four-year, $52 million deal and Cody Zeller a four-year, $56 million deal, then traded for Dwight Howard, who was flipped into two years worth $34 million of Bismack Biyombo. This isn’t Batum’s fault: some of it falls on former general manager Rich Cho and team owner Michael Jordan for handing out that contract. Nic Batum wasn't even close /8rd8VMqMvX- Kristian Winfield October 18, 2018 Is Walker the best point guard in the East? The Hornets know it, and need surround him with some talentīut a look at Charlotte’s payroll is a heaping spoonful of your daily dose of depression. Eric Bledsoe is also having a tremendous season with the Bucks.Īnd then there’s Walker, the clutch performing, ankle-breaking Hornets guard who’s put the team on his back.Do you consider Ben Simmons a full-fledged point guard yet? Or are we considering him a point forward right now? He’s not playing at his best, anyhow.You’ve also got to consider Kyle Lowry, who’s averaging a career-best 10.4 assists in his first season without DeMar DeRozan.John Wall, the super-talented, super-fast speed demon of a floor general who’s been at the middle of a disastrous season in Washington.Kyrie Irving has been regarded the best point guard in the East for some time, but his slow start - and subsequently, his team’s early struggles - factor into this equation.Is there a point guard better than Kemba Walker in the East? And his play has vaulted an otherwise lottery-bound Hornets team into the thick of the conference playoff race. He leads all qualified players in both fourth-quarter (9.7 points per game) and clutch scoring 7.3 points per game). His Player Efficiency Rating is one of the 10 best in the league. He’s averaging almost 30 points per game on scary efficient shooting. To make it simple, Kemba Walker is a superstar. According to Elias Sports Bureau, only five other players in NBA history have had a 60-point scoring night followed by a 40-point scoring night: Kobe Bryant (2006-07), Tracy McGrady (2003-04), Michael Jordan (1989-90), Pistol Pete Maravich (1976-77), and Wilt Chamberlain, who of course did this four times, because he’s Wilt Chamberlain. Walker bounced back with a 43-point night against Kyrie Irving in a win over the Celtics on Monday. ![]() 15, 2019: Kemba Walker is always the surprise star 11, 2018: Kemba torched the Sixers in these 3 ways 20, 2016: A few small tweaks transformed Kemba into a new player 19, 2016: Kemba Walker’s new efficiency is here to stay 20, 2014: Kemba’s ready to prove doubters wrong. 15, 2013: Kemba Walker is the stop-and-pop king 12, 2013: How Kemba keeps his head up as the leader of the lowly Bobcats March, 2011: The time Kemba lit the Big East Tournament on fire.Tracking Kemba’s rise through some past SB Nation stories.
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