Cut by the Pistons before the first night of the season, having already been traded during the summer, Kemba Walker failed to bounce back in over a month. Very recently, he declared that his “hour would come” and it is now done.
Our colleague Mark Steinalways well informed when it comes to Maverickstold us in the afternoon that the leader was going to engage with dallasspecifying that it would be for a one-year contract, not guaranteed.
A few hours later, the Texas franchise confirmed herself the rumor by formalizing the signing of Kemba Walker, who will therefore have to prove himself.
A good solution to relieve Luka Doncic?
Having not played since mid-February, the former Hornets and Celtics All-Star will need to get back into shape to find the rhythm and his return to the courts is not scheduled for now.
To make room for him, the Mavericks have, as expected, cut Facundo Campazzo, whose passage in Texas will have been a big flop. The objective for the Mavs is to recover a player capable of carrying the ball, scoring points and providing outside shooting, one of the weaknesses of the Texans this season, as recalled by Jason Kidd after the loss against Toronto.
Clearly, we need someone capable of relieving Luka Doncic and it will be a great opportunity for Kemba Walker to revive himself, within an ambitious team, he who has clearly lost momentum since his departure from Charlotte. The ex-All-Star was initially weighed down by his physique and his knee problems, but also by his limits in defense.
| Kemba Walker | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2011-12 | CHA | 66 | 27 | 36.6 | 30.5 | 78.9 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 12.1 |
| 2012-13 | CHA | 82 | 35 | 42.3 | 32.2 | 79.8 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 17.7 |
| 2013-14 | CHA | 73 | 36 | 39.3 | 33.3 | 83.7 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 17.7 |
| 2014-15 | CHA | 62 | 34 | 38.5 | 30.4 | 82.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 17.3 |
| 2015-16 | CHA | 81 | 36 | 42.7 | 37.1 | 84.7 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 20.9 |
| 2016-17 | CHA | 79 | 35 | 44.3 | 39.9 | 84.7 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 23.2 |
| 2017-18 | CHA | 80 | 34 | 43.1 | 38.4 | 86.4 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 22.1 |
| 2018-19 | CHA | 82 | 35 | 43.4 | 35.6 | 84.4 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 25.6 |
| 2019-20 | BOS | 56 | 31 | 42.5 | 38.1 | 86.4 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 20.5 |
| 2020-21 | BOS | 43 | 32 | 42.0 | 36.0 | 89.9 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 19.3 |
| 2021-22 | NYK | 37 | 26 | 40.3 | 36.7 | 84.5 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 11.7 |
| Total | 741 | 33 | 41.8 | 36.0 | 84.0 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 19.5 | |
