Your Morning Dump... Where EVERYTHING hinges on Kemba Walker's knee

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There is little doubt that the Celtics did the right thing by signing Walker last summer as a free agent. After all of the trials and tribulations of the Kyrie Irving era, Walker brought desperately needed calm and stability to the locker room. And, when he was healthy, he brought plenty of scoring punch — though it was also combined with an understanding, and a willingness, to take a back seat to Jayson Tatum and Brown.

Now, though, Walker is going on almost an entire calendar year’s worth of knee problems — which will keep him…