All-Star point guard Kemba Walker’s free agency in the summer of 2019 is a time bomb of sorts for the Charlotte Hornets.
The Hornets tabled that issue when Walker was still on the team past the NBA’s Feb. 8 trade deadline. However, there is a big difference between tabling an issue and resolving it.
Walker won’t reach unrestricted free agency until a year from July. But what to do about the Hornets’ best player has to be high on the agenda of whoever replaces Rich Cho as Hornets general manager.
It’s virtually impossible for the Hornets to lock down Walker beyond his current contract until that contract expires.