To everybody’s surprise, the New York Knicks finalized the acquisition of Kemba Walker after a buyout with the Oklahoma City Thunder earlier this week. Kemba was traded from the Boston Celtics to Oklahoma City this off-season, but never played a game for his new team. At 31-years-old, Walker was looking for a new challenge, immediately signing with his hometown Knicks upon being released into the free-agent market.
After what seemed to be a soft entrance to free agency for the Knicks’ front office, retaining some of their own players, they made a big splash with the acquisition of Walker and French sharpshooter Evan Fournier.