Kemba Walker RUMORS & NEWS

The Score "Despite selecting Alabama sensation Collin Sexton with the eighth overall pick in Thursday's draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers may not be done looking to acquire high-level talent at the point guard position. General manager Koby Altman and the Cavs are..." June 22

Sportsnaut "The Cleveland Cavaliers won’t know until some time next month whether LeBron James will return to the team once free agency opens. This doesn’t mean Cleveland can just sit back and wait for James to make his decision. Selecting eighth overall in this week’s NBA..." June 19

Yardbarker "One team that is in need of a lot of change is the Charlotte Hornets. Despite having Kemba Walker running the point, and Dwight Howard anchoring the paint — they finished 36-46 which was good for tenth in the Eastern Conference in 2018. According to a new report, the Hornets could look to..." June 17

Cavs Nation "The Cleveland Cavaliers will need to pull off the proverbial rabbit out of their hat if they hope to keep hometown hero LeBron James in town this summer, but attracting big names could prove more difficult than ever. Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com explained just how ugly the..." June 12

Cavs Nation "There are a lot of questions about what would keep LeBron James with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and one option could be trading the 8th pick that they got in the trade with the Brooklyn Nets, for an already established star. One player who has picked up steam in the last few weeks is..." June 06

247 Sports "We have found the Cleveland Cavaliers' next trade target if LeBron James re-signs. With the Cavaliers currently trailing their 2018 NBA Finals series 2-0 versus the Golden State Warriors, it appears more than likely that Cleveland will lose for the third time in four tries versus..." June 04

Charlotte Observer "If you were Charlotte Hornets management, what would you need to justify trading All-Star point guard Kemba Walker? Just as importantly, what would one of the other 29 NBA teams justify giving up to acquire Walker? Those assessments are far more complicated than just..." May 24

Sportsnaut "Yet another disappointing season for the Charlotte Hornets came to a conclusion with a 119-93 win over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday. Charlotte finished the season with a 36-46 record, missing out on the playoffs for a second consecutive year. The backdrop of this is the team’s decision to hire..." April 11

SLAM Online "With 21 points on Wednesday night, Kemba Walker became the all-time leading scorer in Charlotte Hornets history with 9,841 points, surpassing Dell Curry. The seventh-year guard out of UConn has been with Charlotte his entire career and has averaged over 20 points per game each of the last three..." March 29

Charlotte Observer "Kemba Walker’s competitive zeal has pushed him to the verge of being the Charlotte Hornets’ all-time leading scorer. That same passion for winning could eventually push him to another team. Walker entered Monday’s home game against the New York Knicks 50 points from breaking Dell Curry’s..." March 27

Pro Basketball Talk "Here are the NBA draft prospects you should be watching in this year’s NCAA tournament. In 2011, Kemba Walker turned heads while leading UConn to the national title. How much did that improve his draft stock? Jeff Eisenberg of Yahoo Sports: Three months before the 2011 NBA draft,..." March 15

Clutch Points "The Charlotte Hornets could have a dicey situation on their hands, as reports of potentially dangling Kemba Walker in the trade market didn’t sit well with the two-time All-Star point guard. While no trade came to fruition, the front office is now concerned with their inability to offer him a..." February 21

ESPN "Kemba Walker is headed to the All-Star Game as an injury replacement for Kristaps Porzingis. The NBA made the announcement Thursday, saying the Charlotte Hornets point guard will join the team captained by LeBron James. The decision came two days after Porzingis tore his left ACL and just a..." February 08

Real GM Basketball "The Cleveland Cavaliers remain interested in a trade for Kemba Walker but there is no traction at this point. While the Charlotte Hornets have been willing to listen to trade offers on Walker, they have been reluctant to part with him unless they're overwhelmed by the package." February 08

Charlotte Observer "The Charlotte Hornets have finalized a trade to acquire center Willy Hernangomez from the New York Knicks, but according to general manager Rich Cho, the team might make more moves before Thursday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline. In a conference call Wednesday afternoon, Cho told reporters that while..." February 07

Clutch Points "The rumors surrounding Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker are still very much in play, and while the All-Star floor general wasn’t involved in the recent trade his franchise made, reports say owner Michael Jordan is looking for another All-Star in return, looking to package backcourt mate..." February 07

Clutch Points "One of the players included in a lot of trade chatter the past couple of weeks is Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker. Being a former All-Star and with his ability to score in different ways, it is very understandable why there are a number of teams intrigued by the prospect of adding him..." January 29

Charlotte Observer "I no longer live in Charlotte. I live in Kembaville. There are daily Kemba Walker updates, and there should be. Kemba is by far the Charlotte Hornets’ best and most popular player. I understand why the Hornets would entertain a trade for him. He is the lone Charlotte player other teams crave...." January 27

Total Pro Sports "With just seven games under his belt as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Isaiah Thomas experiment has seemingly ran its course already as the trade that brought him there and shipped Kyrie Irving to Boston has not worked out at all. The Cavaliers are a mess from top to bottom...." January 24

SLAM Online "The Cavaliers have reportedly “checked in” with the Charlotte Hornets about the availability of Kemba Walker. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Cavaliers want to get a deal done “long before” the February 8 trade deadline." January 23

Charlotte Observer "Charlotte Hornets majority owner Michael Jordan said Monday night he’s not looking to trade point guard Kemba Walker, and would do so only if the return included a major All-Star, such as the San Antonio Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard. In an exclusive telephone interview with the Charlotte Observer,..." January 23

Indianapolis Star "It’s not often an under-30 all-star who plays the most important position in the NBA becomes available, so you’d better believe the ears of front office members across the league perked up when they learned the Charlotte Hornets were putting Kemba Walker on the trading block. ESPN’s Adrian..." January 22

Newark Star-Ledger "Here's an idea that could bring Madison Square Garden to its feet: Bronx-raised Kemba Walker and star big man Kristaps Porzingis becoming a dynamic scoring duo to raise the Knicks to the postseason. No, it's not an impossible dream. In fact, it could be reality if the Knicks and Charlotte..." January 22

Charlotte Observer "The question isn’t just whether the relationship between Kemba Walker and the Charlotte Hornets ever will be the same. It’s whether that relationship ever can be the same. Friday morning, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Hornets general manager Rich Cho has been soliciting offers..." January 22

New York Post "This is the dilemma of every Knicks fan with any sense of hope who is always wrestling with an equal appreciation of history: You hear that Kemba Walker is available, that the Charlotte Hornets are thinking of trading the electric guard who cut his basketball teeth in The Bronx, starred at..." January 20

CBS Sports "Two seasons ago, the Charlotte Hornets won 48 games, took the Miami Heat to seven games in their first-round series and looked to be a team on the rise in the Eastern Conference. Now, after failing to make the playoffs in 2016-17, and this season looking like it will send them to the lottery..." January 19

NBC Sports "Around this time last year, Kemba Walker‘s reputation peaked. The season prior, he led Charlotte to its first playoff-game wins since the franchise reemerged as the Bobcats. The Hornets were on pace to make the playoff again, which would have been their first back-to-back postseason appearances..." January 19

Detroit Free Press "Kemba Walker would look great in a Detroit Pistons uniform. But is the Charlotte Hornets star point guard worth the price? A person with firsthand knowledge of the situation indicated the Pistons are indeed interested in Walker, who reportedly has been made available by the..." January 19

Clutch Points "In the midst of the news of a potential Kemba Walker trade, Charlotte Hornets head coach Steve Clifford said a week prior to the reports that he would be “shocked” if his point guard wanted out. “I’d be shocked if he didn’t want to be here,” said Clifford, according to Chris Kroeger of..." January 19

ESPN "Overloaded with bad contracts and untradable assets, the Charlotte Hornets have made All-Star point guard Kemba Walker available in trade discussions, league sources told ESPN. Charlotte has been encouraging teams to make offers and appears eager to discuss attaching Walker to a larger trade in..." January 19

Clutch Points "The Charlotte Hornets’ Kemba Walker is eligible for a max contract extension this summer that could keep him with the team for the next few years. In a report from Basketball Insiders’ Steve Kyler, he said that the odds of Walker being traded are very low that it’s not even worth talking..." January 17

Hoops Hype "As the Detroit Pistons faced the Charlotte Hornets on Monday, we saw Kemba Walker and Andre Drummond on the floor together. But could we eventually see these two teams complete a trade that has Walker and Drummond teaming up for Detroit? Tim Bontemps was one of the first to popularize rumors..." January 16

Washington Post "Kemba Walker is one of the NBA’s fun success stories. After leading Connecticut to a national championship in 2011, Walker became the ninth pick in that year’s draft by the Charlotte Hornets, and he slowly improved to the point that he deservedly was named an all-star last year. With a far..." January 06