With Charlotte Hornets All-Star point guard Kemba Walker's name continuing to come up in trade talks prior to the Feb. 8 deadline, the rumor circus would not be complete without mentioning the New York Knicks' involvement in the matter.
Unfortunately for the Knicks' fans who want Walker to play his home games at the legendary Madison Square Garden, they're going to have to pump the brakes on those hopes. At least for right now.
According to an article written today by Marc Berman of the New York Post, Walker's name has not officially been connected yet to any trade scenarios involving the Knicks and Hornets.
“An NBA source, despite speculation linking the Knicks and Walker, told The Post the club has not made contact with Charlotte about Walker to date,” Berman wrote on Friday.
Walker, who is slated to make $12 million this season and will have his contract expire after the 2018-19 campaign, is the subject of many trade rumors as the Hornets are reportedly trying to trade the electrifying point guard as well as a few other players on their roster in order to get younger and rebuild.
“Another NBA source added that the Hornets will be asking teams to take back one of their larger contracts, like Nicolas Batum, Marvin Williams or Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, making a Knicks’ match even more unlikely,” Berman wrote. “The Knicks likely will be busy at the deadline as they have a deep roster with a lot of duplication. But like the Knicks, the Hornets want to get younger players, so it’s not a very good match.”
Even if the Knicks were to trade for a player like Walker, they would very likely have to give up 19-year-old rookie point guard Frank Ntilikina, New York's first-round pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, as well as at least one or two other players to the Hornets in the deal.
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