Kemba Walker served eight productive seasons with the Charlotte Hornets. In the coming season, however, the 29-year-old All-Star will be suiting up for the Boston Celtics. His first trip back to Charlotte will fall on Nov. 7:

Walker and the Celtics showed mutual interest when free agency opened this summer. With Kyrie Irving taking his talents to Brooklyn, the proverbial green door was open for Walker. He officially joined the C's on July 6 by way of a sign-and-trade deal.

Walker is coming off a fine season with the Hornets. For the second time in his career, the former UConn standout played in all 82 regular-season games, averaging 25.6 points on 43.4 percent shooting from the field (35.6 percent from beyond the arc), 5.9 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 34.9 minutes per outing.

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Though he could have chosen another team to play for in the coming season, Walker says his decision to join the Celtics was about “the fit.”

Via Kristian Winfield of the New York Daily News:

“I think it was more so about the fit. It’s a perfect fit,” Walker told The News. “[Kyrie Irving] left, so there was an open spot for me. Great young talent, and they wanted me. When you have interest and when you feel wanted, that’s what people want.”

The Celtics finished the 2018-19 regular-season campaign with a 49-33 overall record, which earned the team a No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference. Unfortunately, though, Boston was defeated by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round, 4-1.