Kemba Walker Agrees To Four-Year, $48M Extension With Hornets

Post #1 » by **RealGM Wiretap** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 11:28 pm

Kemba Walker has agreed to a four-year, $48 million contract extension with the Charlotte Hornets, according to sources.

Via Marc Stein/ESPN

sweetcity · Post #2 » by **sweetcity** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 11:44 pm

wow, Kyle Lowry is looking better and better all the time

DJ3thenew23 · Post #3 » by **DJ3thenew23** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 12:00 am

Hey, a guy who didn't demand the max! :nod:

bqmuzik · Post #4 » by **bqmuzik** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 12:17 am

DJ3thenew23 wrote:Hey, a guy who didn't demand the max!

lol right?

MasterIchiro · Post #5 » by **MasterIchiro** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 12:38 am

Kemba - Lance backcourt will compete with the best, for 21 million combined.

Combs84 · Post #6 » by **Combs84** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 12:44 am

sweetcity wrote:wow, Kyle Lowry is looking better and better all the time

Shut up....

HighOctane · Post #7 » by **HighOctane** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 4:03 am

Reasonable considering the bloated contracts that have recently been handed out!

luss54321 · Post #8 » by **luss54321** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 5:19 am

sweetcity wrote:wow, Kyle Lowry is looking better and better all the time

Kemba Walker: (24 years old) CAREER: 16 PPG, 5 APG, 3.7 REB
Kyle Lowry : (28 years old) CAREER: 11.7 PPG, 5.4 APG, 3.8 REB

Rashidi · Post #9 » by **Rashidi** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 7:09 am

luss54321 wrote:
sweetcity wrote:wow, Kyle Lowry is looking better and better all the time

Kemba Walker: (24 years old) CAREER: 16 PPG, 5 APG, 3.7 REB
Kyle Lowry : (28 years old) CAREER: 11.7 PPG, 5.4 APG, 3.8 REB

Kyle Lowry
Career: 16.9 PER
Last three: 19.0 PER

Kemba Walker
Career (3 seasons): 17.1 PER

Nice try.

Donnyxc · Post #10 » by **Donnyxc** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 12:21 pm

I can't wait to see Kemba and Lance play. It's going to help Kemba so much, to have another guy in the backcourt who can create plays.

Rated T By CBRA · Post #11 » by **Rated T By CBRA** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 12:45 pm

bqmuzik wrote:
DJ3thenew23 wrote:Hey, a guy who didn't demand the max!

lol right?

Props to Kemba - knows where he stands, took the money and has improved from season to season. Klay, Bledsoe, Rubio & co. should take notes.

Bentley1225 · Post #12 » by **Bentley1225** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 1:43 pm

Its nice to see the Bobcats/Hornets are on track staying a playoff team in EC for the foreseeable future.

GaaBaaBoo · Post #13 » by **GaaBaaBoo** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 2:49 pm

Rated T By CBRA wrote:
bqmuzik wrote:
DJ3thenew23 wrote:Hey, a guy who didn't demand the max!

lol right?

Props to Kemba - knows where he stands, took the money and has improved from season to season. Klay, Bledsoe, Rubio & co. should take notes.

Yeah those three care money the most prolly will go bankrupt the first when retiring

The_Hater · Post #14 » by **The_Hater** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 3:29 pm

Great deal for Kemba but a terrible contract for the Bobcats IMO, Kemba is a bottom end starting PG. Team's should be looking to upgrade guys like that not grossly overpay them for inefficient offense and middling defense.

The_Hater · Post #15 » by **The_Hater** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 3:32 pm

Rashidi wrote:
luss54321 wrote:
sweetcity wrote:wow, Kyle Lowry is looking better and better all the time

Kemba Walker: (24 years old) CAREER: 16 PPG, 5 APG, 3.7 REB
Kyle Lowry : (28 years old) CAREER: 11.7 PPG, 5.4 APG, 3.8 REB

Kyle Lowry
Career: 16.9 PER
Last three: 19.0 PER

Kemba Walker
Career (3 seasons): 17.1 PER

Nice try.

Lowry is also significantly better on defense.

I'm not sure of any 1 thing Kemba does better than Kyle on a basketball court. Shoot from mid-range perhaps.

CHAMPi0N · Post #16 » by **CHAMPi0N** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 7:13 pm

Charlotte has got some serious momentum going for the front office. One big trade away from being a contender? Their team already looks strong for the next 2-3 years, given Jefferson re-signs.

HornetJail · Post #17 » by **HornetJail** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 2:03 am

Kemba follows this up by capping a 24-point comeback with a ridiculous game-tying three and a game winning shot in over time. You can't make this **** up.

KembaWalker · Post #18 » by **KembaWalker** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 3:11 am

Raptors fans know all about Kemba Walker overtime game winners

2 words

GAME TIME

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcM6PTVXFNc[/youtube]

fatboy couldn't keep up..great defender there

Rashidi · Post #19 » by **Rashidi** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 2:23 pm

The_Hater wrote:Great deal for Kemba but a terrible contract for the Bobcats IMO, Kemba is a bottom end starting PG. Team's should be looking to upgrade guys like that not grossly overpay them for inefficient offense and middling defense.

It's a bad contract for the Hornets considering Eric Bledsoe got the same and he's probably a better player (albeit with injury risks).

With that said from the Hornets perspective it's probably worth it to lock him up from a sales perspective, they are committing to him as the future of the team and not risking him getting an even bigger deal in restricted FA if he has a huge deal. They've always intended on re-signing him so there are benefits culture-wise to doing it early.

It is also worth noting that Al Jefferson could leave as an UFA if he opts out this summer and it's easier to re-sign him if Kemba is locked up for the foreseeable future. At present Kemba is overpaid but for the franchise I see the contract as a necessary evil for a small-market team that has struggled on and off the court to this point (but FINALLY has some momentum in both areas).

The_Hater · Post #20 » by **The_Hater** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 8:13 pm

Rashidi wrote:With that said from the Hornets perspective it's probably worth it to lock him up from a sales perspective, they are committing to him as the future of the team and not risking him getting an even bigger deal in restricted FA if he has a huge deal. They've always intended on re-signing him so there are benefits culture-wise to doing it early.

No doubt that you're correct with this and this obviously played into their thinking. But the moment a team starts making decisions based on a primary goal of keeping the fans happy instead of the goal of building a legit contender is always a bad day. The examples of this are just endless.