Leap Year - The Kemba Walker Thread III

Mystical Apples · Post #1541 » by **Mystical Apples** » Tue May 17, 2016 2:09 pm

Mystical Apples wrote: .....a starting pg who hasn't gotten measurably better since his second year. At 25 and his 5th year he should be in his prime already but he's stagnated and I'm not convinced there's more.

Most team pg situations are in 1 of 3 camps: a top tier or 1/3 pg, a useful vet on a cheap contract, or a precocious young player on rookie contract. Charlotte is kind of stuck and in none of those camps.

I may have missed on this one. Kemba's 2015-2016:

64.9 eFG% in C&S, 5th for all players > 200 FGA (Curry, Lowry, Redick, Hill).

http://stats.nba.com/tracking/#!/player/catchshoot/?CF=CATCH_SHOOT_FGA*GE*200&Season=2015-16&SeasonType=Regular%20Season&sort=CATCH_SHOOT_EFG_PCT&dir=1&PerMode=Totals

57.7 eFG% Spot-Up, 90th percentile.

http://stats.nba.com/league/player/#!/playtype/spot-up/?CF=Poss*GE*200&Season=2015-16&SeasonType=Regular%20Season&PerMode=Totals&sort=aFG&dir=1

.89 PPP in PNR, 13th for all players (200 possessions).

http://stats.nba.com/league/player/#!/playtype/ball-handler/?CF=Poss*GE*200&Season=2015-16&SeasonType=Regular%20Season&PerMode=Totals&sort=PPP&dir=1

rallydurham · Post #1542 » by **rallydurham** » Thu May 19, 2016 3:22 am

Yeah i was really hoping for livingston. He had great court vision for a hs pg. Though I did think the trade to get okafor was a great move by bernie. All we had to do was swallow a contract iirc (jahidi white i think?)

Livingston was a key player on the clippers playoff run . He definitely was en route to becoming a premiere pg, though he wouldn't have fit as well in this era as he never had range. Still pretty impressive he was able to reinvent himself as a postup player. He had a really nice season in charlotte

Braggins · Post #1543 » by **Braggins** » Fri Jul 1, 2016 9:33 am

Kemba's deal is looking like one of the better contracts in the league. We have him for three more seasons at 12 per.

catch20two · Post #1544 » by **catch20two** » Fri Jul 1, 2016 2:24 pm

Braggins wrote:Kemba's deal is looking like one of the better contracts in the league. We have him for three more seasons at 12 per.

I think everyone knew it was a good deal with the impending cap raise looming even if Kemba played like Bobcats era Kemba unless you were a Kemba basher just reach for bad things to say about him.

Joest2003 · Post #1545 » by **Joest2003** » Fri Jul 1, 2016 11:14 pm

Kemba Walkers deal is officialy the best in the league. Unless your asking Kemba

Post #1546 » by **yosemiteben** » Fri Jul 1, 2016 11:18 pm

Joest2003 wrote:Kemba Walkers deal is officialy the best in the league. Unless your asking Kemba

...or the Golden State Warriors.

Post #1547 » by **BigSlam** » Fri Jul 1, 2016 11:34 pm

You know that while we are thrilled to have Bats back there is no one happier on this planet than Kemba that Bats is coming back.

Joest2003 · Post #1548 » by **Joest2003** » Fri Jul 1, 2016 11:44 pm

yosemiteben wrote:
Joest2003 wrote:Kemba Walkers deal is officialy the best in the league. Unless your asking Kemba

...or the Golden State Warriors.

Stephs contract is one more year thought then hes going to get a record breaking deal. We got Walker 3 more seasons for 12 mill each. Biz will probaby be making more than him next season.

LofJ · Post #1549 » by **LofJ** » Fri Jul 1, 2016 11:50 pm

Joest2003 wrote:
yosemiteben wrote:
Joest2003 wrote:Kemba Walkers deal is officialy the best in the league. Unless your asking Kemba

...or the Golden State Warriors.

Stephs contract is one more year thought then hes going to get a record breaking deal. We got Walker 3 more seasons for 12 mill each. Biz will probaby be making more than him next season.

If Steph stays with the Warriors and signs a 5 year deal at what I'm guessing will be a $110 million cap his deal will be worth over $191 million.

Post #1550 » by **yosemiteben** » Fri Jul 1, 2016 11:53 pm

Joest2003 wrote:
yosemiteben wrote:
Joest2003 wrote:Kemba Walkers deal is officialy the best in the league. Unless your asking Kemba

...or the Golden State Warriors.

Stephs contract is one more year thought then hes going to get a record breaking deal. We got Walker 3 more seasons for 12 mill each. Biz will probaby be making more than him next season.

I mean, I'd rather have Steph on his deal and with his bird rights then Kemba on his. Just saying.

Joest2003 · Post #1551 » by **Joest2003** » Sat Jul 2, 2016 1:19 am

yosemiteben wrote:
Joest2003 wrote:
yosemiteben wrote:...or the Golden State Warriors.

Stephs contract is one more year thought then hes going to get a record breaking deal. We got Walker 3 more seasons for 12 mill each. Biz will probaby be making more than him next season.

I mean, I'd rather have Steph on his deal and with his bird rights then Kemba on his. Just saying.

Well ya that goes without saying. But im talking individual contracts. Kemba is locked up 3 more years at 12 mill and hes 26 right now. He will be in his prime for those 3 years. If he was signing a deal today it would be around 20mill per season.

BlackOutBuzz · Post #1552 » by **BlackOutBuzz** » Sat Jul 2, 2016 1:22 am

Joest2003 wrote:
If he was signing a deal today it would be around 20mill per season.

For once I think you might be underselling Kemba here. He's 3 years younger than a similar player that just signed the biggest contract in NBA history.

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HornetJail · Post #1553 » by **HornetJail** » Sat Jul 2, 2016 1:37 am

BlackOutBuzz wrote:
Joest2003 wrote:
If he was signing a deal today it would be around 20mill per season.

For once I think you might be underselling Kemba here. He's 3 years younger than a similar player that just signed the biggest contract in NBA history.

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But only a 5th year pro which means he wouldn't be eligible for Conley's contract. Kemba would be capped around $22-23M the same as Bradley Beal.

BlackOutBuzz · Post #1554 » by **BlackOutBuzz** » Sat Jul 2, 2016 1:44 am

MotorKeepsGoing wrote:
BlackOutBuzz wrote:
Joest2003 wrote:
If he was signing a deal today it would be around 20mill per season.

For once I think you might be underselling Kemba here. He's 3 years younger than a similar player that just signed the biggest contract in NBA history.

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But only a 5th year pro which means he wouldn't be eligible for Conley's contract. Kemba would be capped around $22-23M the same as Bradley Beal.

True, and even that is more than $20M per. He'd easily get that IMO.

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Post #1555 » by **fatlever** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 5:01 pm

great stuff from Kemba

http://www.theplayerstribune.com/kemba-walker-hornets-how-i-can-help/

Post #1556 » by **yosemiteben** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 6:04 pm

Brian Mahoney ‏@briancmahoney 12m12 minutes ago
Celtics' preseason schedule includes game vs Hornets at Mohegan Sun. They've got guts taking on Kemba in Connecticut.

Post #1557 » by **fatlever** » Thu Aug 4, 2016 8:40 pm

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nba/charlotte-hornets/article93730792.html

some Kemba stuff

leeramundo · Post #1558 » by **leeramundo** » Fri Aug 5, 2016 12:48 am

fatlever wrote:http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nba/charlotte-hornets/article93730792.html

some Kemba stuff

Kemba's a class act, will still be rooting for him and the Hornets come this next season.

Post #1559 » by **fatlever** » Fri Aug 5, 2016 3:10 am

So the Internet, some crappy site called "Clutch Points", managed to spin the Kemba interview with Bonnell into this headline

"Kemba Walker isn’t pleased with the Hornets’ free agency losses"

All because he said it sucked that Lin and Jefferson left. LOL. I'd post a link, but a crap site like that doesnt deserve the hits.

They sent out a tweet that said "Kemba isn't happy."

Just awful click bait.

TinmanZBoy · Post #1560 » by **TinmanZBoy** » Fri Aug 5, 2016 3:38 am

i think slick Rick knows how to get clicks by now... ;-)

.... he did not put Big AL's name in the title, instead he put Lin for the clicks