Trade: [BOS/OKC] Kemba Walker, 2021 1st, 2025 2nd for Al Horford, Moses Brown, 2023 2nd

[John Price]

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[Five Alarm Fire]

Seems like the relationship with Kemba had completely deteriorated. Horford is a better fit position-wise, but like Kemba isn't the same player he used to be. Boston saves $9M a year, but is it really worth the 16th overall pick? Just feels like an emotional move to me.

 

[HisIceness]

I expect Presti to flip Kemba to wherever for a 2027 1st and 2028 2nd any minute now

 

[GKJ]

I expect Presti to flip Kemba to wherever for a 2027 1st and 2028 2nd any minute now

All he has to do is wait until tomorrow when Ben Simmons is traded.

 

[Blitzkrug]

Kemba's knees are shot. When you're 5"10 in a league of giants and the one asset you had in your speed is now gone...you're pretty much cooked.

Of course logic will mean nothing when Kemba averages 20 a game and gets flipped for a 2045 first, as Presti does.

 

[InjuredChoker]

Seems like the relationship with Kemba had completely deteriorated. Horford is a better fit position-wise, but like Kemba isn't the same player he used to be. Boston saves $9M a year, but is it really worth the 16th overall pick? Just feels like an emotional move to me.

moses brown is decent player and plays the position where celtics' biggest weakness is. also horford's contracts final year is only partially guaranteed.

 

[Terry Yake]

how does this trade make any sense for boston? brown is a nice add, but they already have thompson and williams down low plus horford now as well

OKC will flip walker to a contender for more picks at the deadline next year

 

[Gecklund]

I expect Presti to flip Kemba to wherever for a 2027 1st and 2028 2nd any minute now

Kemba on the Clippers would make me happy.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

How many 1st round picks does OKC have over the next 5 years again?

 

[Terry Yake]

How many 1st round picks does OKC have over the next 5 years again?

yes

 

[Breakers]

Not sure I understand that 1st round pick going out the door from Boston’s perspective.
Seems very amateurish from Boston’s GM

I mean it is already a forgone conclusion the Kemba plays well in OKC with SGA and they flip him.

 

[BostonBob]

how does this trade make any sense for boston?

I guess the biggest takeaway from this trade is that it gives them enough room to sign Evan Fournier.....if that's what they want to do.

 

[BostonBob]

Damn - the savings are better then I thought:

 

[Voight]

Not sure I understand that 1st round pick going out the door from Boston’s perspective.
Seems very amateurish from Boston’s GM

I mean it is already a forgone conclusion the Kemba plays well in OKC with SGA and they flip him.

Well.... their GM is an amateur after all.

Good move by OKC. Whether they keep him or flip him, they got a very good PG for cheap & a 1st.

 

[Breakers]

They clearly have somebody in mind they plan to target

Lowry ?
Chris Paul ?
Kawhi ?

who knows

 

[PB37]

This Moses Brown kid seems like he has a lot of potential.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

I won’t be impressed by Presti until he owns every pick for a draft and it’s just him reading off every player they are drafting from a lounge chair