Two weeks after replacing Danny Ainge as president of basketball operations for the Boston Celtics, Brad Stevens made a seismic first move in his new role.
Boston agreed to send All-Star point guard Kemba Walker, the 16th pick in this year’s NBA draft and a 2025 second-round selection to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Al Horford, Moses Brown and a 2023 second-round pick, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
It is unusual for any trade to happen before next week’s NBA combine, let alone one this significant. But Stevens has a long-standing relationship with Thunder general manager Sam Presti, and the deal accomplished key objectives for both franchises.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31659124/boston-celtics-trading-kemba-walker-2021-first-rounder-oklahoma-city-thunder-sources-say
Moving off one bad contract for another with less term…IDK 😂
The Celtics also traded away Desmond Bane and Mattise Thybulle in last 2 drafts.
Matisse made the All-NBA defensive team and Bane made the All-Rookie 2nd team…
I’m not a ‘Bro’ but I do remember Ari Gold giving actors some good advice: “You pretty boys think 💣 bombs kill your career…nah everyone is capable of making a 💣 …What kills a career is passing on a hit project. You never recover.”
Never interfere with the enemy when he is in the process of destroying himself.
I think this is a break even move for both teams. Al didn’t want to play in OKC but is smart enough not to take those emotions into the media sessions. Kemba was the Danny Ainge “LOOK GUYS!!!! I signed an All Star!!!!” move. Never made a lot of basketball sense to me and he instantly aged. Brutal for wee guards when that first shred of speed and quickness goes. Most never adapt.
And Horford is 35…