Author of 12 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds in 21 minutes of play in the large victory against Indiana (125-104), Kemba Walker could have a smile for his first preseason game with the Knicks jersey on his back.
The Bronx native is back home and, for his first steps with the Knicks jersey on his back, there was bound to be a little emotion.
“It was a surreal feeling”, he said in The Athletic, Yankees cap screwed on his head. “When I signed, it was already huge to tell me that I was coming home. Corn [hier], that came full circle, where it all began. It was an incredible, superb feeling. “
Signed for a modest 18 million contract for two years, Kemba Walker still has to take care of his left knee but the veteran point guard appeared in great shape, tumbling down the left wing for a layup in contact against blocker Myles Turner or on his patented suspension shot in stepback: ” I feel good. I do everything I can to take care of it ” he explains.
If the Celtic adventure did not turn out as he would have hoped, Kemba Walker is happy to turn the page for a homecoming in New York City. His coach, Tom Thibodeau, is also satisfied with what he has seen of his new starting point guard so far.
Without any nervousness
“He’s coming into the team, but he set the tone and he made the right choices. The match will tell you what to do and I think he read the situations very well ”, appreciated Tom Thibodeau. “With his leadership and his experience, his shooting quality and his quality on the pick & roll, it puts a lot of pressure on the defense. And he’s very selfless. He manages to pierce the defensive curtains and he drops the ball. I found he had made effective passes. “
NCAA champion, and quadruple All-Star, Kemba Walker is no longer at the top of his game, that is to say at 25 points and 6 assists of average as in Charlotte. But his arrival must still allow the Knicks, who had a big problem in the lead, back in the playoffs last year, to take another step.
“I’m still finding my rhythm with my teammates. I’m still getting to know them ”, concludes Kemba Walker. “But I didn’t feel any nervousness [hier] evening. I’m not saying it doesn’t happen to me, but no [hier] evening. I felt really comfortable. “
Like at home!
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| Kemba Walker | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2011-12 | NO | 66 | 27 | 36.6 | 30.5 | 78.9 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 12.1 |
| 2012-13 | NO | 82 | 35 | 42.3 | 32.2 | 79.8 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 17.7 |
| 2013-14 | NO | 73 | 36 | 39.3 | 33.3 | 83.7 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 17.7 |
| 2014-15 | NO | 62 | 34 | 38.5 | 30.4 | 82.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 17.3 |
| 2015-16 | NO | 81 | 36 | 42.7 | 37.1 | 84.7 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 20.9 |
| 2016-17 | NO | 79 | 35 | 44.3 | 39.9 | 84.7 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 23.2 |
| 2017-18 | NO | 80 | 34 | 43.1 | 38.4 | 86.4 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 22.1 |
| 2018-19 | NO | 82 | 35 | 43.4 | 35.6 | 84.4 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 25.6 |
| 2019-20 | BUNCH | 56 | 31 | 42.5 | 38.1 | 86.4 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 20.5 |
| 2020-21 | BUNCH | 43 | 32 | 42.0 | 36.0 | 89.9 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 19.3 |
| Total | 704 | 34 | 41.9 | 36.0 | 84.0 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 19.9 | |
