Kemba Walker

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Basketball player
Kemba Walker
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Walker in the jersey of the Charlotte Hornets (2016)
Player information
Full name Kemba Hudley Walker
Nickname Cardiac Kemba
birthday 8th May 1990 (age 30)
place of birth Bronx , New York , United States
size 183 cm
Weight 83 kg
position Point guard
college Connecticut
NBA draft 2011 , 9th pick , Charlotte Bobcats
Club information
society Boston Celtics
league NBA
Jersey number 8th
Clubs as active
2011-2019 United StatesUnited States Charlotte Bobcats / Hornets
2019– United StatesUnited States Boston Celtics

Kemba Hudley Walker (born May 8, 1990 in New York City , New York) is an American basketball player who is currently under contract with the Boston Celtics . Before that, he worked for the Charlotte Bobcats for a long time and, after they were renamed, for the Hornets .

Career

college

Walker spent his college years at the University of Connecticut . In 2011 he won the Big East Tournament with the Huskies . Walker achieved a tournament record with 130 points in five games and more points than in any conference tournament in the last 15 years. As a result, he was elected MVP . On April 4, 2011, he led his team to the NCAA Division I Basketball Championship , where he was named Most Outstanding Player . After his junior year, he decided to leave college and enroll in the NBA draft . In his senior year of college he got 23.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 4.5 assists per game.

Charlotte Bobcats / Hornets (2011 to 2019)

In the 2011 NBA Draft , Walker was selected ninth by the Charlotte Bobcats . In his first season for the team, the point guard came up with 12.1 points, 4.4  assists and 3.5  rebounds per game. Because of his performance, Walker was invited to the NBA All-Star Weekend Rookie Challenge . He also managed his first triple double when he scored 20 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds on January 28, 2012 against the Washington Wizards . He was only the third Bobcats player in the club's history to do so. In sporting terms, the season ended sobering for Walker and the Bobcats, as only seven games could be won and 59 games were lost, which was a negative NBA record.

In his sophomore year, Walker increased to 17.7 points, 5.7 assists, 2.0 steals and 3.5 rebounds per game. He took part in the rookie challenge for the second time, this time as a sophomore . In his third year, he achieved his second triple-double of his career when he scored 13 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a win against the Orlando Magic . With the Bobcats he reached the NBA playoffs for the first time, but where they were eliminated without a win against the Miami Heat .

Walker in October 2014

On October 30, 2014, Walker signed a new $ 48 million contract for four years with the now renamed "Hornets" franchise. On December 27, 2014 he achieved a new career record with 42 points in a loss to Orlando Magic. Walker played his best season that year, scoring 17.7 points, 6.1 assists and 4.2 rebounds per game.

In the 2015/16 season , Walker set a new personal career record with 52 points on January 18, 2016 in a 124: 119 victory over Utah Jazz . He also beat the Hornets franchise record set by Glen Rice in 1997 . With the Hornets he reached the playoffs and achieved a new career record with 20.9 points per game. In the 2016/17 season , Walker was appointed to the NBA All-Star Game for the first time . Although Walker delivered the best odds of his career with 23.1 points per game with 44% field hit rate and 40% three-way rate, the Hornets missed the qualification for the playoffs. On November 17, 2018, Walker reached a new career record in this category with 60 points against the Philadelphia 76ers . Because of his strong performances, he was invited back to the NBA All-Star Game.

Boston Celtics (since 2019)

On July 6, 2019, Walker was transferred to the Boston Celtics in a so-called "sign-and-trade" deal , after it had shortly before been revealed that Kyrie Irving would leave the Celtics for Brooklyn .

NBA statistics

Legend
  GP Matches played (Games Played)   GS Games from the beginning (Games started)  MPG Graduated minutes per game (Minutes per game)
 FG% Throw rate from the field (field goal percentage)  3P% Throwing quota three-point throws (3-point field-goal percentage)  FT% Free throw rate (free-throw percentage)
 RPG Rebounds per game (rebounds per game)  APG Assists per game (assists per game)  SPG Steals per game (steals per game)
 BPG Blocks per game (blocks per game)  PPG Points per game (points per game)  FAT Career record

Regular season

season team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011-12 Charlotte 66 25th 27.2 .366 .305 .789 3.5 4.4 0.9 0.3 12.1
2012–13 Charlotte 82 82 34.9 .423 .322 .798 3.5 5.7 2.0 0.4 17.7
2013-14 Charlotte 73 73 35.8 .393 .333 .837 4.2 6.1 1.2 0.4 17.7
2014–15 Charlotte 62 58 34.2 .385 .304 .827 3.5 5.1 1.4 0.5 17.3
2015–16 Charlotte 81 81 35.6 .427 .371 .847 4.4 5.2 1.6 0.5 20.9
2016–17 Charlotte 79 79 34.7 .444 .399 .847 3.9 5.5 1.1 0.3 23.2
2017-18 Charlotte 80 80 34.2 .431 .384 .864 3.1 5.6 1.1 0.3 22.1
2018–19 Charlotte 82 82 34.9 .434 .356 .844 4.4 5.9 1.2 0.4 25.6
2019-20 Boston 46 46 32.2 .429 .388 .866 4.1 5.0 1.0 0.5 21.8
total 651 606 33.9 .419 .361 .837 3.8 5.4 1.3 0.4 20.0

As of February 25, 2020

Play-offs

season team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013-14 Charlotte 4th 4th 38.3 .473 .500 .778 3.8 6.0 2.0 0.8 19.5
2015–16 Charlotte 7th 7th 37.1 .366 .326 .943 3.0 4.0 1.3 0.6 22.7
total 11 11 37.5 .394 .388 .887 3.3 4.7 1.5 0.6 21.5

Personal and miscellaneous

Walker's parents are from the Caribbean . His mother is from Saint Croix and his father is from Antigua .

Walker made a cameo on the American comedy television series Ballers .

Achievements and Awards

Web links

Commons : Kemba Walker  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Justin Quinn: Love and loyalty at the heart of 'Cardiac' Kemba's success. In: usatoday.com. USA Today , November 7, 2019, accessed May 17, 2020 .
  2. ^ Report on the Big East tournament at ESPN
  3. ↑ JaVale McGee scores 22, adds 10 boards to guide Wizards past Bobcats again
  4. ^ Hornets Sign Walker to Multi-Year Extension
  5. ↑ Magic beat Hornets 102-94 despite Walker's 42
  6. ↑ Walker scores team-record 52 points, Hornet's top Jazz in 2OT ( Memento of the original from January 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nba.com
  7. ^ Celtics Acquire Three-Time All-Star Kemba Walker
  8. ↑ a b HoopsHype staff: 10 things you may not know about Kemba Walker. In: HoopsHype.com. USA Today , March 8, 2018, accessed June 22, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Walker, Kemba
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Walker, Kemba Hudley (full name); Cardiac Kemba (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH May 8, 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH Bronx , New York City , USA