The Mavericks are waiving guard Kemba Walker a day before the 12-year NBA veteran's salary would have become guaranteed for the rest of the season, the team announced on Friday.
When he played for the Celtics, Walker received a stem cell injection for pain in his left knee and missed the start of the 2021 season. He also sat out of the final two games of Boston’s first-round playoff loss to the Nets due to continued knee trouble.from Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison three days after the team signed him.
When asked about the newly signed guard's knee, Harrison said “It’s not good at all. But he’s rehabbed it and it’s the best he’s felt in the last two years so, we’ll see how long that lasts.” Before signing to the Mavericks, Walker spent the first six weeks of the season training on his own after being waived by the Detroit Pistons in October. The Pistons acquired him in an offseason trade with the New York Knicks in July.for the rest of the 2021-2022 season as he averaged career-lows of 11.6 points and 3.5 assists in 37 games.
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