On July 3, Beijing time, 34-year-old star Kemba Walker, who has played for NBA Hornets, Celtics and other teams, officially announced his retirement on personal social media.
Kemba Walker studied at the NCAA University of Connecticut during college, compared with many talented NBA players, Walker did not choose to sign up for the NBA draft after his freshman year, but stayed in college to continue to train his skills and tactical understanding, Walker, who studied in college for three years, averaged 23.4 points + 5.2 rebounds + 4.3 assists + 1.8 steals per game in his last season in college, and his excellent performance made him enter the first team in the United States.
Drafted by the Hornets (then known as the Bobcats) with the ninth pick in 2011, the 34-year-old Kemba Walker rose to become a top point guard with the Hornets, a four-time All-Star, and earned the nickname "Queen Bee." At the beginning of the fifth season of the Hornets, Walker scored 20+ points for 5 consecutive seasons, becoming the league's first-line point guard, excellent ball control skills, extremely fast breakthroughs, strong body and gorgeous style of play made him attract countless fans, and 4 All-Stars are a recognition of his popularity and strength!
In the 2019-2020 season, Kemba Walker joined the Celtics on a four-year contract worth $141 million, and he reshaped the Celtics' once chaotic locker room culture and led Tatum and Brown to glory. This also became a watershed moment in his career, in 2020 Kemba Walker received a stem cell injection in his left knee in the offseason, and was in a twelve-week rehabilitation activity, a career nightmare followed, in 2021, he was traded to the Thunder, and then cut by the Thunder, and then joined the Knicks with a base salary, on February 24, 2022, the Knicks agreed with Kemba Walker, who will miss the rest of the season, and was immediately traded to the Pistons, but was cut again, He joined the Mavericks in November 2022 and was cut by the Mavericks in January 2023, ending his NBA career.
On July 21, 2023, the French Ligue 1 Monaco Basketball Club officially announced that the team officially signed Kemba Walker, and after playing in Ligue 1 for one season, he had no choice but to officially announce his retirement today! Walker averaged 19.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game in his NBA career, in addition to contributing 1.3 steals.
It can be said that Walker is a star ruined by injury, he was an All-Star starter four years ago, and he retired directly after four years. He is only 34 years old, but there is no harm if there is no comparison, 34-year-old George just signed a 4-year 212 million, 39-year-old James can still have a top salary, 39-year-old Paul is still very popular, and he is still fighting for his championship dream! But Wall, Wei Shao, these former All-Star guards are really embarrassing! It can only be said that the injuries are as fierce as tigers, and a generation of stars has fallen.
Finally, congratulations to Kemba Walker on a brilliant career! Good luck in retirement!