11-28-2022, 07:34 AM
Off to a 1-7 start on the road and suddenly under .500 overall, Dallas is poised to make a move to try to find an additional spark for its backcourt
The Dallas Mavericks are in advanced talks to sign Kemba Walker and could complete the signing of the former All-Star guard as early as this week pending physical examinations, league sources tell The Stein Line.
Off to a 9-10 start and fresh off a winless Eastern Conference road swing through Boston, Toronto and Milwaukee that extended its losing streak to four games, Dallas has targeted Walker, 32, in hopes he can help address its needs for both increased perimeter shooting and additional ballhandling off the bench.
The Mavericks would have to create a roster spot to sign Walker, which is most easily be done by waiving Facundo Campazzo. The Argentinean guard, who played alongside Mavericks star Luka Dončić at Real Madrid in Spain, has been used sparingly in seven games since Dallas signed Campazzo to a non-guaranteed contract just as the season was starting in mid-October.
Walker has been looking for his next team since June, when his hometown New York Knicks dealt him to Detroit on draft night after one season of struggle as a Knick. The Pistons absorbed Walker’s contract as part of a trade to acquire the draft rights to No. 13 overall pick Jalen Duren with no intention of ever playing him and ultimately released Walker — eating his guaranteed $9.2 million salary for this season — by waiving him in final roster cuts for the new season.
The Dallas Mavericks are in advanced talks to sign Kemba Walker and could complete the signing of the former All-Star guard as early as this week pending physical examinations, league sources tell The Stein Line.
Off to a 9-10 start and fresh off a winless Eastern Conference road swing through Boston, Toronto and Milwaukee that extended its losing streak to four games, Dallas has targeted Walker, 32, in hopes he can help address its needs for both increased perimeter shooting and additional ballhandling off the bench.
The Mavericks would have to create a roster spot to sign Walker, which is most easily be done by waiving Facundo Campazzo. The Argentinean guard, who played alongside Mavericks star Luka Dončić at Real Madrid in Spain, has been used sparingly in seven games since Dallas signed Campazzo to a non-guaranteed contract just as the season was starting in mid-October.
Walker has been looking for his next team since June, when his hometown New York Knicks dealt him to Detroit on draft night after one season of struggle as a Knick. The Pistons absorbed Walker’s contract as part of a trade to acquire the draft rights to No. 13 overall pick Jalen Duren with no intention of ever playing him and ultimately released Walker — eating his guaranteed $9.2 million salary for this season — by waiving him in final roster cuts for the new season.