Charlotte Hornets are facing with a big possibility of losing their franchise star player Kemba Walker this summer. The 28-year-old is set to become an unrestricted free agent in June and he might easily decide to join another team where he would have a bigger chance to win a title or least make the playoffs. Still, Hornets are hoping to keep Walker with the team for years to come and will do “everything they can” to resign the three-time All-Star according to general manager Mitch Kupchak.

“I think this is a place that he wants to be, and we’ll do everything that we can to bring him back here,” – said Kupchak on Friday. “But he is half of the equation.”

While Walker repeatedly stated that he likes playing in Charlotte, he also said that he wants to win, something he was unable to do with the Hornets so far. Although he made the All-Star team in past three seasons, Hornets failed to reach the playoffs in each one of them due to team’s inability to surround their star player with quality pieces.

Since being drafted ninth overall by Charlotte in 2011, Kemba Walker established himself as one of the league’s premier point guards. He is coming off his best career season, having averaged career-high 25.6 points alongside 4.4 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game.

“There has not been a player with this franchise like Kemba Walker,” – Kupchak said of Walker. “He is a once-in-a-generation kind of a player and he is fun to watch. He is competitive, he is a good teammate. Those are all qualities that I like to see and I know that people in the organization and our fans like to see in players.”

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Having a point guard like Kemba Walker would be great for any team except Charlotte Hornets, as it turns out. According to multiple reports from around the league, the Hornets are making Kemba Walker available for trades. The team had much bigger expectations before the season and sitting at 11th spot in the Eastern Conference has forced them to think about the different approach. The Hornets’ goal is to attach Kemba Walker to one of their bad contracts and hit the reset button.

Walker is a desirable player for most of the league, considering that his 21.7 points, 5.8 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.2 steals come with a $12 million salary hit, which is something you can’t find today in the league. He has two years left on his contract which makes him even more valuable asset. The sources are saying that the Hornets are hoping to get a good young player or a first-round draft pick as well as getting rid of bad contracts if they include Kemba Walker in the deal.

“I’ve been here for the last seven years, and I’m going to do what I’ve got to do to help my team win games,” – Walker commented on these reports. “That’s all I can. I don’t have control over that kind of things.“

according to ESPN, besides Walker, the Hornets are hoping to trade the following players: Nicolas Batum (four years, $100 million), Dwight Howard (two years, $47 million), Marvin Williams (three years, $42 million) and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (three years, $39 million). One or more of these contracts would have to be taken by the teams wanting to get the productive point guard, so some potential suitors might be scared away.

The Charlotte Hornets currently have an 18-25 record, with four games behind the Philadelphia 76ers who sit as the number eight seed in the Eastern Conference.

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Charlotte Hornets are facing with a big possibility of losing their franchise star player Kemba Walker this summer. The 28-year-old is set to become an unrestricted free agent in June and he might easily decide to join another team where he would have a bigger chance to win a title or least make the playoffs. Still, Hornets are hoping to keep Walker with the team for years to come and will do “everything they can” to resign the three-time All-Star according to general manager Mitch Kupchak.

“I think this is a place that he wants to be, and we’ll do everything that we can to bring him back here,” – said Kupchak on Friday. “But he is half of the equation.”

While Walker repeatedly stated that he likes playing in Charlotte, he also said that he wants to win, something he was unable to do with the Hornets so far. Although he made the All-Star team in past three seasons, Hornets failed to reach the playoffs in each one of them due to team’s inability to surround their star player with quality pieces.

Since being drafted ninth overall by Charlotte in 2011, Kemba Walker established himself as one of the league’s premier point guards. He is coming off his best career season, having averaged career-high 25.6 points alongside 4.4 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game.

“There has not been a player with this franchise like Kemba Walker,” – Kupchak said of Walker. “He is a once-in-a-generation kind of a player and he is fun to watch. He is competitive, he is a good teammate. Those are all qualities that I like to see and I know that people in the organization and our fans like to see in players.”

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Having a point guard like Kemba Walker would be great for any team except Charlotte Hornets, as it turns out. According to multiple reports from around the league, the Hornets are making Kemba Walker available for trades. The team had much bigger expectations before the season and sitting at 11th spot in the Eastern Conference has forced them to think about the different approach. The Hornets’ goal is to attach Kemba Walker to one of their bad contracts and hit the reset button.

Walker is a desirable player for most of the league, considering that his 21.7 points, 5.8 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.2 steals come with a $12 million salary hit, which is something you can’t find today in the league. He has two years left on his contract which makes him even more valuable asset. The sources are saying that the Hornets are hoping to get a good young player or a first-round draft pick as well as getting rid of bad contracts if they include Kemba Walker in the deal.

“I’ve been here for the last seven years, and I’m going to do what I’ve got to do to help my team win games,” – Walker commented on these reports. “That’s all I can. I don’t have control over that kind of things.“

according to ESPN, besides Walker, the Hornets are hoping to trade the following players: Nicolas Batum (four years, $100 million), Dwight Howard (two years, $47 million), Marvin Williams (three years, $42 million) and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (three years, $39 million). One or more of these contracts would have to be taken by the teams wanting to get the productive point guard, so some potential suitors might be scared away.

The Charlotte Hornets currently have an 18-25 record, with four games behind the Philadelphia 76ers who sit as the number eight seed in the Eastern Conference.

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