3 NBA trades to help find Kemba Walker a new home

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NBA Trades to find Kemba Walker a new home: LA Clippers

Clippers receive: Kemba Walker

Knicks receive: Serge Ibaka

The LA Clippers have been solid this season, but only on one end of the floor. While their defense has been great, their offense has looked atrocious at times.

This is where Kemba Walker could step in. They wouldn’t need him to play a huge role, but if he could simply come off the bench and give them a couple of buckets a game, it might be a huge help.

Despite his lack of defensive ability and overall inconsistency, Walker has actually been fairly efficient this season. His shooting splits look good when seen as a whole.

Since LA is already such a defensive-minded team, adding one player who focuses on offense won’t be the end of the world. As mentioned, it’s not as if they’re going to be asking him to start.

As for Serge Ibaka, he’s only played in a few games since coming back from injury. With Ivica Zubac, and arguably even Isaiah Hartenstein above him in the rotation, the Clippers aren’t depending on him too much.

He’s getting up there in age and they run a bunch of small-ball lineups anyways. It wouldn’t be hurting them a lot in the grand scheme of things.

New York wouldn’t have much use for Ibaka, either, but his contract is up at the end of the year. This means they can either buy him out easier or simply have some money freed up at the end of the season.

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