Veteran point guard Kemba Walker takes his talents abroad. Walker has signed a one-year contract with AS Monaco, which plays in the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague.
In July 2022, Walker was traded to the Detroit Pistons before his contract was bought out by the team in October. On November 28, 2022, Walker signed a one-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks.
Walker played in just nine games for the Mavericks as a bench player and averaged 8.0 points, 2.1 assists and 1.8 rebounds. The highlight of his Mavericks tenure came on December 17 when he scored 32 points and dished out seven assists in a 100–99 overtime loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. On January 6, 2023, the Mavericks waived Walker.
Throughout his 12-year NBA career, Walker has averaged 19.3 points, 5.3 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 750 regular season games. Walker also played in four NBA All-Star Games and was named to the All-NBA Third Team in 2019.
The 2018–19 season was his most productive professional season as he averaged 25.6 points and 5.9 assists per game in his senior year with the Charlotte Hornets. Since the 2019-2020 season, Walker has played for the Boston Celtics, New York Knicks and Mavericks.
Now, Walker joins an AS Monaco team to compete in the EuroLeague Final Four for the first time in franchise history.