Dallas Mavericks Receive: G Kemba Walker, 2022 Second Round Pick (via CHA), 2023 Second Round Pick (via UTA)
New York Knicks Receive: G Trey Burke
The New York Knicks would ultimately decide that moving on from Kemba Walker entirely would be the best approach for the team to take at this time.
There will need to be an attempt to acquire a legitimate long-term answer at point guard for the Knicks at some point. New York would mostly be turning the page one their latest attempt to find a resolution to a position that has been problematic for quite some time.
There was hope that Walker could be a higher level stopgap option for the next few years, but being removed from the rotation a little over a quarter of the way through his first season is concerning.
The Dallas Mavericks would need to be compensated in order to be enticed into taking on Walker’s contract, who is owed $8.7 million this season and just under $9.2 million in 2022-23.
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There is a trade exception worth $10.9 million the Mavericks could put to use to land Walker. Sending out Trey Burke would provide the Knicks with at least another guard to turn to at the bottom of the depth chart.
Let’s take a look at how this NBA trade scenario centered around Kemba Walker would impact both the Dallas Mavericks and New York Knicks.