Celtics-Thunder trade: Who are the winners and losers in the Kemba Walker trade?
Sam Presti done did it again.
It’s pretty rare that we get a trade at this point in time in the NBA.
You’ve got teams in the playoffs playing for a championship, obviously. And for the non-playoff teams or the teams eliminated from the postseason, it’s draft time. They’re preparing for the lottery and the draft combine after it.
But Brad Stevens and Sam Presti clearly didn’t mind making a big splash right now. They just threw a total blockbuster trade into the equation with the Kemba Walker trade.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski first reported the swap. The Celtics are sending Walker and the 16th overall pick to the Thunder for Al Horford, Moses Brown and a future second-round pick.
The Celtics are trading Kemba Walker, the No. 16 overall pick in the 2021 draft and a 2025 second-round draft pick to Oklahoma City for Al Horford, Moses Brown and a 2023 second-round pick, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 18, 2021
That’s a huge move. So, of course, we’ve got to break it down. Winners and losers, coming at you.