Kemba Walker has decided: his future is in Boston. According to the Charlotte Observer, the 29-year-old point guard has already informed the Hornets that he has decided to move to the Celtics. At the Italian midnight of July 1, at the official start of the 2019 free agency, he will say yes to the four-year 141 million dollar that the Celtics can offer him, leaving the franchise owned by Michael Jordan in which he has been playing since 2011.

Walker for Boston is a big hit. Because it immediately replaces Kyrie Irving, destined for the Nets, being much more suitable than he for the Celtics, where the franchise, its history and its style come before the passing stars who try to make it great. Kemba arrives at the court of Brad Stevens returning from his best season ever, closed with 25.6 points and 5.9 assists of average deserving the titular call to the All Star Game and a place in the third All-NBA quintet.

Walker is the first piece of the restyling planned by Danny Ainge, who will also have to replace Al Horford, who gave up 30 million guaranteed even if he wanted to find a new home. In the long section the management has set its sights on Enes Kanter, but the Turkish has a lot of market.

Walker had repeated throughout 2018-19 that his intention was to stay in Charlotte, a concept he had repeated in an interview with the Gazzetta only last week. The 29 year old, however, expected that the GM, Mitch Kupchak, Jordan's plenipotentiary, put on the table the 221 million supermassime in 5 years (to which Walker was entitled by entering the third All-BA quintet) or at least the 191 million (the normal maximum ). The Hornets, on the other hand, have never risen above 170 million, a need to avoid the luxury tax with a plaster cap. Walker then preferred to change air: in Dallas and New York he preferred Boston. At midnight Italian on July 1st, with a handshake to Danny, the new phase of his career will begin