The last victory against the Atlanta Hawks by 99-90 has been a turning point in Tom Thibodeau’s plans. The New York Knicks head coach has announced that he is leaving Kemba Walker out of the rotation, and that Alec Burks will repeat as a starter against the Brooklyn Nets, the outlet reported. ESPN.
Expected decision (and logical) given Walker’s irregular performance at this start of the course, since with him on the track the Knickerbockers They registered -122, being the worst unemployed of the workforce in said statistics.
Kemba, who rested in Atlanta after starting against Phoenix, loses his spot in place of Alec Burks, who added size and consistency on the wings. In the victory against the Hawks he was one of the most prominent with 15 of his 21 goals in the third quarter; to which he added 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.
Signed as a free agent for 2 years and 18 million dollars after terminating his contract with OKC Thunder, Kemba has played 18 official games (all as a starter) with figures of 11.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 24.5 minutes per match.
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