Los Angeles Lakers: 3 reasons why LA should trade for Kemba Walker

Kemba Walker’ leadership

Since his days at the University of Connecticut, Kemba Walker has been a leader. He led UConn to the NCAA championship, on the way to the NCAA finals, Kemba hit one of the most memorable shots in NCAA history with a buzzer-beater for the win against Pitt.

During his time with the Charlotte Hornets, Walker was the Hornets. He led by example and with minimal help from his front office. The Hornets organization consistently never put a team around Kemba that put him in a position to win.

It is only since his departure that they have fallen into good luck with the arrival of Gordon Hayward and LaMelo Ball who have now pushed the franchise back into relevance.

A lot of stars would have been more vocal in terms of calling out their organization for lack of help but Kemba worked with what he had, pushed the team as far as he could, and left the franchise as one of the team’s best players ever.

During his time in Boston, Walker was beloved by teammates and fans alike. After the bad taste Kyrie Irving left in Bostonian’s mouths, Kemba was a breath of fresh air.

In Boston is where Kemba picked up some injuries but it was also this period of time where Kemba was able to be that leader once more, pushing the Boston Celtics to new heights that had previously alluded them since the days of The Big 3.

While Boston didn’t reach the mountain top, Kemba represented Boston well and it was a shock when they moved on from him this summer.

Kemba wouldn’t be expected to be the leader on the Lakers or even the next in line but having someone who has led a team for the last 10 years and who knows what it takes to be a leader and to have the ball in his hands with the game on the line is important.

Kemba would automatically have the respect of the likes of LeBron and AD and the rest of the locker room and would be part of the Laker’s brain trust with some of the best minds in basketball.