The Oklahoma City have reportedly agreed on a buy out of veteran guard Kemba Walker. After this, the four-time NBA all-star is likely to move to the New York Knicks.

Walker, 31, after playing for the Thunder since June 2021, has three years and $74 million remaining on his contract. However, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Thunder bought out Walker’s contract, and his deal with New York will become official after he clears waivers. Walker, who grew up at Bronx, will be going home.

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He was traded by the Boston Celtics to the Oklahoma City Thunder. He was the No 16 overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft and a 2025 second-round pick in exchange for Al Horford and Moses Brown, as well as a 2023 second-round pick.

“Even if he plays 3/4 of the season, it’s a nice move. They have added two guys in (Evan) Fournier and Walker who can get their own shot, which I believe was a huge deficit on their team last year,” a NBA personnel director told the New York Post.

Walker would return to New York, where he played against the likes of Chicago’s Simeon’s Derrick Rose. The two will be teammates if the deal fall through. Walker represented the Huskies and led them to five wins in five days for the Big East tournament title at MSG in 2011. He also won the NCAA title with Connecticut.

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Walker played all games during the 2018-19 season. He has been dealing with knee issues since his time with Celtics. For the Boston-based team, he played 56 out of a possible 72 games in his first season. He was out for the 2020-21 season.

His injury worsened during Celtics’ 4-1 elimination loss to the Nets.

“The last thing you want to do is be injured and not be there in the playoffs for your teammates. It’s tough, very tough. I’m a competitor and I love to play basketball,” Walker had said then.

However, his knee is expected to be fine in this season and Walker is said to be capable of operating at an All-Star level.