Antoine Walker Back to Boston
WOW!!!! What a last 24 hours in the NBA
ESPN says that 'Toine goes back to Boston, and GP is out.
Thursday, February 24, 2005
Walker returns to Celtics in shocker
By Chad Ford
ESPN.com
The
Hawks Thursday sent
Antoine Walker back to the
Celtics in return for
Gary Payton,
Michael Stewart and
Tom Gugliotta, league sources told ESPN Insider Chad Ford.
Walker is averaging 20.4 points in over 40 minutes a game this season. He played for the Celtics from 1996 to 2003.
Payton, who reluctantly came to the Celtics in a summer trade from the
Lakers, reportedly was in talks with the Celtics about a contract extension. Payton is eligible to become a free agent after this season. Payton, in his 15th season in the NBA, has started all 54 games this season for the Celtics averaging 32.8 minutes a game.