Walker would be very interesting on the Knicks, but they don't have the contracts to really acquire Walker let alone any of the other bad contracts on the Hornets.
I too think the Knicks would be very interesting. You'd have to think Walker would love that too being from NYC.
Now I'm pretty terrible at assessing fair value in the trade market, but maybe the Knicks could do something built around swapping Walker and Batum ($77m left on contract after this year) for Ntilikina (#8 pick this year, does he have value?) , Noah ($38m left) and filler (either
Courtney Lee or
Lance Thomas).
Knicks get the star by taking on a terrible contract, giving up a rookie PG whose no longer needed, and a mid first round pick (likely in the 14-20 range with Walker).
Charlotte gets rid of their worst contract, gets a recent #8 pick plus a mid-first pick to help with the rebuild/tank, and saves $10m-$20m in salary.
Kemba only has 1 1/2 years left on his deal, and plays a loaded position in the NBA that many of the playoff teams are already set at. At best he's 8th best player at his position (behind Curry, Westbrook, Harden, Paul, Lillard, Irving, Wall), and there's not much decline expected there except for Paul. And with Thomas, Dragic, Lowry, Conley right in that next tier with him, and Simmons and Mitchell looking legit as rookies, how much of a haul can Charlotte really get for him?