Former NBA All-Star Kemba Walker signs with AS Monaco Basket

July 21, 2023 - 11:06am

Former New York Knicks guard Kemba Walker brings the ball up against the New Orleans Pelicans during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, in New York. (AP)

Kemba Walker is headed to France.

The four-time NBA All-Star signed a one-year deal with A.S. Monaco of the top French league LNB Pro A on Friday.

Walker spent 12 years in the NBA, amassing 12,009 points in 750 career games. He spent the 2023-24 season with the Mavericks, playing nine games in Dallas before being waived in January.

The American point guard was selected ninth overall in the 2011 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets. Walker is the top scorer in Hornets history, averaging 19.8 points, 5.5 assists, and 3.8 rebounds in eight seasons and 605 games with the team.