Celtics trade Walker to Thunder

The Celtics are bringing Al Horford back, trading point guard Kemba Walker to the Thunder for the five-time All-Star on Friday in Brad Stevens’ first major move since he moved from the Celtics bench to the front office. The Celtics will also send the No. 16 overall draft pick and a 2025 second-rounder to the Thunder and receive 7-footer Moses Brown and a 2023 second-round pick in return. The Thunder now holds 19 first-round draft picks over the next seven years. Horford, 35, returns to Boston and gives the Celtics the frontcourt presence they’ve lacked since he left two seasons ago. Walker joins a team that finished with the second-worst record in the West last season but showed potential with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Lu Dort. Walker, 31, is guaranteed more than $73 million over the next two seasons. But after helping the Celtics reach the Eastern Conference finals in the NBA bubble last season the four-time All-Star he was limited by knee injuries to 43 games in 2021; he missed the last two games of the firstround playoff loss to the Nets.