{"id":38761,"date":"2025-07-26T12:56:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T12:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/38761\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T12:56:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T12:56:11","slug":"former-celtics-guard-signs-overseas-as-one-of-top-paid-players-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/38761\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Celtics guard signs overseas as one of top-paid players (report)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lonnie Walker IV<\/a> is set to play overseas once again as he agreed to a deal with Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel, per NBA insider Marc Stein<\/a>. Walker is set to be one of the highest-paid players overseas, though he has an NBA buyout clause until Aug. 1.<\/p>\n

Walker became a free agent this summer after the 76ers declined his team option. The guard started last season on the Celtics in training camp<\/a> but was waived before the start of the 2024-25 campaign. Initially, he sounded like he could have played in the G League with the Maine Celtics before getting his next NBA opportunity.<\/p>\n

Instead, Walker chose to sign with Zalgiris Kaunas in Lithuania. He played there for the majority of the season before being signed by the Sixers in late-February. Walker finished out the year in Philadelphia, averaging 12.4 points and 3.2 rebounds in 20 games (seven starts).<\/p>\n

But the Sixers elected to go a different direction as Walker heads back overseas. It\u2019s a slight surprise Walker hasn\u2019t been able to find a new NBA home as he\u2019s played in a career 342 games (95 starts) over his seven-year career stateside. But the opportunity to go overseas for a lucrative contract doesn\u2019t sound too bad either.<\/p>\n

While Walker didn\u2019t spend much time with the Celtics, he still enjoyed the experience in Boston playing alongside the then-defending champs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re a part of a championship organization and how they approach the game, it gives you a little bit more motivation and inspiration,\u201d Walker said. \u201cYou want to be the best. You want to see how everyone has proceeded to be the best and why they\u2019re such a great team. There\u2019s definitely some motivation that was given playing with the Celtics.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt definitely made me want to go a lot harder because I want to be in that position that they are in. So it definitely instilled something as far as like, let my work ethic be the hardest-working man on the team as much as I can.\u201d<\/p>\n

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