Lonnie Walker IV recently spoke with Bobby Manning of Celtics All Access on CLNS. The two talked about Walker’s signing with the Celtics, how he will have to earn a roster spot in training camp, and how that role may be different in Boston than with previous teams. When Manning asked what brought him to Boston, Lonnie Walker IV said, “Well, opportunity obviously brought me to Boston. Free agency wasn’t as planned and as expected… Brad Stevens had seen something in me and just gave me the opportunity to have the E10 and earn my spot.”
Lonnie Walker IV’s Contract
As Lonnie Walker IV said in this interview, he is on an E10 contract with the Boston Celtics. This means that, under his one-year contract, the Celtics can waive Walker and send him down to play in the G-League. In training camp, Walker is focused on earning his spot on the Celtics 15-man roster. But when Manning asked Walker about the possibility of playing in the G-League, Walker was not averse to the idea. Walker said, “If there’s a possibility of me playing in Maine, it’s something I gotta do… I wasn’t given the opportunity to look at multiple teams and get picked up or get a guaranteed contract… as a man, you gotta take it on the chin.”