Antoine Walker (born August 12, 1976 in Chicago, Il), a former American professional basketball player who plays as a forward. He played for 6 NBA teams in his career, was named to the NBA All-Star Team three times, and won the NBA championship with the Heat in 2006
Chinese anthony Walker
His foreign name is antoine walker
Nationality United States
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, USA
Born on August 12, 1976
Faculty of The University of Kentucky
Height 2.06 m / 6 ft 9 in
Weight 111 kg / 245 lbs
Anthony Walker grew up in Dolton, Illinois, and eventually attended Mountcarmel High School in Chicago. He was the main core player at the University of Kentucky who won the 1996 NCAA championship as a foreign card. In his first year of college he was elected the Most Valuable Player of the Southeast Division (SEC). In his second year, he was named the Southeast Division First Team and the NCAA All-Star. Walker decided to run in the NBA draft in 1996 after playing in the College League for 2 years at the University of Kentucky.
In the 1996 NBA Draft, Anthony Walker was picked by the Boston Celtics with the 6th pick in the first round, and the players ahead of him were Iverson, Camby, Rahim, Marbury, Ray Allen, and Kobe Bryant and Nash were all ranked behind him.
In his rookie season, Walker averaged 17.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists per game, and was named to the rookie all-rookie team, making him the perfect choice for the Celtics' big forward position. Walker's varied offensive tactics and ability to play from No. 1 to No. 5, tough rebounds, wide vision, and the ability to shoot with one hand and three-point shooting have made him a favorite player for Boston fans, the Boston media called him "Big Bird Successor", and Big Bird himself had a view of Walker: the second magician. Walker's signature action on the pitch is his original "hip-shaking dance", which walkers a few twists every time a team wants to win or score a wonderful goal.
In 1998, with Paul Pierce joining Boston, he and Walker formed the famous "Boston Twins" combination, and the two led the team all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals, and finally lost to the New Jersey Nets led by Kidd Jefferson and Martin in six games.
In the six seasons from 1997 to 2003, Walker averaged 21.2 points, 8.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists per game and was named to the All-Star Team three times. It can be said that Walker in the Celtic period fully embodies the value of the 96 generation.
Before the start of the new season in 2003, Walker was traded to the Dallas Mavericks. Walker played 82 regular-season games in the 2003–2004 season, averaging 14 points, 8.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game.
On August 8, 2004, Walker and Tony Delk were sent to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Jason Terry, Allen Henderson and a draft pick, and in the Hawks' 53 games, Walker returned to the top, averaging 20.4 points, 9.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. In March 2005, Walker returned to his old club, the Celtics, on a trade
On August 2, 2005, walker moved from the Boston Celtics to the Miami Heat in the largest player trade in NBA history involving five teams and 13 players. He won his first career championship with the Heat on June 20, 2006, averaging 14 points and 5.5 rebounds per game in the Finals series
Perhaps it was the motivation that made Walker lose the competition after the championship arrived, since 2007, his training has not been active, his weight has increased, and his form has dropped sharply, from the original 20+10 All-Star stats to the single digits per game. He began frantically pursuing three-pointers, shooting from the perimeter in every game. Walker holds two NBA three-point records. In the 2002 playoffs first-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers, Walker hit six three-pointers in the second quarter of a game, the most three-pointers in a single quarter in the NBA playoffs; another record was not very honorable, walker's 3-pointer 0-of-10 against the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2002-03, becoming the player with the most consecutive three-point misses in a single game.
He joined the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 24, 2007, averaging just 8.0 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. In the summer of 2008, the Timberwolves traded O.J. Mayo, Marco Jarric, Anthony Walker, and Greg Buckner in exchange for Kevin Love, Mike Miller, Brian Cardinal, and Jason Collins of the Memphis Grizzlies. After that, due to fierce competition, before he could score a point for the team, the Grizzlies cut Walker in December 2008.
Walker holds two NBA records. In the 2002 playoffs first-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers, Walker hit six three-pointers in the second quarter of a game, the most three-pointers in a single quarter in the NBA playoffs; another record was not very honorable, walker's 3-pointer 0-of-10 against the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2002-03, becoming the player with the most consecutive three-point misses in a single game.
Anthony Walker joined the Puerto Rico League in 2010, but was cut again just 2 months later. On April 8, 2012, Anthony Walker officially announced his retirement
Anthony Walker averaged 17.5 points, 7.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.2 steals in 13 seasons, playing for the Celtics, Hawks, Mavericks, Heat, Timberwolves and Grizzlies.