Antoine Walker
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
August 12, 1976 Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Mount Carmel (Chicago, Illinois) |
| College | Kentucky (1994–1996) |
| NBA draft | 1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall |
| Selected by the Boston Celtics | |
| Playing career | 1996–2012 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 8, 88, 24 |
| Career history | |
| 1996–2003 | Boston Celtics |
| 2003–2004 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2004–2005 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2005 | Boston Celtics |
| 2005–2007 | Miami Heat |
| 2007–2008 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 2010 | Mets de Guaynabo |
| 2010–2012 | Idaho Stampede |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Antoine Devon Walker (born August 12, 1976) is an American retired professional basketball player. He was drafted with the sixth overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft out of the University of Kentucky and played in the NBA from 1996 to 2008. Walker played for the Celtics, Mavericks, Hawks, Heat, Timberwolves, the BSN's Mets and the NBA D-League's Stampede before retiring from basketball in 2012. Walker, a three-time NBA All-Star, won an NCAA championship with Kentucky in 1996 and an NBA championship with the Miami Heat in 2006.
Walker attended Mount Carmel High School, in Chicago, where he played with future NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb and attained all-state status as a senior, earning a full scholarship to play for Rick Pitino at the University of Kentucky. He was a starting forward on the Wildcats' 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game-winning team. As a freshman at Kentucky he was named SEC Tournament MVP. In his sophomore year, Walker was named All-SEC First, All-SEC Tournament and to the All-NCAA Regional Teams.
After Walker's sophomore season, he declared for the 1996 NBA draft and was picked sixth overall by the Boston Celtics. In the 1996–1997 season, Walker made the All-Rookie First Team and led the team in scoring (17.5 ppg) and rebounding(9.0), as the team had its worst season in franchise history, 15–67. The following season, Walker made the All-Star team as a reserve while averaging 22.4 ppg and 10.2 rpg. He also scored a career-high 49 points in a loss against the Washington Wizards. In the '98 draft, the Celtics had the 10th pick and chose swing man Paul Pierce. The next few years, Pierce and Walker were the 1–2 punch for the Celtics. In the 2001–2002 season, Walker had his best overall season by helping lead the Celtics to a 49–33 record and their first playoff berth in seven years. He was second on his team in scoring (22.0), first in rebounds (9), and first in assists, (5.0). Pierce and Walker took the team to the Eastern Conference finals, where they fell to the New Jersey Nets in six games. The next season, Walker made his third All-Star team.
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