Walter Herrmann

Walter Herrmann

Herrmann with the Detroit Pistons
No. 1 – Obras Sanitarias
Position	Small forward
League	Liga Nacional de Básquet
Personal information
Born	(1979-06-26) June 26, 1979 (age 37) Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe, Argentina
Nationality	Argentine
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2001 / Undrafted
Playing career	1996–present
Career history
1996–2000	Olimpia de Venado Tuerto
2000–2002	Atenas de Córdoba
2002–2003	Jabones Pardo Fuenlabrada
2003–2006	Unicaja Málaga
2006–2007	Charlotte Bobcats
2007–2009	Detroit Pistons
2009–2010	Caja Laboral
2011–2012	Unión Deportiva de Venado Tuerto
2013–2014	Atenas de Córdoba
2014–2015	Flamengo
2015–2016	San Lorenzo
2016–present	Obras Sanitarias
Career highlights and awards
Argentine League Revelation of the Year (1999) 2× Argentine League MVP (2001, 2014) 2x Argentine League champion (2002, 2016) 2x Argentine League Finals MVP (2002, 2016) Spanish League Top Scorer (2003) Spanish League MVP (2003) Spanish Cup winner (2005) 2x Spanish League champion (2006, 2010) NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2007) Super 8 Tournament Top Scorer (2013) FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2014) Brazilian League All-Star (2015) Brazilian League champion (2015)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Argentina Summer Olympic Games 2004 Athens National Team FIBA Americas Championship 2001 Neuquén National Team South American Championship 2001 Valdivia National Team 2004 Rio de Janeiro National Team Goodwill Games 2001 Brisbane National Team

Walter Herrmann Heinrich (born June 26, 1979) is an Argentine professional basketball player. He is listed at 6'9" and 225 lbs. He was a key member of the senior men's Argentine national basketball team that won the gold medal during the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.

Herrmann began his pro career in the top-tier level Argentine League with Olimpia Venado Tuerto in 1996. He played there until the year 2000. He won two Argentine League slam dunk contests during that time in 1999 and 2000, and the Argentine League Revelation of the Year award (best rookie) in 1999. In 2000, he moved to the Argentine club Atenas Córdoba, and he played there until 2002. With Atenas, he was named the MVP of the Argentine League regular season in 2001, and the MVP of the Argentine League Finals in 2002.

After a 16 month long hiatus from last playing basketball in Spain, during the 2009–2010 season; Herrmann returned to Argentina in 2011, to play in a local regional minor league with Unión Deportiva de Venado Tuerto. He spent the 2013–14 season with Atenas de Córdoba. He was the Argentine League's MVP in 2014.

After playing in the Brazilian League, during the 2014–15 season, he spent the 2015–16 season with the Argentine club San Lorenzo, with whom he won the Argentine League championship, and the Argentine League's Finals MVP award. He moved to the Argentine League club Obras Sanitarias, for the 2016–17 season.

Herrmann moved to the Spanish ACB League club Baloncesto Fuenlabrada for the 2002–03 season. He was named the regular season ACB League MVP that year. He then moved the Spanish club Unicaja Málaga and he played there until the year 2006. Then he moved on to the NBA (National Basketball Association). He returned to the Spanish League in July 2009, when he signed a 4-year contract worth €5.05 million euros net income with Saski Baskonia. The last two years of the contract being team options.