Stampede Acquire Antoine Walker
December 8, 2011 - NBA G League (G League)
Idaho Stampede News Release
BOISE, Idaho, December 8, 2011 - The Idaho Stampede has announced three-time NBA All-Star Antoine Walker has been re-acquired and will play tonight at the Bakersfield Jam (8 p.m. MST nba.com/futurecast).
Walker (6-9, 245, Kentucky) played 43 games (39 starts) with the Stampede in 2010-11, averaging 16.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 33.4 minutes per game. Walker had four double-doubles on the season, all coming in the last six games of the year. Walker scored a season-high 29 points at Dakota on Jan. 16 and grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds on March 26 at Austin.
The Stampede will not be charged a roster move and Walker will wear jersey No. 33. In order to make room for Walker on Idaho's roster, Kendall Dartez was waived due to personal reasons.
A veteran of 12 NBA seasons, Walker has career averages of 17.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 893 games (707 starts). Walker made All-Star game appearances in 1998, 2002 and 2003, starting alongside Michael Jordan in the 2002 game in Philadelphia.
Walker has played for the Boston Celtics (seven-plus seasons), Dallas Mavericks (one season), Atlanta Hawks (part of one season), Miami Heat (two seasons) and Minnesota Timberwolves (one season). His last stint in the NBA was in 2007-08 with the T'Wolves, playing 46 games (1 start).
In the NBA playoffs, Walker has career averages of 16.1 points, 7.1 Rebounds and 2.9 assists per game in 64 games. Walker averaged 13.3 points per game with the Miami Heat in 2005-06 when the club won its first-ever NBA Championship.
Walker was the sixth overall selection in the 1996 NBA Draft, making the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 1997.
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