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He is the No. 6 show chosen by the Cardinal. He was once one of the Gemini stars in the Celtics. How did he perform in his career?

5:04pm, 14 May 2025Basketball

1996 is a recognized year of draft pick. The shortest No. 1 pick "Answer" Iverson, the three-pointer "Gentleman Thunder" Ray Allen, the talented high school student "Peter" Kobe, and the passer master "Son of the Wind" Nash. These four future 75 superstars are all from the 96 Golden Generation. Even the draft pick Ben Wallace won the best defensive player four times and were selected for the Hall of Fame. Next we will introduce the 96 Golden Generation No. 6 pick "Fat Head" Antoine Walker, selected by the Celtics "Cardinal" Albach. The 96-97 season "Cardinal" only gave the Celtics one main task, which was to win the No. 1 pick and then select the senior Wake Forest University psychology graduate named Tim Duncan. Although the Celtics performed a crazy show and only won 15 games throughout the season, they still failed to get the No. 1 pick. However, Walker has gotten many opportunities this season, averaging 16.5 shots per game, second only to No. 1 pick Iverson among the same rookies, averaging 17.5 points and 9 rebounds per game, and was successfully selected for the All-Rookie First Team. Walker's data in the 97-98 season went up to a higher level, averaging 22.4 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. Walker, a sophomore, was selected as the All-Star, but the team is still in the lottery zone. The only relief is that he took Pierce with the No. 10 draw in the draft, and the two formed the Celtics Gemini. The Celtics focused on leveling the Gemini for the next three seasons, but Walker seemed to be practicing the wrong direction. He became more and more obsessed with three-pointers. As a strong power forward with a height of 2.06 meters, he should develop in the direction of "Flying Pigs" Barkley, but he entered the small ball era more than ten years ahead of schedule. He became the player with the most three-pointers in the NBA for three consecutive years since the 2000-01 season, and averaged eight three-pointers per game in the most seasons.

Walker tasted the taste of the playoffs for the first time in the 01-02 season, and averaged 22.1 points and 8.6 rebounds per game in the playoffs. He helped the team reach the Eastern Conference Finals, but lost to the Nets. In 202-03 season, Walker made the second playoffs, but lost to the Nets again. This time he lost more simply and was directly swept by his opponent. His personal data also declined, averaging 17.3 points and 8.7 rebounds per game.

In May 2003, the Celtics invited back the celebrity Anji as general manager. Looking at Walker's shooting percentage averaged 38.8% per game, his three-point shooting averaged 7.4 times and his increasingly wide body shape, the "old fox" who later traded Pierce without blinking, put Walker on the shelves without hesitation, and Walker began his wandering career.

In October 2003, Walker was traded to the Mavericks by the Celtics. After playing for one season, he was sent to the Hawks. Before the 2004-05 season trading deadline, he was sent back to his old club, the Celtics. After playing 24 regular season games and 6 playoffs, Walker packed his bags and left Boston again. This time his destination was Miami.

Walker, who was still a substitute in the regular season in 05-06, became the team's starting power forward in the playoffs. He averaged 13.3 points per game in 23 playoffs, making him the team's No. 3 scorer. He also assisted Wade and O'Neal to win the first championship in the history of the Heat. The Heat quickly declined in the 2006-07 season. The Heat, who was preparing to rebuild in October 2007, sent Walker to the Timberwolves. After playing for a short season, Walker was traded to the Grizzlies, which was also the last stop of his NBA career, but Walker was cut without playing in one game with the Grizzlies and has since left the NBA.

Walker was selected into the All-Star three times in his 12-year NBA career, averaging 17.5 points, 7.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists per game, shooting percentage of 41.4%, and making 1.6 three-pointers per game. As the core of the team, Walker is "everything and everything is loose". The 200-01 season was his best data season, averaging 23.4 points, 8.9 rebounds, 5.5 assists per game, but also had 3.7 turnovers, and the assist-return ratio was only 1.49. However, as an assistant, he is a qualified champion puzzle. It's a pity that Walker was not born in the small ball era, otherwise he would become an all-round forward in this era.

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