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Samaki Walker

Samaki Ijuma Walker

Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 240 lbs.
Born: February 25, 1976 in Columbus, Ohio
High School: Whitehall in Columbus, Ohio
College: University of Louisville
Draft: Dallas Mavericks, 1st round (9th pick, 9th overall), 1996 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 12, 1996

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1996-97 20 DAL NBA PF 43 12 602 83 187 .444 0 1 .000 48 74 .649 47 100 147 17 15 22 39 71 214
1997-98 21 DAL NBA PF 41 19 1027 156 321 .486 0 1 .000 53 97 .546 96 206 302 24 30 40 61 127 365
1998-99 22 DAL NBA PF 39 2 568 88 190 .463 0 1 .000 53 98 .541 46 97 143 6 9 16 37 87 229
1999-00 23 SAS NBA PF 71 7 980 137 305 .449 0 0 86 126 .683 77 195 272 38 10 35 64 108 360
2000-01 24 SAS NBA PF 61 1 963 121 252 .480 1 3 .333 78 124 .629 67 176 243 29 10 41 68 103 321
2001-02 25 LAL NBA PF 69 63 1655 187 365 .512 0 0 86 129 .667 129 352 481 64 28 88 53 170 460
2002-03 26 LAL NBA C 67 39 1243 115 274 .420 0 1 .000 66 101 .653 115 253 368 64 20 55 56 143 296
2003-04 27 MIA NBA PF 33 0 418 38 99 .384 0 2 .000 29 44 .659 42 70 112 6 9 11 15 54 105
2004-05 28 WAS NBA PF 14 0 134 11 31 .355 0 0 2 3 .667 8 10 18 4 3 7 8 25 24
2005-06 29 IND NBA PF 7 0 22 0 2 .000 0 0 2 2 1.000 0 3 3 0 0 1 2 7 2
Career NBA 445 143 7612 936 2026 .462 1 9 .111 503 798 .630 627 1462 2089 252 134 316 403 895 2376

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1996-97 20 DAL NBA PF 43 12 14.0 1.9 4.3 .444 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.7 .649 1.1 2.3 3.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.9 1.7 5.0
1997-98 21 DAL NBA PF 41 19 25.0 3.8 7.8 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.4 .546 2.3 5.0 7.4 0.6 0.7 1.0 1.5 3.1 8.9
1998-99 22 DAL NBA PF 39 2 14.6 2.3 4.9 .463 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.5 .541 1.2 2.5 3.7 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.9 2.2 5.9
1999-00 23 SAS NBA PF 71 7 13.8 1.9 4.3 .449 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.8 .683 1.1 2.7 3.8 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.9 1.5 5.1
2000-01 24 SAS NBA PF 61 1 15.8 2.0 4.1 .480 0.0 0.0 .333 1.3 2.0 .629 1.1 2.9 4.0 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.1 1.7 5.3
2001-02 25 LAL NBA PF 69 63 24.0 2.7 5.3 .512 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.9 .667 1.9 5.1 7.0 0.9 0.4 1.3 0.8 2.5 6.7
2002-03 26 LAL NBA C 67 39 18.6 1.7 4.1 .420 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.5 .653 1.7 3.8 5.5 1.0 0.3 0.8 0.8 2.1 4.4
2003-04 27 MIA NBA PF 33 0 12.7 1.2 3.0 .384 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.3 .659 1.3 2.1 3.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.6 3.2
2004-05 28 WAS NBA PF 14 0 9.6 0.8 2.2 .355 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 .667 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.6 1.8 1.7
2005-06 29 IND NBA PF 7 0 3.1 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.0 0.3
Career NBA 445 143 17.1 2.1 4.6 .462 0.0 0.0 .111 1.1 1.8 .630 1.4 3.3 4.7 0.6 0.3 0.7 0.9 2.0 5.3

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1996-97 20 DAL NBA PF 43 12 602 5.0 11.2 .444 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 4.4 .649 2.8 6.0 8.8 1.0 0.9 1.3 2.3 4.2 12.8
1997-98 21 DAL NBA PF 41 19 1027 5.5 11.3 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 3.4 .546 3.4 7.2 10.6 0.8 1.1 1.4 2.1 4.5 12.8
1998-99 22 DAL NBA PF 39 2 568 5.6 12.0 .463 0.0 0.1 .000 3.4 6.2 .541 2.9 6.1 9.1 0.4 0.6 1.0 2.3 5.5 14.5
1999-00 23 SAS NBA PF 71 7 980 5.0 11.2 .449 0.0 0.0 3.2 4.6 .683 2.8 7.2 10.0 1.4 0.4 1.3 2.4 4.0 13.2
2000-01 24 SAS NBA PF 61 1 963 4.5 9.4 .480 0.0 0.1 .333 2.9 4.6 .629 2.5 6.6 9.1 1.1 0.4 1.5 2.5 3.9 12.0
2001-02 25 LAL NBA PF 69 63 1655 4.1 7.9 .512 0.0 0.0 1.9 2.8 .667 2.8 7.7 10.5 1.4 0.6 1.9 1.2 3.7 10.0
2002-03 26 LAL NBA C 67 39 1243 3.3 7.9 .420 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.9 .653 3.3 7.3 10.7 1.9 0.6 1.6 1.6 4.1 8.6
2003-04 27 MIA NBA PF 33 0 418 3.3 8.5 .384 0.0 0.2 .000 2.5 3.8 .659 3.6 6.0 9.6 0.5 0.8 0.9 1.3 4.7 9.0
2004-05 28 WAS NBA PF 14 0 134 3.0 8.3 .355 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.8 .667 2.1 2.7 4.8 1.1 0.8 1.9 2.1 6.7 6.4
2005-06 29 IND NBA PF 7 0 22 0.0 3.3 .000 0.0 0.0 3.3 3.3 1.000 0.0 4.9 4.9 0.0 0.0 1.6 3.3 11.5 3.3
Career NBA 445 143 7612 4.4 9.6 .462 0.0 0.0 .111 2.4 3.8 .630 3.0 6.9 9.9 1.2 0.6 1.5 1.9 4.2 11.2

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1996-97 20 DAL NBA PF 43 602 12.2 .487 .444 8.9 19.6 14.2 4.9 1.3 2.9 15.1 19.7 95 106 -0.2 0.7 0.5 .037
1997-98 21 DAL NBA PF 41 1027 14.4 .502 .486 10.2 22.8 16.4 4.1 1.6 2.7 14.4 18.9 98 103 0.1 1.3 1.4 .067
1998-99 22 DAL NBA PF 39 568 12.6 .491 .463 9.0 19.3 14.1 1.9 0.9 2.0 13.7 21.8 95 104 0.1 0.5 0.6 .047
1999-00 23 SAS NBA PF 71 980 13.1 .499 .449 9.3 21.6 15.8 6.4 0.5 2.5 15.1 20.0 98 98 0.3 1.7 2.0 .098
2000-01 24 SAS NBA PF 61 963 12.2 .524 .482 8.3 19.7 14.3 5.0 0.6 2.9 18.2 18.3 97 98 0.2 1.7 1.9 .093
2001-02 25 LAL NBA PF 69 1655 14.5 .545 .512 8.7 23.2 16.0 5.7 0.9 3.8 11.2 12.9 114 99 2.4 2.8 5.3 .153
2002-03 26 LAL NBA C 67 1243 11.6 .465 .420 10.3 23.1 16.7 7.5 0.8 3.2 15.0 13.4 101 103 0.6 1.4 2.1 .079
2003-04 27 MIA NBA PF 33 418 10.4 .444 .384 11.6 19.7 15.6 2.4 1.2 2.1 11.2 15.0 98 100 0.1 0.6 0.7 .080
2004-05 28 WAS NBA PF 14 134 3.1 .371 .355 6.5 8.7 7.6 4.5 1.2 3.9 19.8 13.1 77 109 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.047
2005-06 29 IND NBA PF 7 22 -6.2 .347 .000 0.0 15.3 7.9 0.0 0.0 3.3 41.0 10.3 45 103 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.091
Career NBA 445 7612 12.7 .500 .462 9.3 21.4 15.4 5.2 0.9 3.0 14.5 16.7 100 101 3.4 10.8 14.2 .089

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1999-00 23 SAS NBA PF 4 4 121 14 31 .452 0 0 8 12 .667 13 32 45 2 1 12 8 13 36
2000-01 24 SAS NBA PF 12 0 76 5 15 .333 0 0 4 8 .500 5 9 14 3 1 1 1 12 14
2001-02 25 LAL NBA PF 19 5 240 24 52 .462 1 1 1.000 13 17 .765 32 46 78 4 2 6 12 42 62
2002-03 26 LAL NBA C 9 0 49 2 5 .400 0 0 0 0 4 9 13 2 1 2 3 11 4
2003-04 27 MIA NBA PF 4 0 11 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
Career NBA 48 9 497 45 105 .429 1 1 1.000 25 37 .676 54 97 151 11 5 21 24 80 116

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1999-00 23 SAS NBA PF 4 4 30.3 3.5 7.8 .452 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.0 .667 3.3 8.0 11.3 0.5 0.3 3.0 2.0 3.3 9.0
2000-01 24 SAS NBA PF 12 0 6.3 0.4 1.3 .333 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 .500 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.0 1.2
2001-02 25 LAL NBA PF 19 5 12.6 1.3 2.7 .462 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.7 0.9 .765 1.7 2.4 4.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.6 2.2 3.3
2002-03 26 LAL NBA C 9 0 5.4 0.2 0.6 .400 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 1.2 0.4
2003-04 27 MIA NBA PF 4 0 2.8 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0
Career NBA 48 9 10.4 0.9 2.2 .429 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.5 0.8 .676 1.1 2.0 3.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.5 1.7 2.4

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1999-00 23 SAS NBA PF 4 4 121 4.2 9.2 .452 0.0 0.0 2.4 3.6 .667 3.9 9.5 13.4 0.6 0.3 3.6 2.4 3.9 10.7
2000-01 24 SAS NBA PF 12 0 76 2.4 7.1 .333 0.0 0.0 1.9 3.8 .500 2.4 4.3 6.6 1.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 5.7 6.6
2001-02 25 LAL NBA PF 19 5 240 3.6 7.8 .462 0.1 0.1 1.000 1.9 2.5 .765 4.8 6.9 11.7 0.6 0.3 0.9 1.8 6.3 9.3
2002-03 26 LAL NBA C 9 0 49 1.5 3.7 .400 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.9 6.6 9.6 1.5 0.7 1.5 2.2 8.1 2.9
2003-04 27 MIA NBA PF 4 0 11 0.0 6.5 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.3 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5 0.0
Career NBA 48 9 497 3.3 7.6 .429 0.1 0.1 1.000 1.8 2.7 .676 3.9 7.0 10.9 0.8 0.4 1.5 1.7 5.8 8.4

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1999-00 23 SAS NBA PF 4 121 15.6 .496 .452 11.2 26.4 18.9 3.5 0.4 6.9 18.1 16.6 94 86 0.0 0.4 0.4 .148
2000-01 24 SAS NBA PF 12 76 5.7 .378 .333 7.4 12.2 9.9 6.3 0.7 0.9 5.1 12.1 94 105 0.0 0.1 0.1 .038
2001-02 25 LAL NBA PF 19 240 11.5 .521 .471 15.3 20.3 17.9 2.6 0.4 1.8 16.8 13.5 108 102 0.3 0.3 0.6 .115
2002-03 26 LAL NBA C 9 49 3.9 .400 .400 8.9 21.9 15.1 5.6 1.1 3.0 37.5 7.3 81 105 0.0 0.1 0.0 .010
2003-04 27 MIA NBA PF 4 11 -10.1 .000 .000 0.0 10.4 5.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.7 0 103 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.182
Career NBA 48 497 10.4 .478 .433 12.1 20.5 16.4 3.6 0.5 3.0 16.5 13.3 99 99 0.2 0.8 1.0 .094

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 10 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Samaki Walker 5.3 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.4 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.0 -0.1
James Bailey 82.6 4.9 2.9 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.3
Tim Perry 82.3 5.7 2.6 2.0 1.4 1.4 1.2 0.3 -0.1
Larry Krystkowiak 82.3 6.3 2.6 2.1 1.8 1.4 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.1
Ed Nealy 82.0 4.7 2.0 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.2 0.5 0.4 0.3
Travis Outlaw 80.0 5.3 3.2 2.3 1.4 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.0 -0.1
Alex Hannum 79.8 5.1 2.1 1.7 1.6 0.5 0.4
Wally Walker 79.0 3.5 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.8 0.9 0.5 0.1
Ron Behagen 76.1 4.3 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.8 0.2 0.1
Ed Manning 75.9 4.3 2.2 2.2 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.4 0.2 -0.3
Etan Thomas 75.6 4.5 2.7 2.5 1.6 1.6 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Samaki Walker 5.3 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.4 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.0 -0.1
James Bailey 82.6 4.9 2.9 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.3
Tim Perry 82.3 5.7 2.6 2.0 1.4 1.4 1.2 0.3 -0.1
Larry Krystkowiak 82.3 6.3 2.6 2.1 1.8 1.4 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.1
Ed Nealy 82.0 4.7 2.0 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.2 0.5 0.4 0.3
Travis Outlaw 80.0 5.3 3.2 2.3 1.4 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.0 -0.1
Alex Hannum 79.8 5.1 2.1 1.7 1.6 0.5 0.4
Wally Walker 79.0 3.5 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.8 0.9 0.5 0.1
Ron Behagen 76.1 4.3 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.8 0.2 0.1
Ed Manning 75.9 4.3 2.2 2.2 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.4 0.2 -0.3
Etan Thomas 75.6 4.5 2.7 2.5 1.6 1.6 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.1

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1994-95 18 LOUISVILLE 29 841 153 279 2 6 88 164 210 37 17 78 45 60 396 .548 .333 .537 29.0 13.7 7.2 1.3
1995-96 19 LOUISVILLE 21 634 124 207 0 1 70 114 157 23 17 43 49 53 318 .599 .000 .614 30.2 15.1 7.5 1.1
Career 50 1475 277 486 2 7 158 278 367 60 34 121 94 113 714 .570 .286 .568 29.5 14.3 7.3 1.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
2002 Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
Defensive Rebound Pct
2001-02 NBA 23.2 (8)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (916)

Transactions

June 21, 1996: Traded by the Boston Celtics (as a 1996 1st round draft pick) with Eric Montross to the Dallas Mavericks for a 1996 1st round draft pick (Antoine Walker) and a 1997 1st round draft pick (Ron Mercer).

June 26, 1996: Drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1996 NBA Draft.

August 26, 1999: Signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs.

June 29, 2001: Waived by the San Antonio Spurs.

July 20, 2001: Signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.

August 2, 2003: Signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat.

August 4, 2004: Signed as a free agent with the Washington Wizards.

March 18, 2005: Released by the Washington Wizards.

October 3, 2005: Signed as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers.

January 5, 2006: Waived by the Indiana Pacers.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1996-97 Dallas Mavericks NBA $1,246,000
1997-98 Dallas Mavericks NBA $1,433,040
1998-99 Dallas Mavericks NBA $1,619,880
1999-00 San Antonio Spurs NBA $2,716,667
2000-01 San Antonio Spurs NBA $2,960,000
2001-02 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $1,400,000
2002-03 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $1,540,000
2003-04 Miami Heat NBA $1,700,000
2004-05 Washington Wizards NBA $995,046
2005-06 Indiana Pacers NBA $364,223
Career (may be incomplete) $15,974,856

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