Back ساماكي ووكر Arabic ساماكى ووكر ARZ Samaki Walker Spanish Samaki Walker Finnish Samaki Walker French Samaki Walker Croatian Samaki Walker Italian サマキ・ウォーカー Japanese Samaki Walker Lithuanian Samaki Walker Polish
 Samaki Walker at the White House in 2002 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 25, 1976 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College | Louisville (1994–1996) |
| NBA draft | 1996: 1st round, 9th overall pick |
| Selected by the Dallas Mavericks | |
| Playing career | 1996–2011 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 52, 55, 5 |
| Career history | |
| 1996–1999 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1999–2001 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2001–2003 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2003–2004 | Miami Heat |
| 2004–2005 | Washington Wizards |
| 2005–2006 | Indiana Pacers |
| 2006 | UNICS Kazan |
| 2007 | Santa Barbara Breakers |
| 2007–2008 | Al-Jalaa Aleppo |
| 2008–2009 | Club Sagesse |
| 2009 | Shandong Lions |
| 2009–2010 | Seoul SK Knights |
| 2010–2011 | Al-Jalaa Aleppo |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 2,376 (5.3 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 2,089 (4.7 rpg) |
| Blocks | 316 (0.7 bpg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Samaki Ijuma Walker (born February 25, 1976) is an American retired professional basketball power forward and center. Walker played college basketball at the University of Louisville and was selected in the 1996 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks, where he played until 1999. Walker continued to play for the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs (1999–2001), Los Angeles Lakers (2001–2003), Miami Heat (2003–2004), Washington Wizards (2004–2005), and Indiana Pacers (2005–2006). Afterwards, Walker played in various international and minor leagues.