• Samaki Walker
• #52
• Forward

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2004-05
Signed as a free agent before training camp with the Washington Wizards, he played in each of the team's first five regular season games and tallied 12 points in those five games…he would score just 12 points the rest of the season…following the first five games, he saw action in just nine games before being placed on the injured list, 2/14…in his last appearance for the Wizards, he had two points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal in 11 minutes at Detroit, 2/12…in 14 games, he scored a high of six points on two occasions: he shot 3-5 FG for six points in 17 minutes vs. Miami, 11/9, and then hit 3-10 FG for six points in a season-high 24 minutes at San Antonio, 1/17…he collected a season-best five rebounds with a season-high two assists and one steal in that game against the Spurs…that was one of three steals on the season and two assists accounted for half his total for the season…in five minutes vs. Orlando, 11/10, he scored two points on 2-2 FTS and those were his only points from the foul line for the season…his only other attempt from the line came at San Antonio, 1/17…he blocked seven shots during the season, including a team-high two vs. Miami, 11/6…he was waived by Washington, 3/18

2003-04
He appeared in 33 games with the Miami Heat and averaged 3.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg and 12.7 mpg…he had a season high of 29 minutes and three assists vs. Orlando, 1/2

2002-03
He appeared in 67 games, including 39 starts, with the Los Angeles Lakers and averaged 4.4 ppg, 5.5 rpg, and 18.6 mpg…he grabbed double-figure rebounds nine times and posted three double-doubles…he was on the injured list and missed six games from 11/26 to 12/4 with a strained lower back.

2001-02
He saw action in 69 games, with 63 starts, for the Lakers and averaged 6.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.28 bpg and 24.0 minutes…he scored in double figures a career-high 17 times…he ranked second on the Lakers in rebounds per game, blocks per game and double-doubles (8)…he shot better than 50 percent from the floor (.512) for the first time in his career and ranked second best on the team

2000-01
Including one start, he appeared in 61 games with the San Antonio Spurs and averaged 5.3 ppg and 4.0 rpg…he posted two double-doubles…he shot 48.0 percent from the floor, third best on the team…he made the only 3-pt FG of his career vs. New Jersey, 3/16

1999-2000
He averaged 5.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg and 13.8 mpg in a career-high 71 games…he scored in double figures 14 times, grabbed double-figure rebounds in five contests and registered four double doubles…set career highs in free throws made (86) and free throw percentage (.683).

1998-99
He saw action in 39 games, two starts, with the Dallas Mavericks and averaged 5.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg and 14.6 mpg…in his two starts he averaged 11.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.00 blocks, and 21.0 minutes…he scored in double figures on seven occasions, grabbed double-figure rebounds once and logged one double-double.

1997-98
He played in 41 games, including 19 starts, with the Mavericks and averaged 8.9 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 0.98 bpg and 25.0 mpg…he scored in double figures 15 times…he grabbed double-figure rebounds nine times, including a career-high 20 rebounds vs. the Charlotte Hornets, 1/24.

1996-97
As a rookie, he appeared in 43 games, 12 starts, with Dallas and averaged 5.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg and 14.0 mpg…he was selected to play in the Schick Rookie Game during All-Star Weekend, but was forced to withdraw due to a second-degree sprain of his left ankle, an injury suffered at New York, 1/7…he made his first career start against Philadelphia, 12/5, and tallied a season-high 13 points with six rebounds and two blocks in 19 minutes.

Playoffs: 2003-04: He made four appearances for the Heat in the first round series with New Orleans…scoreless (0-2 FG), he had one rebound in a total of 11 minutes…2002-03: In nine outings for the Lakers, he totaled four points (2-5 FGS) with 13 rebounds, two assists, one steal and two blocked shots in 49 minutes…2001-02: In helping the Lakers to their third consecutive NBA title, he played in all 19 playoff games and averaged 3.3 ppg and 4.1 rpg…he started the first four of those games and averaged 4.8 ppg and 7.0 rpg as a starter…he collected nine rebounds twice, once vs. Portland, 4/25, and once vs. San Antonio, 5/5…2000-01: He played in 12 of 13 games for the Spurs…he averaged 1.2 ppg and 1.2 rpg…he had a high of three points twice and collected three rebounds three times…1999-2000: In his postseason debut, he registered playoff career-highs of 13 points and 16 rebounds in 36 minutes vs. Phoenix, 4/22…his five field goals and eight attempts from the floor were also postseason career-highs…he attempted eight shots in each of his first three playoff appearances…in his second postseason outing against the Suns, 4/25, he rejected a career-high (regular season or playoffs) eight shots…in the four-game series with the Suns, he averaged 9.0 ppg, 11.3 rpg and 30.3 mpg.