Grizzlies waive Anotoine Walker
Antoine Walker
The Memphis Grizzlies waived three-time all star Antoine Walker, club General Manager and Vice President of Basketball Operations Chris Wallace announced today.
The 6-9, 245-pound forward did not appear in a game with the Grizzlies this season because the team has decided develop their young players. His last game was on February 19, 2008 where he was still part of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Fantasy Analysis
Walker used to be a good fantasy basketball player where he could easily score 20 points a night and grab close to 10 boards a game. He also passed the ball well where he could give you 3-5 a night and the good thing with him was he was a warrior in terms of injury. In his first 11 years in the league, he played 5 full (82 games) season and the most missed games in the other 6 seasons was 8 games. This wasn’t bad for a player who, for a long time, hasn’t looked like he was in shape. On the downside, his percentages from the field and the line were terrible if you consider the amount of shots he take. He would give you 1-2 threes a night but at the expense of taking 4-5 three point attempts. Nevertheless, I used to draft this guy and he helped me with some of my teams.
Those “good” days are gone now especially with his age, 32. But as long as he gets close to 20 minutes a night (if he’s lucky!) if anyone signs him then he can help teams in deeper leagues with their scoring, rebounding and threes. As long as he is in shape, which he was never really known for after his first few years in the league, he could give you 8-10 points a game and 4 rebounds. Just make sure you can take his very low percentages.
