Chet Walker—a Hall of Fame ahead for two NBA teams in the 1960s and 1970s—died Saturday, according to a Saturday night report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that cited the NBPA. He was 84.
A person of the most regular performers of his era, Walker under no circumstances averaged fewer than 12.3 or more than 22 factors for each match in a year.
A indigenous of Bethlehem, Miss., Walker played collegiately for Bradley. He averaged 24.4 factors for every match in a stunning three-calendar year vocation with the Braves, however the fourth-best regular in Missouri Valley history.
The Syracuse Nationals drafted Walker 12th in 1962 he performed a person period with the franchise ahead of their 1963 go to Philadelphia. Walker designed a few All-Star groups in six seasons with the rechristened Philadelphia 76ers, and helped the workforce gain a title in 1967.
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame forward Chet Walker — a seven-time All-Star and a member of the Chicago Bulls Ring of Honor — has handed absent at 84, for each @TheNBPA. Walker won an NBA championship with Philadelphia in 1967 and was a two-time All-American at Bradley. pic.twitter.com/sv1ct73YAK
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 9, 2024
Walker spent his last 6 decades on the Chicago Bulls, with whom he created four more All-Star teams. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012 and the Bulls’ Ring of Honor in 2024.
