Center · Phoenix Suns
Neal Walk
Age 77 · USA · 208 cm (6'10") · 100 kg · Born Jul 29, 1948 · Florida
12.9 PPG
7.9 RPG
2.4 APG
460 games
5 seasons
Career snapshot
5seasons
460games
5,923career pts
13.0PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Utah Jazz
· 37 games · 1974-75–1974-75
Position rank · 1974-75
#19PPG rank
#30PER rank
#30WS rank
Among 35 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
20.2
1972-73 · —
RPG
12.4
1972-73 · —
APG
4.0
1973-74 · —
PER
13.0
1974-75 · NYK
WS
0.3
1974-75 · NYK
Draft
1969
Round 1 ·
Pick 2
from Florida
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-70 | NBA | 82 | 0 | 17.0 | 8.2 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47.0 | 0.0 | 64.0 | — | — |
| 1971-72 | NBA | 81 | 0 | 26.4 | 15.7 | 8.2 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47.9 | 0.0 | 74.4 | — | — |
| 1972-73 | NBA | 81 | 0 | 38.4 | 20.2 | 12.4 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.6 | 0.0 | 78.6 | — | — |
| 1973-74 | NBA | 82 | 0 | 31.1 | 16.8 | 10.2 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 46.0 | 0.0 | 79.1 | — | — |
| 1974-75 | NBA | 67 | 0 | 16.8 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 41.9 | 0.0 | 81.9 | — | — |
| 1974-75 | NYK | 30 | 0 | 9.1 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 40.9 | 0.0 | 88.0 | 13.0 | 0.3 |
| 1974-75 | UTA | 37 | 0 | 23.0 | 9.9 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 42.2 | 0.0 | 80.0 | — | — |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1974 | New York Knicks | Utah Jazz | From 1974-75 to 1974-75 | |
All entries are mid season trade.
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About Neal Walk
Neal Eugene Walk was an American college and professional basketball player who was a center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for eight seasons during the late 1960s and 1970s, playing overseas afterward. Walk played college basketball for the University of Florida, and remains the Florida Gators' all-time rebounds leader. The Phoenix Suns picked Walk second overall in the 1969 NBA draft, having lost the coin toss with the Milwaukee Bucks for Lew Alcindor. Walk played professionally for the Suns, the New Orleans Jazz and the New York Knicks of the NBA.