Wally Szczerbiak
Guard-Forward
at Minnesota Timberwolves
Career
798 games · 10 seasons
14.3PPG
3.9RPG
2.3APG
Career snapshot
10seasons
798games
11,437career pts
15.5PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Minnesota Timberwolves
· 438 games · 1999-00–2005-06
Position rank · 2008-09
#78PPG rank
#56PER rank
#26WS rank
Among 117 Guard-Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
20.1
2005-06 · MIN
RPG
5.5
2000-01 · MIN
APG
3.2
2000-01 · MIN
PER
18.1
2005-06 · MIN
WS
8.7
2001-02 · MIN
Draft
1999
Round 1 ·
Pick 6
from Miami (Ohio)
Honors & awards
1×
All-Star Selection
2001
1×
All-Rookie Team
1999
Career by team
Cleveland Cavaliers
2007-08 – 2008-09 · 2 seasons
7.3 PPG
3.1 RPG
1.2 APG
99 games
Oklahoma City Thunder
2007-08 – 2007-08 · 1 seasons
13.1 PPG
2.7 RPG
1.4 APG
50 games
Boston Celtics
2005-06 – 2006-07 · 2 seasons
16.3 PPG
3.5 RPG
2.5 APG
64 games
Minnesota Timberwolves
1999-00 – 2005-06 · 7 seasons
15.5 PPG
4.4 RPG
2.7 APG
438 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | MIN | 73 | 53 | 29.7 | 11.6 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 51.1 | 35.9 | 82.6 | 15.4 | 6.2 |
| 2000-01 | MIN | 82 | 82 | 34.8 | 14.0 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 51.0 | 33.8 | 87.0 | 15.8 | 7.4 |
| 2001-02 | MIN | 82 | 82 | 38.0 | 18.7 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 50.8 | 45.5 | 83.1 | 17.1 | 8.7 |
| 2002-03 | MIN | 52 | 42 | 35.3 | 17.6 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 48.1 | 42.1 | 86.7 | 17.3 | 5.2 |
| 2003-04 | MIN | 28 | 0 | 22.2 | 10.2 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 44.9 | 43.5 | 82.8 | 15.3 | 1.6 |
| 2004-05 | MIN | 81 | 37 | 31.6 | 15.5 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 50.6 | 37.3 | 85.5 | 17.1 | 7.3 |
| 2005-06 | NBA | 72 | 71 | 37.9 | 19.0 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 48.7 | 40.0 | 89.7 | — | — |
| 2005-06 | BOS | 32 | 31 | 36.7 | 17.5 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 47.6 | 39.3 | 89.8 | 17.2 | 3.4 |
| 2005-06 | MIN | 40 | 40 | 38.9 | 20.1 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 49.5 | 40.6 | 89.6 | 18.1 | 4.6 |
| 2006-07 | BOS | 32 | 19 | 28.1 | 15.0 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 89.7 | 14.8 | 1.6 |
| 2007-08 | NBA | 75 | 2 | 23.1 | 11.5 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 43.1 | 41.3 | 85.1 | — | — |
| 2007-08 | CLE | 25 | 1 | 22.2 | 8.2 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 35.9 | 36.5 | 87.8 | 10.3 | 0.5 |
| 2007-08 | OKC | 50 | 1 | 23.6 | 13.1 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 46.0 | 42.8 | 84.3 | — | — |
| 2008-09 | CLE | 74 | 5 | 20.6 | 7.0 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 45.0 | 41.1 | 84.9 | 12.1 | 4.5 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2008 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Cleveland Cavaliers | season change | ||
| Oct 2007 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Oklahoma City Thunder | mid season trade | From 2007-08 to 2007-08 | |
| Jul 2007 | Boston Celtics | Oklahoma City Thunder | season change | ||
| Jul 2007 | Boston Celtics | Cleveland Cavaliers | season change | ||
| Oct 2005 | Boston Celtics | Minnesota Timberwolves | mid season trade | From 2005-06 to 2005-06 | |
| Jul 2005 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Boston Celtics | season change | ||
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About Wally Szczerbiak
Walter Robert Szczerbiak Jr. is an American former professional basketball player and current color analyst for the New York Knicks on MSG Network. He played 10 seasons for four teams in the National Basketball Association. Szczerbiak played college basketball for the Miami RedHawks, and is one of five basketball players whose jerseys have been retired by the university.