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Walter Scott Palmer (born October 23, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Utah Jazz in the second round (33rd pick overall) of the 1990 NBA draft. A 7'1" center from Dartmouth College, Palmer played two years in the NBA for the Jazz and Dallas Mavericks. In his NBA career, he appeared in a total of 48 games and averaged 2.1 points per game.

Walter Palmer

Personal information
Born	(1968-10-23) October 23, 1968 (age 54) Ithaca, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Washington-Lee (Arlington County, Virginia)
College	Dartmouth (1986–1990)
NBA draft	1990 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33rd overall
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing career	1990–2003
Position	Center
Number	33, 31
Career history
1990–1991	Utah Jazz
1991–1992	EnBW Ludwigsburg
1992–1993	Dallas Mavericks
1993	Argal Huesca
1993–1994	EnBW Ludwigsburg
1994–1995	Fos-sur-mer Basket
1995	Olimpia Stefanel Milano
1995–1996	Ferro Carril Oeste
1996–1997	Gießen 46ers
1997–1999	Brose Baskets
1999–2000	Le Mans
2000–2001	Skyliners Frankfurt
2002–2003	Phantoms Braunschweig
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Ivy League (1990)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Palmer later played in basketball leagues in Europe and South America, before transitioning into union activism on behalf of professional athletes in Europe. He co-founded SP.IN, the first basketball players union in Germany, and served as its general secretary. He became general secretary of the UBE, the federation of European basketball player unions and then co-founded and was the general secretary of the European Elite Athletes Association (EU Athletes) which represents over 25,000 athletes in a number of popular sports. He then worked as the Head of Department for UNI Sport PRO (now the World Players Association), a global platform for athlete unions and a sector of UNI Global Union. In 2014 he was hired as the Director for International Relations and Marketing of the NBA Players Association before resigning in June, 2015. He now works as a consultant for different players associations and sports related businesses.

External links

• College & NBA stats @ basketballreference.com

На других языках

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[de] Walter Palmer

Walter Scott Palmer (* 23. Oktober 1968 in Ithaca, New York) ist ein ehemaliger US-amerikanischer Basketballspieler, der neben 48 Spielen in der US-amerikanischen Profiliga NBA für mehrere Vereine in der deutschen Basketball-Bundesliga (BBL) gespielt hat. Nach seinem Karriereende als aktiver Spieler engagierte sich Palmer in der Interessenvertretung für professionelle Basketballspieler auf zunächst deutscher und europäischer Ebene. Nach drei Jahren als Leiter des Berufssportler-Bereichs der UNI Global Union wechselte Palmer 2014 als Director of international relations and marketing zur NBPA,[1] die er aber bereits nach einem halben Jahr wieder verließ.[2]

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