To the New York Knicks’ Bill Walker, We Hardly Know Ye
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As a high school junior Bill Walker was already a superstar, having been selected to numerous All-America teams before his senior year.
Before his high school career ended he was the first player to attend the Adidas ABCD Camp in New Jersey three times, and won the MVP his final season, an award given out to the likes of Lebron James and Kobe Bryant.
He played alongside Ohio State Freshman Greg Oden in summer ball, and competed against high school phenom and fellow West Virginian O.J. Mayo in dunk contests.
Some scouts compared him favorably to Vince Carter, except Walker was believed to ...