Wálter Herrmann
Encyclopedia
Walter Herrmann Heinrich (born June 26, 1979) is an Argentine
professional basketball player. He is listed at 6'9" and 225 lbs. He was a key member of the Argentinian national basketball team
that won the gold medal during the 2004 Olympic Basketball Tournament
. He is currently a free agent
.
with Olimpia Venado Tuerto
in 1996. He played there until the year 2000. He won two Argentine League slam dunk contests during that time. In 2000, he moved to the Argentine club Atenas Córdoba
, and he played there until 2002. He was the MVP of the Argentine League regular season and Finals in 2002 with Atenas.
for the 2002–03 season. He was named the regular season ACB League MVP
that year. He then moved the Spanish club Unicaja Málaga and he played there until the year 2006. Then he moved on to the NBA (National Basketball Association). He returned to the Spanish League in July 2009, when he signed a 4 year contract worth €
5.05 million euros net income
with Saski Baskonia
. The last two years of the contract being team options.
during the 2006–07 NBA season Herrmann won the NBA Eastern Conference
rookie of the month honors in March 2007. In his 13 March games, Herrmann averaged 12.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game and he shot 58.5 percent from the field and 47.2 percent from 3-point range.
Herrmann finished the 2006–07 NBA season averaging 9.2 points per game and 2.9 rebounds per game. Wálter scored his NBA career-high 30 points against the Milwaukee Bucks
on April 14 and also grabbed a career high 7 defensive rebounds in the same game. Wálter made the NBA All-Rookie Second Team along with his teammate Adam Morrison
at the end of the season. After the season was over, the Bobcats activated their team option on Herrmann for the 2007–08 NBA season, paying him $1.944 million.
On December 14, 2007, Herrmann, along with center
Primož Brezec
, was traded to the Detroit Pistons
in exchange for center Nazr Mohammed
. On August 2, 2008, it was announced that Herrmann had signed a one year deal to keep him in Detroit for another season.
. With Argentina's national team he won the gold medal at the 2001 FIBA Americas Championship. He also won the gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Basketball Tournament
.
Herrmann also played at the 2006 FIBA World Championship
with Argentina's national team.
descent. He lost his mother, his younger sister and his fiancée in a car accident in July 2003. Exactly one year later, his father died of a heart attack. Herrmann is married to his wife Elena.
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | Charlotte
| 48 || 12 || 19.5 || .527 || .461 || .774 || 2.9 || .5 || .3 || .2 || 9.2
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Charlotte
| 17 || 0 || 10.2 || .385 || .346 || .900 || 2.1 || .2 || .2 || .0 || 4.0
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Detroit
| 28 || 0 || 7.1 || .392 || .289 || .800 || 1.3 || .5 || .1 || .0 || 3.0
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
| align="left" | Detroit
| 59 || 0 || 10.7 || .396 || .342 || .760 || 1.8 || .4 || .1 || .1 || 3.8
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 152 || 12 || 12.8 || .458 || .381 || .786 || 2.1 || .4 || .2 || .0 || 5.4
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Detroit
| 4 || 0 || 6.8 || .250 || 1.000 || .500 || .3 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.3
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
| align="left" | Detroit
| 4 || 0 || 5.5 || .375 || .500 || .000 || .3 || .5 || .2 || .0 || 2.0
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 8 || 0 || 6.1 || .333 || .600 || .500 || .3 || .3 || .1 || .0 || 1.6
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
professional basketball player. He is listed at 6'9" and 225 lbs. He was a key member of the Argentinian national basketball team
Argentina national basketball team
The Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation....
that won the gold medal during the 2004 Olympic Basketball Tournament
Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena in Athens, Greece for the preliminary rounds, with the latter stages being held in the Olympic Indoor Hall at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex....
. He is currently a free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
.
Argentina
Herrmann began his pro career in the Argentine LeagueLiga Nacional de Básquetbol
The Liga Nacional de Básquet is the top level of the Argentine basketball league system. The league is controlled by the Basketball Clubs' Association...
with Olimpia Venado Tuerto
Olimpia Venado Tuerto
Olimpia de Venado Tuerto is a sports club in Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe, Argentina, mostly known for its achievements in basketball.- History :Olimpia was Liga Nacional de Básquetbol finalist in 1995 and won the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol in 1996....
in 1996. He played there until the year 2000. He won two Argentine League slam dunk contests during that time. In 2000, he moved to the Argentine club Atenas Córdoba
Asociación Deportiva Atenas
Asociación Deportiva Atenas, known simply as Atenas or Atenas de Córdoba, is a sports club based in Córdoba, Argentina. It was founded in 1938 and is mostly known for its achievements in basketball...
, and he played there until 2002. He was the MVP of the Argentine League regular season and Finals in 2002 with Atenas.
Spain
Herrmann moved to the Spanish ACB League club Baloncesto FuenlabradaBaloncesto Fuenlabrada
Baloncesto Fuenlabrada, S.A.D. is a professional basketball team based in Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain, currently playing in the Liga ACB. The club was founded in 1981 as C.B. Fuenlabrada, and promoted to the Spanish Top Division in 1996...
for the 2002–03 season. He was named the regular season ACB League MVP
ACB Most Valuable Player Award
The Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto first named a Most Valuable Player after the 1991-92 ACB season. Since then, four players have won the award more than once: Darryl Middleton , Arvydas Sabonis, Tanoka Beard and Luis Scola...
that year. He then moved the Spanish club Unicaja Málaga and he played there until the year 2006. Then he moved on to the NBA (National Basketball Association). He returned to the Spanish League in July 2009, when he signed a 4 year contract worth €
Euro
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5.05 million euros net income
Net income
Net income is the residual income of a firm after adding total revenue and gains and subtracting all expenses and losses for the reporting period. Net income can be distributed among holders of common stock as a dividend or held by the firm as an addition to retained earnings...
with Saski Baskonia
Saski Baskonia
Saski Baskonia, S.A.D., known as Caja Laboral for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain...
. The last two years of the contract being team options.
NBA
In 2006, Herrmann signed a one-year contract worth $1.8 million with a team option for a 2nd year to play for the NBA's Charlotte BobcatsCharlotte Bobcats
The Charlotte Bobcats is a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association. The Bobcats were established in 2004 as an expansion team, two seasons after Charlotte's previous NBA...
during the 2006–07 NBA season Herrmann won the NBA Eastern Conference
Eastern Conference (NBA)
The Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association is made up of fifteen teams, organized in three divisions of five teams each.The three division winners and the non-division winner with the best record are seeded 1 through 4 for the playoffs in order of their records, with all...
rookie of the month honors in March 2007. In his 13 March games, Herrmann averaged 12.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game and he shot 58.5 percent from the field and 47.2 percent from 3-point range.
Herrmann finished the 2006–07 NBA season averaging 9.2 points per game and 2.9 rebounds per game. Wálter scored his NBA career-high 30 points against the Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They are part of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and currently plays at the Bradley Center....
on April 14 and also grabbed a career high 7 defensive rebounds in the same game. Wálter made the NBA All-Rookie Second Team along with his teammate Adam Morrison
Adam Morrison
Adam John Morrison is an American basketball player who is currently free agent after being released from KK Crvena zvezda....
at the end of the season. After the season was over, the Bobcats activated their team option on Herrmann for the 2007–08 NBA season, paying him $1.944 million.
On December 14, 2007, Herrmann, along with center
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...
Primož Brezec
Primož Brezec
Primož Brezec is a Slovenian professional basketball player with Lokomotiv Kuban of the Russian Super League. He is a 7 ft 1 in tall center. Brezec has played seven seasons in the NBA.-Europe:...
, was traded to the Detroit Pistons
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...
in exchange for center Nazr Mohammed
Nazr Mohammed
Nazr Tahiru Mohammed [NAW-zee] is an American professional basketball player with the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder. He plays the center position. He is 6 ft 10 in and 250 lb...
. On August 2, 2008, it was announced that Herrmann had signed a one year deal to keep him in Detroit for another season.
Argentine national team
Herrmann was a key reserve for years on the Argentine national basketball teamArgentina national basketball team
The Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation....
. With Argentina's national team he won the gold medal at the 2001 FIBA Americas Championship. He also won the gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Basketball Tournament
Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena in Athens, Greece for the preliminary rounds, with the latter stages being held in the Olympic Indoor Hall at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex....
.
Herrmann also played at the 2006 FIBA World Championship
2006 FIBA World Championship
The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation , Japan Basketball Association and the 2006 Organizing Committee...
with Argentina's national team.
Personal
The son of Héctor Herrmann and María Cristina Heinrich, Wálter Herrmann is of GermanGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
descent. He lost his mother, his younger sister and his fiancée in a car accident in July 2003. Exactly one year later, his father died of a heart attack. Herrmann is married to his wife Elena.
Regular season
|-| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | Charlotte
Charlotte Bobcats
The Charlotte Bobcats is a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association. The Bobcats were established in 2004 as an expansion team, two seasons after Charlotte's previous NBA...
| 48 || 12 || 19.5 || .527 || .461 || .774 || 2.9 || .5 || .3 || .2 || 9.2
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Charlotte
| 17 || 0 || 10.2 || .385 || .346 || .900 || 2.1 || .2 || .2 || .0 || 4.0
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Detroit
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...
| 28 || 0 || 7.1 || .392 || .289 || .800 || 1.3 || .5 || .1 || .0 || 3.0
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
2008–09 NBA season
The 2008–09 NBA season was the 63rd season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, and ended on Wednesday, April 15, 2009...
| align="left" | Detroit
| 59 || 0 || 10.7 || .396 || .342 || .760 || 1.8 || .4 || .1 || .1 || 3.8
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 152 || 12 || 12.8 || .458 || .381 || .786 || 2.1 || .4 || .2 || .0 || 5.4
Playoffs
|-| align="left" | 2007–08
2008 NBA Playoffs
The 2008 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2007–08 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers 4–2....
| align="left" | Detroit
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...
| 4 || 0 || 6.8 || .250 || 1.000 || .500 || .3 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.3
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
2009 NBA Playoffs
The 2009 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2008–09 season. The playoffs started on April 18, 2009 with ABC, ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV broadcasting the games in the United States...
| align="left" | Detroit
| 4 || 0 || 5.5 || .375 || .500 || .000 || .3 || .5 || .2 || .0 || 2.0
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 8 || 0 || 6.1 || .333 || .600 || .500 || .3 || .3 || .1 || .0 || 1.6