Walt Frazier
Walt Frazier was born in Atlanta, Georgia, United States on March 29th, 1945 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 79, Walt Frazier biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Walter "Clyde" Frazier (born March 29, 1945) is an American basketball player who plays for the National Basketball Association.
He coached the New York Knicks to their only two championships (1970 and 1973), and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987.
Frazier began working in broadcasting following his release from basketball; he now serves as a color commentator on Knicks telecasts on the MSG Network.
Personal life
Frazier and his long-term girlfriend, Patricia James, live in Harlem, and they also have a home in St. Croix. He is the father of a boy who later identified himself as Walt Jr. and, later, Walt III. Frazier is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the fraternity.
Professional career
Frazier was drafted fifth overall by the New York Knicks, going on to average 9.0 points per game and being named to the NBA All-Rookie Team in 1967-68. He adopted the nickname "Clyde" during his rookie season with the Knicks because he wore a fedora resembled Warren Beatty's, who starred Clyde Barrow in the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde.
Frazier's 17.5 points, 7.9 assists, and 6.2 rebounds per game averages made him one of the league's best players.
In a 123–110 victory over the Houston Rockets on October 30, 1969, Frazier scored 43 points to go along with 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Frazier was selected as an NBA All-Star during his 10-year with the Knicks, the first of seven picks.
Because of both Frazier and Star teammate Willis Reed's outstanding play, the Knicks made it to the 1970 NBA Finals. Reed sustained a traumatic leg injury in game five, but not in game five. With Reed out, the Knicks' chances of winning the championship were slim. Reed, on the other hand, returned to the game seven series, playing the first two minutes of game seven and scoring its first two points before limping off. Frazier led New York to victory in one of the best game sevens ever played with Reed out on Saturday.
Despite Frazier's 20.4 points per game average during the second season, the Knicks were unable to repeat as champions in 1971, losing to the Baltimore Bullets and their star shooting guard Earl Monroe in the second round of the playoffs.
Frazier scored 26 points and was named MVP of an exhibition game played between NBA and ABA All-Stars in Houston's Astrodome during the off-season in May 1971.
The Knicks traded for Monroe, who was still difficult for Frazier to guard during the 1970-1971 season. Not many people expected the two players' styles to mesh, but Monroe and Frazier quickly became one of the best backcourts in the league, even earning the nickname "Rolls Royce" backcourt.
In 1972, the Knicks returned to the NBA Finals but lost to the Los Angeles Lakers, who posted a record-breaking season with a NBA championship.
Frazier led the Knicks to their second NBA championship in 1973, defeating the Lakers in a five-game series. Jerry West's defense was instrumental in losing the game to the star-filled squad.
Frazier was selected for his seventh and final NBA All-Star Game in 1976.
Frazier held franchise records for most games (759), minutes played (28,995), field goals (11,699), free throws attempted (4,177), assists (4,691) and points (14,617) as a result. Patrick Ewing eventually broke most of those records, but Frazier's assists record still stands.
After the 1976–77 season for the younger Jim Cleamons, Frazier was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers. As many people were outraged that New York was prepared to let go of what many believe to be the best player in franchise history, the NBA world was stunned.
Frazier appeared in only 66 games over three seasons with the Cavaliers. He retired midway through the 1979-1980s, when he only appeared in three games and averaged career-lows of 3.3 points and 2.7 assists before being suspended.