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Guard/Forward · 1993–95

Walter Bond

Bond went from undrafted out of Minnesota to scoring 25 points in just his second NBA game for the 1992-93 Mavericks. He joined the Jazz for the 1993-94 season and returned on two 10-day contracts in January 1995, part of a three-season NBA run of 157 games, and later starred in the CBA and in Germany, averaging 16.4 points for Leverkusen.

The talking came naturally afterward. The Chicago native worked on the Timberwolves' broadcast team, built a career as a motivational speaker, and hosted the Food Network series Giving You The Business, which premiered in 2013.

HOW HE CAME & WENTUndrafted, he won the last roster spot out of camp in November 1993. Utah waived him on December 3, 1994 to clear room for Jay Humphries, then brought him back on two 10-day contracts that January and did not re-sign him.

Full name
Walter Thomas Bond
Utah Jazz tenure
1993–95
Position
Guard/Forward
Born
1969, Chicago
Height
6′5″ (196 cm)
Weight
201 lb (91 kg)
College
Minnesota
Drafted
undrafted
Signatures in the archive
  • 1992-93 Topps Card MAVERICKS
  • s 1992-93 Fleer Ultra RC 347 Utah Jazz
Also on the shelf — unsigned 1993 94 Fleer Ultra #347 Utah Jazz

No photograph of this signature is online yet.

With the Jazz

WALTER BOND · 1993–95 · PER GAME
SEASONTEAMGMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFG%3P%FT%
1993–94UTA5610.03.11.10.60.30.2.404.352.775
1994–95UTA1813.35.41.50.90.30.2.500.378.688
JAZZ TOTAL2 SEASONS7410.83.71.20.60.30.2.434.363.750

Season by season, regular season, with this franchise only. More info: Basketball-Reference ↗  ·  Wikipedia ↗

Did you know

WALTER BOND · 6 NOTES
  • Became a widely booked corporate speaker and author after retiring.
  • He turned professional with the Saskatchewan Storm of the World Basketball League, a circuit that barred anyone taller than six-foot-five.
  • His best minor-league year was 1994-95 with the Chicago Rockers, when he averaged 24 points a game.
  • Going into his Minnesota senior year he was rated the best sixth man in college basketball, then broke his foot twice.
  • He won the last roster spot in the fall of 1993 ahead of Corey Crowder, saying 'I've been an underdog all my career. I don't mind. Everywhere I go I'm an underdog.'
  • John Stockton on his midseason return in 1995: 'There wasn't anybody who didn't have a big smile on their face when they heard he was coming back.'