Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
NEW YORK — Bill Walker has always been somebody else’s running buddy or understudy.
In high school, he was Robin to O.J. Mayo’s Batman as the duo teamed up to win two state championships at North College Hill High School in Cincinnati.
During his tenure at Kansas State, he played alongside future NBA lottery pick Michael Beasley and under head coach Bob Huggins.
In his rookie season with the Celtics, the 6-foot-6, 198-pound Walker played in the large shadow of perennial All-Stars Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce.
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