Heat sign ex-PBA import to second 10-day contract

MIAMI – The Miami Heat announced Wednesday that they have signed forward Henry Walker to a second 10-day contract. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed, according to NBA.com.

Walker, who was originally signed to a 10-day contract by the Heat on Feb. 21, has appeared in five games (one start) with Miami this season averaging 9.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 24.7 minutes.

Walker has scored in double-figures in four of the five contests and hit consecutive three-point baskets, one with 22.4 seconds left and the next with 2.1 seconds remaining, to send the game into overtime where the Heat secured a 93-90, win at Orlando on Feb. 25.

Walker has also appeared in 17 games (eight starts) for the Heat’s NBA Development League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce, this season averaging 15.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.00 steals and 27.8 minutes while shooting 46.8 percent from the field and 44.8 percent from three-point range.

Walker, who suited up for the Alaska Aces in the PBA last year, was originally drafted in the second round (47th overall) by the Washington Wizards in the 2008 NBA Draft. The four-year NBA veteran has now appeared in 162 career NBA games (23 starts) averaging 5.9 points and 2.1 rebounds in 15.5 minutes of action while shooting 46.2 percent from the field.