Walter Robert Szczerbiak Jr.[1] (/ˈsɜːrbi.æk/ SUR-bee-ak; born March 5, 1977)[2] is an American former professional basketball player and current color analyst for the New York Knicks on MSG Network.

During his time with Real Madrid, the elder Szczerbiak set a Spanish League single-game scoring record with 65 points.

[4] Wally Szczerbiak spent much of his childhood in Europe during his father's playing career, and he was taught to speak fluent Spanish and Italian.

[4] He was named the winner of the Richard Sangler Award as Nassau County's outstanding boys' basketball player.

[4] During the fall of his high school senior year, Szczerbiak and his parents visited the Miami University campus in Oxford, Ohio.

The following Monday, despite Walt's wishes for his son to wait before making a decision, Szczerbiak called coach Herb Sendek and committed to play for Miami.

[6][3][8] In his senior season, Szczerbiak averaged 24.2 points per game and led the Redhawks to the Sweet 16 in the 1999 NCAA tournament as a #10 seed.

[citation needed] On January 26, 2006, Szczerbiak, along with Michael Olowokandi, Dwayne Jones and a conditional first-round draft pick, was traded to the Boston Celtics for Ricky Davis, Mark Blount, Marcus Banks, Justin Reed, and two second-round draft picks.

[citation needed] On June 28, 2007 (the night of the 2007 NBA draft), the Celtics traded Szczerbiak to the Seattle SuperSonics along with Delonte West and Jeff Green (the 5th overall pick) for Ray Allen and Glen Davis (35th overall).

[citation needed] Szczerbiak was in discussions with the Denver Nuggets in August 2009 about joining the team on a one-year contract.

[13] He reportedly rejected a veteran's minimum contract offer from Denver, opting instead to continue to rehabilitate his knee and possibly test the free agent market later.

According to Szczerbiak's doctors, so little cartilage was left in his knee that a fourth surgery would make it difficult for him to have a normal life.