in 2006.|left Tony Delk was picked 16th overall in the
1996 NBA draft by the
Charlotte Hornets. He was traded by the Hornets along with
Muggsy Bogues to the
Golden State Warriors for
B. J. Armstrong on November 7, 1997, where he played for two seasons before signing with the
Sacramento Kings on August 16, 1999. He appeared in 46 games in
1999–2000, subsequently joining the
Phoenix Suns on August 1, 2000. In a January 2, 2001,
overtime game against the Kings, he scored a career-high 53 points on 20-for-27 field goal shooting. This was the only game of Delk's career in which he scored 30 or more points. Delk also set the record for the most individual points ever scored in the
ARCO Arena. Delk was eventually dealt with
Rodney Rogers to the Celtics, for
Joe Johnson,
Milt Palacio, and
Randy Brown. On October 20, 2003, Delk was traded to the
Dallas Mavericks, along with
Antoine Walker for
Chris Mills,
Jiří Welsch,
Raef LaFrentz, and a 2004 first-round pick. After a year with the Mavericks, Delk and Walker were again traded, in a deal for
Jason Terry and
Alan Henderson. Delk lasted one and a half seasons with the Hawks before being waived on February 25, 2006, signing with the
Detroit Pistons on March 1, where he backed up point guard
Chauncey Billups. Delk finished his NBA career with averages of 9.1 PPG, 2.5 RPG and 1.9 APG as he, in August 2006, signed a contract with the Greek basketball team,
Panathinaikos, in
Athens. He won the
Greek Cup, the
Greek Championship and the
European Championship with Panathinaikos, but was released in May 2007, citing compatibility issues. He announced his retirement from professional basketball in November 2007. In 2008, nonetheless, he played three games for the
Gigantes de Carolina in the
BSN, the professional basketball league of
Puerto Rico. He retired, once again, and served as a technical assistant with the same team. ==Coaching career==