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Here’s Antoine Walker’s advice to pro athletes on how not to follow in his footsteps

Following his own financial troubles, former Boston Celtics fan favorite Antoine Walker wants the young crop now entering into cash-flush professional sports to learn from his mistakes.

Walker, who made roughly $108 million during his NBA career before filing for bankruptcy less than two years after retiring, recently talked to USA Today‘s HoopsHype about his efforts with the financial service firm Morgan Stanley to teach other athletes how to budget, save, invest, and otherwise manage money.

Drawing from his own personal experience, Walker had a few specific examples of what not to do.