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Ja'Kobe Walter

20-Year-Old GuardG
Out
Injury Illness
Est. Return 12/29/2024
2024 Stats
PTS
8.9
REB
3.0
AST
1.6
STL
0.6
BLK
0.3
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Walter was the 19th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft and was chosen based on his excellent three-point shooting, though it remains to be seen if that will be enough to grant him a regular role in the rotation right away. He falls into a good situation, however, as the Raptors are embracing a rebuilding process and are relying on young players such as Gradey Dick and Immanuel Quickley. The path toward seeing regular minutes looks complicated early on, but Walter could see his minutes increase as long as he adjusts to the NBA. His three-point shooting should be valuable in category-based leagues, but given that he's expected to open the 2024-25 season as a rookie bench option on a rebuilding franchise, his fantasy upside will be close to minimal. Walter might have some upside in deeper and/or dynasty leagues, but he shouldn't be targeted in standard formats. Read Past Outlooks
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Current Season
#300
Overall Rank
#181
Last 30 Days
#153
Last 14 Days
From Preseason
#70
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Overall
Height 6'4"
Weight 198
DOB 9/4/2004
College Baylor
Drafted 1st Rd, #19 in 2024
$Signed a two-year, $7.1 million contract with the Raptors in July of 2024. Contract includes $3.81 million team option for 2026-27.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

As a high school junior in McKinney, TX, Walter won the state championship. For his senior campaign, he transferred to Link Academy in Branson, MO where he was selected to play in the 2023 McDonald's All-American Boys Game and for Team USA in the Nike Hoops Summit. A five-star recruit, he committed to playing college ball for Baylor. During the 2023-24 season, Walter was named Big 12 Freshman of the Year and voted Third-Team All-Big 12. Across his 35 appearances, he averaged 14.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.1 steals in 32.3 minutes. First and foremost, Walter is a three-point shooter. Of his 10.9 shot attempts per game, 6.3 of them came from distance. He drained 2.1 per game at 34.1 percent. While that's not an elite number, he took plenty of difficult movement triples. He's capable of pump faking and driving off his three-point threat, but he's not a top-shelf athlete and needs to work on his finishing around the basket. He'll often pump fake to push in and shoot a mid-ranger. Taking a step forward as a ballhandler and passer would do wonders for his potential. Defensively, Walter struggles from a lack of footspeed and may be better off guarding bigger players given his 6-foot-10 wingspan on a 6-foot-5 frame. Walter's gravity as a three-point shooter, especially one who can move off-ball, should be valuable to any NBA franchise. At the very least, he could operate as a specialist. If he can continue developing as a playmaker and defender, Walter could grow into a role similar to Devin Vassell. While Walter may not project as a primary offensive engine, he could develop into someone who can run secondary actions and make tough jumpers near the end of the shot clock.

Won't give it a go Thursday
GToronto Raptors
Illness
December 26, 2024
Walter (illness) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against Memphis, Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca reports.
ANALYSIS
Walter will be held out of his first matchup since Nov. 25 due to the illness, and his next chance to feature will come Sunday against Atlanta. With the rookie sidelined, Jonathan Mogbo and Jamison Battle could see an uptick in playing time.
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How does Ja'Kobe Walter compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
  • True Shooting %
    An advanced statistic that measures a player's efficiency at shooting the ball that takes field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and three point percentage into account.
  • Effective Field Goal %
    A statistic that adjusts field goal percentage to account for the fact that three-point field goals count for three points while field goals only count for two points.
  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
    Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
  • Free Throw Rate
    Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
  • Offensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Defensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available defensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Total Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Assist %
    An estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a player assisted while they were on the floor.
  • Steal %
    An estimate of the percentage of opponent possessions that end with a steal by the player while they were on the floor.
  • Block %
    An estimate of the percentage of opponent two-point field goal attempts blocked by the player while they were on the floor.
  • Turnover %
    An estimate of turnovers committed per 100 plays.
  • Usage %
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True Shooting %
49.4%
 
Effective Field Goal %
46.2%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
46.6%
 
Free Throw Rate
22.1%
 
Offensive Rebound %
5.3%
 
Defensive Rebound %
10.8%
 
Total Rebound %
8.0%
 
Assist %
10.8%
 
Steal %
1.2%
 
Block %
1.5%
 
Turnover %
8.1%
 
Usage %
20.1%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
16.5
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.8
 
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Iffy for Thursday
GToronto Raptors
Illness
December 26, 2024
Walter is listed as questionable for Thursday's game versus the Grizzlies due to an illness, Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca reports.
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Retreats to bench Monday
GToronto Raptors
December 23, 2024
Walter will come off the bench in Monday's game against the Knicks.
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Pops for career-high 27
GToronto Raptors
December 23, 2024
Walter fouled out of Sunday's 114-110 loss to the Rockets after recording a career-high 27 points (9-18 FG, 6-11 3Pt, 3-4 FT), two rebounds and three assists over 28 minutes.
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Starting Thursday vs. Nets
GToronto Raptors
December 19, 2024
Walter will start in Thursday's matchup against the Nets, Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Solid outing in close loss Monday
GToronto Raptors
December 17, 2024
Walter closed Monday's 122-121 loss to Chicago with six points (3-6 FG, 0-1 3Pt), three rebounds, two assists and two steals across 24 minutes.
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New Orleans could be interested
GFree Agent
June 9, 2024
The Pelicans could target Walter with their first-round pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, Christian Clark of the New Orleans Times Picayune speculates.
ANALYSIS
The Pelicans hold the 21st pick in this year's draft, and they would be wise to add another guard to the roster since they have enough scoring weapons already. Walter spent the 2023-24 season with Baylor and posted solid numbers, averaging 14.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest. However, he's not much of a passer, and the fact that he shot only 34.1 percent from three in 2023-24 suggests he's still a work in progress offensively.
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