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Ja'Kobe Walter

Ja'Kobe Walter

20-Year-Old GuardG
Toronto Raptors
Out
Injury Hip
Est. Return 10/1/2025
2024 Stats
PTS
8.6
REB
3.1
AST
1.6
STL
0.8
BLK
0.2
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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
#280
Overall Rank
#135
Last 30 Days
From Preseason
#70
ADP
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 play in finale
GToronto Raptors
Hip
April 12, 2025
Walter (hip) is out for Sunday's game against the Spurs, Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Walter will miss the final game of the season due to right hip soreness, the same injury that sidelined him for the previous two contests. The rookie out of Baylor finishes his rookie year with averages of 8.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 0.8 steals per game in 52 appearances (18 starts) while averaging 21.2 minutes per contest.
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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 %
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  • Turnover %
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  • Usage %
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True Shooting %
52.3%
 
Effective Field Goal %
48.7%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
47.3%
 
Free Throw Rate
21.1%
 
Offensive Rebound %
5.6%
 
Defensive Rebound %
10.1%
 
Total Rebound %
7.8%
 
Assist %
10.2%
 
Steal %
1.7%
 
Block %
0.9%
 
Turnover %
8.9%
 
Usage %
18.2%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
16.8
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.8
 
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Ruled out for Friday
GToronto Raptors
Hip
April 10, 2025
Walter (hip) has been ruled out for Friday's game against the Mavericks, Coty Wiles of RaptorsRepublic.com reports.
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Won't play Wednesday
GToronto Raptors
Hip
April 8, 2025
Walter (hip) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Hornets, Esfandiar Baraheni of The Athletic reports.
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Surpasses 20-point mark Friday
GToronto Raptors
April 5, 2025
Walter had 22 points (8-14 FG, 4-7 3Pt, 2-2 FT), three rebounds, one assist and three steals over 32 minutes during Friday's 117-105 loss to the Pistons.
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Perfect from deep
GToronto Raptors
April 2, 2025
Walter supplied 17 points (6-10 FG, 5-5 3Pt), four rebounds, four assists and one steal across 27 minutes during Tuesday's 137-118 loss to the Bulls.
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Posts solid line in win
GToronto Raptors
March 31, 2025
Walter notched 17 points (5-11 FG, 3-5 3Pt, 4-4 FT), eight rebounds, four assists, one block and three steals over 34 minutes during Sunday's 127-109 victory over Philadelphia.
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Wants to get stronger in offseason
GToronto Raptors
April 16, 2025
During his exit interview Tuesday, Walter said he wants to get bigger and stronger during the offseason, Ryan Wolstat of the Toronto Sun reports.
ANALYSIS
Walter added that he felt like he was getting bullied on the court during the early stages of his rookie season, but he felt like he got better as he added strength. Walter made 52 appearances for the Raptors, posting averages of 8.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.3 three-pointers in 21.2 minutes per game on 40.5 percent shooting.
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