Upsides

• Great 3-point shooter (one of the best in the draft)

• Decent shot creator with upside

• Good motor

• Competitive defender

• Has good defensive upside

• High floor

Downsides

• Ceiling may be lower than other prospects

• Handle isn’t great

• Can struggle as a playmaker

Conclusion

will add scouting report soon

Shades of: Desmond Bane, KCP

Ja’Kobe Walter - Baylor (SG - HT: 6’5” - WING: - WT: 190 - A: 18y)

- Good 3 level scorer on or off-ball
- Really efficient scorer. Great percentiles in P&R, transition, spot up, off screens. Not as ISO heavy, but that means he’ll fit in easily.
- Great jump shot, C&S 3s are immaculate
- Solid passer
- Very solid defense
- Good size at the 2
- Shades of Nickeil Alexander-Walker (with higher upside), KCP with more wiggle
- Best fit: Charlotte, Memphis, Orlando, Atlanta, Toronto

Tier 1 - Ceiling:

All-Star, All Defensive 2nd team, Top 5 Three Point Shooter in a season

Nationality

American

Draft Day Age

19.79

Wingspan

6'10

Avg ranking (top 6 NBA draft sites) 5.5

My Jan Ranking 7

Best Case - Shades of/

Desmond Bane

Klay Thompson

Andrew Toney

Stats:

28.7 MPG

15.3 PPG

58.7 TS% on 11.2 FGA

40.0 3PT% on 5.7 FGA

84.7 FT% on 3.9 FTA

9.0 TRB%

8.5 AST%

2.4 STL%

0.7 BLK%

6.7 TO%

23.8 USG%

132.3 ORTG

102.5 DRTG

9.0 BPM

Ja'Kobe Walter is a baller. It's close between him and Knecht for who is/will be a better bucket getter. I understand his FG% was bad, but I think a lot of it was his shot selection, and while his shot attempts will go down, I think the overall selection will improve.

Defensively there is some potential. I'm not overly confident he'll even be an above average defender, I just know there will be worse defenders than him even in his rookie year. Realistically I see him as a complimentary defender who teams don't pick on, but isn't guarding the best guard.

Ceiling: Devin Booker Floor: Phoenix Danny Ainge Comparison: Charlotte Terry Rozier

Favorite Fits:

1. Utah Jazz

2. Memphis Grizzlies

3. Oklahoma City Thunder

ATTRIBUTES

Pros:

• Good shooter

• Solid team defender

• Plays well both on and off the ball

• Has shown some shot-creation ability

Cons:

• Sub-par playmaker

• Can be too passive at times

• Can be a pushover as an on-ball defender

• Doesn't notably excel in any particular area

OVERALL

Mould/role: Off-ball floor-spacer, team-player

Player Comp:

Tier: 4

Strengths:

Terrific Shooter

All-Around Great Scorer

High Floor

Athletic

Solid Defender

Weaknesses:

Low Ceiling

Below average playmaker

Player Comparison: Desmond Bane

Poste(s) : SG ou SF

Âge : 19 ans

Taille : 1m96

Stats : 14.4pts, 4.4reb, 1.4ast, 1.1stl, 0.2blk

Adresse : 37%fg, 34%3pt, 81%ft

Spécialiste du 3pts, Walter est avant tout un shooteur qui a démontré à Baylor sa capacité à marquer sous pression grâce à une mécanique fluide et un sacré sang-froid. Il doit encore améliorer son dribble pour prétendre à un rôle supérieur à celui de simple gâchette dans la grande ligue. Même s'il rappelle le style d'un Buddy Hield, il est pour l'instant moins bon finisseur et devra améliorer sa défense latérale, ainsi que sa création de tir. Son dribble ne semble pas si mauvais mais il ne l'a que très rarement mis à contribution, sans doute limité dans sa fonction par le frileux coach des Bears. En tout cas, difficile de faire l'impasse sur Walter, surtout si c'est pour choisir des joueurs plus vieux et moins prometteurs qui font les mêmes choses mais avec 2 ou 3 ans de plus.

Prospect Tier: Fringe All-Star

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