Toronto Raptors select Baylor shooting guard Ja’Kobe Walter with No. 19 overall pick in 2024 NBA Draft
Toronto Raptors select Baylor shooting guard Ja’Kobe Walter with No. 19 overall pick in 2024 NBA Draft
The Toronto Raptors added an electric but erratic young guard to the mix, drafting Baylor shooting guard Ja’Kobe Walter at No. 19 overall in the 2024 NBA Draft.
Walter, 6-foot-5 and 195 pounds, was the Big 12 Freshman of the Year and an All-Big 12 pick in 2023-24 as he averaged 14.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.1 steals but shot a mind-numbing 37.6 percent from the field.
Even worse? Walter did that as he started all 35 games for the Bears and averaged 32.4 minutes per game — and only averaged 1.4 assists.
The Atlanta Hawks selected French wing Zaccharie Risacher with the No. 1 overall pick. It was the second consecutive year the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft came from France following Victor Wembanyama in 2023.