Jabari Walker is a Summer League champion!
The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the New York Knicks on Sunday, 85-77, to win their fourth game during the Las Vegas Summer League.
The former Colorado Buffaloes star has made the transition a seamless one so far. His debut was impressive, and he also posted a double-double shortly after. He then signed a three-year contract, including a full guarantee in his rookie year and a partial one for his sophomore campaign.
Not bad for a guy who almost went undrafted, for some reason.
Now, Walker is a Summer League champ and continued his impressive performance with a 14-point, 11-rebound double-double on Sunday,
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The @trailblazers were led by Championship Game MVP Trendon Watford as they became the 2022 #NBA2K23SummerLeague Champions!
Trendon Watford: 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL
Brandon Williams: 22 PTS, 5 AST
Jabari Walker: 14 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, BLK pic.twitter.com/b88wjDs4iF— NBA (@NBA) July 17, 2022
He also added a couple of blocks, and Walker continues to look like an absolute steal of a draft choice.
Jabari Walker helps over for the REJECTION!
He has 12 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, and 2 BLK through 3 quarters for the @trailblazers đ„ pic.twitter.com/gISaWquMuL
— NBA (@NBA) July 17, 2022
His Summer League averages are stellar, and he did it all in a low average of 22 minutes per game.
Jabari Walker @jabari521 finishes summer league having averaged 12.4 points on 63 percent shooting from the field, 43 percent shooting from three and 80 percent shooting from the line, 9.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.0 blocks and 1.0 steals in 22.0 minutes per game.
— Casey Holdahl (@CHold) July 17, 2022
Walker will now take some time and work on his craft more before training camp and the 2022-23 season begins. But, Las Vegas was terrific for Walker. Not only did he become a Summer League champ, he earned a contract and made some major noise in Sin City.
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