Nbadraftroom: “Walker is an intriguing combo forward who looks like he’ll have a role in the NBA thanks to his sweet shooting stroke from downtown. If he can develop and round out the rest of his offensive game he’ll be a problem. Walker had insanely good shooting splits his freshman year (52/52/78) in about 14 minutes a game. This shooting rate might not be sustainable going forward but it’s not a fluke; Walker can really stroke the ball. He’s not yet much of a play-maker and doesn’t yet have point-forward skills. This will be a big area of development for him. Walker has decent length and size with good athleticism, but isn’t a freak athlete.”
As I posted in the other thread, I have seen him look really good and I have seen him disappear. The potential for a nice 3 and D forward is there.
I really like this pick. Lots of potential & low risk. Didn’t he lead the Pac 12 in rebounding this past season?
Just for fun ~ Jabari Walker 6'8", 200 lbs So, Colorado PP40: 20.8 RP40: 13.4 BP40: 0.9 AP40: 1.8 3pfg: 39.9% (fr/so) Al Farouq Aminu 6'9", 215 lbs So, Wake Forest PP40: 20.2 RP40: 13.7 BP40: 1.8 Ap40: 1.7 3pfg: 23.8% (fr/so) Paul Milsap 6'8", 245 lbs So, Louisiana Tech PP40: 22.4 RP40: 13.6 BP40: 2.1 AP40: 1.1 3pfg: 37.5% (fr/so/jr) I'm excited to see how Jabari develops. I think he's a steal that late in the second round.
Seemed like a lot of people thought he might land in Portland in the last week. It was a sensible pick. He's a 3-and-D forward. The Blazers need players like that. He probably comes in better suited for his role than GB3 or Watford were last year.
You’d have to think that if this guy can figure out his shot right away, he could get the backup PF minutes, ahead of Watford.
One of the contributors for NBADraft.net described Walker as a poor man's Siakam. We can only hope. I think he's got a decent chance to be a rotation player in a couple of years; kind of depends what else the Blazers acquire by then, but there's certainly a need for what he brings on this roster. I kind of figure they're going to bring in a veteran big on the frontline, but that looks to me like it will be a backup center.