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Ja'Kobe Walter

Ja'Kobe Walter

SG/PG • Toronto Raptors Proj Rank 94 Actual 44 N/A • Trade Value
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS FSP
7.841.222.6221.01.1.210.11
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Ja'Kobe Walter | Fantasy Outlook

Ja'Kobe Walter Season Outlook: Rotational Depth and Defensive Utility

Entering his third NBA season at 22 years old, Ja'Kobe Walter is positioned as Toronto's primary backup shooting guard behind RJ Barrett. Head coach Darko Rajakovic praised Walter for adding 10 pounds of muscle over the summer, preparing the young guard to embrace challenging perimeter assignments against top opposing scorers.

Our models project Walter to average 15.9 fantasy points across 21.6 minutes per game in 73 appearances. We anticipate steady reserve contributions of 8.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.0 steal per contest, backed by solid 43.6% shooting from the field.

Fantasy managers have shown waning interest heading into the year, with his rostered rate steadily declining to 2%. Slotted behind Barrett and Immanuel Quickley in Toronto's backcourt rotation, Walter lacks the individual usage required for standard-league relevance. For now, he profiles as a deep-league stash who needs an injury ahead of him to unlock regular fantasy utility.

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 8 days ago

Ja'Kobe Walter Fantasy

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DATE OPP M FG PTS AST STL REB BLK TO FPT Diff
05/03 CLE 37 4/9 13 2 3 2 1 2 2416
05/01 CLE 43 7/13 24 0 3 5 1 0 384
04/29 CLE 34 7/16 20 2 4 3 0 1 3410
04/26 CLE 27 0/9 0 3 3 7 0 0 1917
04/23 CLE 26 0/6 0 0 0 2 0 0 249
04/20 CLE 27 5/9 14 1 1 1 0 1 1831
04/18 CLE 27 2/5 7 2 0 2 0 0 1234
04/12 BKN 24 3/5 11 1 1 0 1 1 1636
04/10 NY 29 5/9 15 1 1 2 0 1 2044
04/09 MIA 24 2/5 7 2 1 3 0 0 1626
04/07 MIA 26 3/8 9 3 0 7 0 0 2229
04/05 BOS 32 6/9 16 1 2 2 1 0 2640
04/03 MEM 27 2/9 7 1 2 8 0 0 2226
04/01 SAC 32 3/4 8 3 3 4 0 1 2234
03/31 DET 26 1/6 3 4 3 4 0 1 1927
03/29 ORL 28 4/8 11 0 1 6 0 1 1924
03/27 NO 33 6/14 18 4 0 1 0 1 2423
03/25 LAC 15 2/3 5 0 0 1 0 0 646
03/23 UTA 28 7/10 21 2 1 5 1 1 3316
03/22 PHO 25 5/7 13 1 0 3 0 1 1724
03/20 DEN 23 4/6 14 2 1 2 1 0 2322
03/18 CHI 21 4/6 18 1 0 4 1 0 2623
03/15 DET 11 1/2 3 0 2 2 0 0 938
03/13 PHO 24 3/6 12 1 1 4 0 0 2041
03/11 NO 10 0/3 0 1 1 1 0 0 548
03/10 HOU 20 2/5 6 1 2 2 1 0 1641
03/08 DAL 25 4/11 11 4 2 3 0 0 2527
03/05 MIN 17 0/2 2 0 1 0 0 1 342
03/03 NY 18 0/3 0 0 2 1 0 0 556
02/28 WAS 23 2/5 6 2 0 1 0 0 1027
02/25 SA 19 1/4 5 2 1 7 0 0 1825
02/24 OKC 22 6/9 17 1 1 4 0 2 2328
02/22 MIL 30 3/10 9 3 0 6 0 0 2132
02/19 CHI 22 4/9 14 0 3 4 0 1 2435
02/11 DET 18 1/3 3 3 1 3 1 2 1332
02/08 IND 27 2/7 6 2 2 4 1 0 2016
02/05 CHI 30 6/9 12 2 2 5 0 1 2432
02/04 MIN 14 1/3 3 1 0 0 0 1 451
02/01 UTA 17 1/3 7 1 1 1 0 0 1235
01/30 ORL 15 5/6 13 1 0 3 0 1 1726
01/28 NY 20 0/6 0 1 0 1 0 0 344
01/25 OKC 27 3/8 9 2 3 3 0 1 2121
01/11 PHI 4 1/3 2 1 0 0 0 0 447
01/09 BOS 31 7/12 19 1 1 6 1 0 3215
01/07 CHA 19 1/4 3 2 0 2 0 0 843
01/05 ATL 11 1/5 3 0 0 1 1 0 643
01/03 ATL 16 1/2 5 1 0 2 0 0 950
12/31 DEN 23 1/6 2 0 0 3 0 1 554
12/29 ORL 23 2/6 10 0 2 7 0 0 2225
12/28 GS 33 6/10 18 3 1 2 0 0 2718
12/26 WAS 17 5/7 15 1 0 0 0 1 1639
12/23 MIA 19 2/5 4 2 2 3 0 0 1537
12/21 BKN 23 4/5 9 0 2 3 0 1 1635
12/20 BOS 15 2/6 7 0 0 0 1 0 946
12/18 MIL 19 1/3 3 1 1 2 0 0 940
12/15 MIA 12 0/2 0 2 0 0 0 0 355
12/09 NY 18 5/8 13 0 0 1 0 0 1439
12/07 BOS 11 0/2 0 1 0 0 0 1 147
12/05 CHA 24 0/7 2 2 3 4 0 1 1536
12/04 LAL 24 6/10 17 2 1 3 0 0 2634
12/02 POR 17 1/5 3 1 1 2 0 1 847
11/30 NY 21 3/7 7 1 0 4 2 1 1638
11/29 CHA 27 1/3 5 0 0 7 0 1 1255
11/26 IND 32 5/10 13 1 2 4 0 0 2333
11/24 CLE 24 2/8 5 1 2 3 0 0 1448
11/23 BKN 19 6/7 16 0 1 1 0 1 1838
11/21 WAS 22 1/2 3 2 3 3 0 0 1642
11/19 PHI 14 4/5 11 1 3 1 0 1 1927
11/17 CHA 3 0/0 0 0 0 1 0 1 054
11/15 IND 14 1/2 3 0 3 0 0 2 745
11/13 CLE 12 2/3 4 2 1 3 0 0 1336
11/11 BKN 15 2/6 6 0 0 1 0 1 631
11/08 PHI 11 1/6 3 0 0 0 0 0 342
11/07 ATL 5 0/1 0 0 1 0 0 2 046
11/04 MIL 11 2/3 8 0 0 3 0 1 1151
11/02 MEM 11 0/2 0 0 1 2 0 0 451
10/31 CLE 10 1/4 3 0 0 1 0 1 357
10/29 HOU 16 0/2 2 3 1 2 0 0 1143
10/27 SA 10 1/2 3 1 0 1 1 1 748
Totals: 1659 205/471 619 96 87 207 16 41 1179
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YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
24-25 TOR 52 20.7 .405 .350 .795 8.6 1.6 3.1 0.2 0.8 1.0
25-26 TOR 78 20.8 .435 .395 .808 7.8 1.2 2.6 0.2 1.1 0.5
3-YEAR AVG 43 20.7 .421 .378 .802 8.1 1.3 2.8 0.2 1.0 0.7
Totals 131 20.9 .421 .379 .800 8.2 1.4 2.8 0.2 1.0 0.7

Walter Projection

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MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
68 0.433 0.818 0.4 13.1 5.3 8.5 4.4 3.5 19.8 8.6 2.4 6.3 2.5 0.01 0 7.2 8.5 4.5 1 26 3.5 2 16.5
MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Depth Chart

Toronto Raptors

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Immanuel Quickley PG/SG 100% 65%
RJ Barrett SG/PF/SF 96% 54%
Jamal Shead PG 5% 1%
Ja'Kobe Walter SG/PG 2% 0%
NAME OWN START
Kawhi Leonard SF/PF 100% 100%
Scottie Barnes SF/C/PF 100% 100%
Collin Murray-Boyles PF/C 61% 29%
NAME OWN START
Jakob Poeltl C 80% 31%

Team Injuries

PLAYERSTATUSNOTES
Nate Bittle
#12 · C
QuestionableDTDFoot
Bittle is dealing with a foot injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Raptors.
INJ SINCE: Oct 16

Team Rankings

PTS
114.6
21st
REB
42.1
24th
AST
29.5
3rd
TO
12.9
6th
FG%
48.2
7th
3P%
35.4
21st
FT%
76.9
22nd
eFG%
54.6
15th
STL
8.8
11th
BLK
4.8
15th
PF
20.9
24th
TeamW-LWin %GBPTSOPP
CelticsCeltics56-260.6834114.9107.2
KnicksKnicks53-290.6467116.5110.1
RaptorsRaptors46-360.56114114.6111.8
76ers76ers45-370.54915115.9116.1
NetsNets20-620.24440105.9115.9

Team Stats

PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Immanuel Quickley7016.44.05.91.30.11.544.337.482.1  
Jamal Shead826.61.75.40.90.21.436.732.178.4  
Chris Paul162.91.83.30.70.01.032.133.350.0  
Markelle Fultz50.80.21.60.40.00.818.20.00.0  
Chucky Hepburn20.00.51.00.50.00.50.00.00.0  
Tyreke Key00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
RJ Barrett5719.35.33.30.70.31.749.133.971.7  
Ja'Kobe Walter727.52.61.21.00.20.544.640.978.9  
Gradey Dick766.01.90.70.60.10.641.930.187.5  
A.J. Lawson244.21.80.30.50.20.343.642.277.8  
Alijah Martin232.20.90.50.30.20.332.019.078.9  
Garrett Temple220.80.40.40.20.10.326.725.066.7  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Brandon Ingram7721.55.63.70.80.72.447.738.282.0  
Scottie Barnes8018.17.55.91.41.52.650.730.481.5  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Sandro Mamukelashvili8011.24.91.90.80.50.852.338.974.7  
Collin Murray-Boyles578.55.01.90.90.91.057.934.065.7  
Trayce Jackson-Davis533.42.70.70.30.50.457.3100.051.4  
Jamison Battle613.11.50.40.10.00.351.041.264.3  
Jonathan Mogbo401.51.70.60.30.20.459.10.064.3  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Jakob Poeltl4610.77.02.00.90.71.270.00.060.2  

Owned Breakdown

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE
10-21 CHI7:30 PM
10-23 @WAS7:00 PM
10-25 @MIN7:00 PM

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