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Jabari Walker
No. 34 – Portland Trail Blazers
Position	Power forward
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	July 30, 2002 (age 22); Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Campbell Hall; (Los Angeles, California); AZ Compass Prep; (Chandler, Arizona);
College	Colorado (2020–2022)
NBA draft	2022: 2nd round, 57th overall pick
	Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career	2022–present
Career history
2022–present	Portland Trail Blazers
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-Pac-12 (2022); Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2021);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Jabari Dominic Walker (born July 30, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is the son of Samaki Walker. He played college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes. He was named first-team All-Pac-12 as a sophomore with Colorado.

Early life

Walker played basketball for Campbell Hall School in Los Angeles, California, for three years.^[1] For his senior season, he transferred to AZ Compass Prep in Chandler, Arizona.^[2] As a senior, he averaged 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game. Walker competed for Dream Vision on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit.^[3] He committed to playing college basketball for Colorado over offers from California and Saint Mary's.^[4]

College career

On January 14, 2021, Walker recorded 23 points and 11 rebounds in an 89–60 win over California.^[5] In February, he missed six games with a foot injury.^[6] On March 20, 2021, Walker scored a freshman season-high 24 points, shooting 5-of-5 from three-point range, in a 96–73 victory over Georgetown at the first round of the NCAA tournament.^[7] As a freshman, he averaged 7.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, earning Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honors.^[6] On January 25, 2022, Walker tied a career high with 24 points in an 82–78 win over Oregon.^[8] As a sophomore, he averaged 14.6 points and 9.4 rebounds per game and was named first-team All-Pac-12.^[9] On March 30, 2022, Walker declared for the 2022 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility.^[10] He later signed with an agent, forgoing his remaining eligibility.^[11]

Professional career

Walker was selected with the 57th overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. He joined the Blazers' 2022 NBA Summer League team. In his Summer League debut, Walker recorded eleven points and seven rebounds in an 81–78 loss to the Detroit Pistons.^[12] On July 13, 2022, Walker signed his rookie scale contract with the Trail Blazers.^[13]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2022–23	Portland	56	0	11.1	.419	.286	.756	2.3	.6	.2	.2	3.9
2023–24	Portland	72	23	23.6	.460	.295	.754	7.1	1.0	.6	.3	8.9
Career		128	23	18.1	.448	.292	.755	5.0	.8	.4	.3	6.7

College


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2020–21	Colorado	26	0	14.2	.526	.523	.778	4.3	.5	.5	.5	7.6
2021–22	Colorado	33	33	28.1	.461	.346	.784	9.4	1.2	.7	.7	14.6
Career		59	33	22.0	.479	.399	.783	7.2	.9	.6	.6	11.5

Personal life

Walker's father, Samaki, played in the NBA for 10 years.^[14] He has two siblings who play basketball: his brother, Dibaji, plays in the NBA G League for Cleveland Charge, and his sister, Sakima, at South Carolina.^[15]