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Ja'Kobe Walter

Toronto Raptors · #14 · Rotation
SG6'4"180 lbage 212 yrs expBaylorMckinney, TX
8th best of 12 on TORworth +0.7 wins to the rotation
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Elite perimeter defender & shooter
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Eastern · Atlantic · proj. 46-36
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A connective 3-and-D guard who's carved out a real role at 21 — 41% from three with elite ball security (94th percentile) and pesky on-ball defense (87th percentile). The shot and the low-mistake profile are NBA-ready; he's still building the rest of the offense at 7.5 points a game, but the two-way foundation is exactly what a young team wants on the wing.

7.5
PPG
2.6
RPG
1.2
APG
1
SPG
0.2
BPG
GP 72MPG 20.5FG% 44.63P% 40.9FT% 78.9TS% 61USG% 14PER 11.8BPM -0.3VORP 0.6
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Perimeter defense92
Shooting83
Scoring78
Rebounding78
Inside finishing75
Rim protection74
Playmaking67

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2024-25 to 2025-26 · 2 seasons
8.0
PPG
2.8
RPG
1.3
APG
124
GAMES
Points 990Win Shares 4.9Starts 37Best season 2025-26 · 7.5 ppg

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2024-25 → 2025-26 · age 20 → 21
▲Rising

Ja'Kobe, at 21, is on a clear upward trajectory — 0.6 → 2.3 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▲ Ahead of curve
Developing faster than a typical player his age.
2026-27 forecast▲ 3.6 wins (+1.3)
Age should add a little at 22. Range 2.8–4.4 wins.
Production (BPM)-3.0 → -0.3+2.726-27 forecast -0.6
His per-possession game has clearly sharpened.
2024-25: -3.0 · 52 games2025-26: -0.3 · 72 games2026-27: -0.6 (forecast)24-2525-2626-27
Value to team (wins)0.6 → 2.3+1.726-27 forecast 3.6
He's worth more wins to a team than he was.
2024-25: 0.6 · 52 games2025-26: 2.3 · 72 games2026-27: 3.6 (forecast)24-2525-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $8.4M vs $3.8M salary+$4.6M
His play is projected to be worth more than he is paid.
$3.8M salary2024-25: $2.3M · 52 games2025-26: $5.0M · 72 games2026-27: $8.4M (forecast)24-2525-2626-27
Current deal: $3,811,800 cap hit · through '28. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2024-25 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$3,811,800Team option
2% of the club’s payroll · 9th of 14 priced deals
Runs through2 seasons
Est. market value$8,400,700 /yr
Surplus+$4,588,900
BARGAINworth more than he is paid

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.