Toronto Raptors first-round pick Ja'Kobe Walter says it meant the world to him being drafted with the No. 19 pick in the first round of Wednesday's NBA draft
The 19-year-old freshman out of Baylor never worked out for Toronto. Frankly, he'd never even been to Canada. And yet, when the phone call came Wednesday night it was a dream come true.
That's something Walter hopes to change moving forward. He said he's focused on improving as a shot creator and reminding people that he can score in a hurry. Part of that comes from his background growing up as a football player in Texas. Walter was an "athlete," he said, and someone who played everywhere on the field. Had he stuck with it, Walter may have had a chance to do something as a football player down the road. But his early success in basketball proved too much to turn away from and it wasn't long before Walter was hooked on basketball.
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