The second-year forward should get ample opportunity to make good on those expectations, starting with Sunday’s game against the Utah Jazz.
Kelly Oubre Jr. reinvented his scoring approach on the fly this season. Oubre and Sixers head coach Nick Nurse have been encouraged by the results.
Walker signed with a professional team in Lithuania, but after playing 33 games there he earned his next NBA chance when he signed with the 76ers last month.
When the Philadelphia 76ers entered the 2024-25 NBA season, they didn't envision thinking more about top prospect Cooper Flagg than the Larry O'Brien Trophy.