Invited to the training camp Celticswe wondered if Lonnie Walker would manage to stay beyond and join their squad for the regular season. ESPN finally reports that this will not be the case, because the reigning champions have decided to part with it a few days before the resumption.
Even if he said he was ready to do the dirty work to stay Bostonthe 25-year-old full-back was unable to convince Celtic leaders to offer him a guaranteed contract. It must be said that the competition is tough on the outside with Jaylen Brown, Jrue Holiday, Derrick White, Payton Pritchard, Sam Hauser, Jaden Springer and Baylor Scheierman who occupy Joe Mazzulla's rotation.
Without forgetting that Boston's finances are in the scarlet red and that the presence of Lonnie Walker IV would have cost the Celtics dearly, for a role that is undoubtedly very, very limited.
Last season, Lonnie Walker IV played for the Nets where he averaged 9.7 points (including 38% from 3-point range). Previously with the Spurs then the Lakers, he now finds himself in a precarious situation and he must therefore start from scratch to find a place in the NBA. We will see if he will agree, as announced, to go down a level by playing in the G-League to better get back on track…
| Lonnie Walker | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2018-19 | SAN | 17 | 7 | 34.8 | 38.5 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| 2019-20 | SAN | 61 | 16 | 42.6 | 40.6 | 72.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 6.4 |
| 2020-21 | SAN | 60 | 25 | 42.0 | 35.5 | 81.4 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 11.2 |
| 2021-22 | SAN | 70 | 23 | 40.7 | 31.4 | 78.4 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 12.1 |
| 2022-23 | LAL | 56 | 23 | 44.8 | 36.5 | 85.8 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 11.7 |
| 2023-24 | BRK | 58 | 17 | 42.3 | 38.4 | 76.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 9.7 |
| Total | 322 | 20 | 42.2 | 35.6 | 79.5 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 9.9 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
