Lonnie Walker will he be the next NBA player to cross the Atlantic to relaunch his career in Europe?
Not retained by the Celtics at the end of the team's “training camp”, the Massachusetts club having preferred not to make him its 15th man, the 25-year-old rearguard would indeed be in the sights of Real Madrid, according to BasketNews.
It must be said that he will undoubtedly have difficulty finding a folding seat in the Great League by the time the season resumes tomorrow, and that he still averaged 9.7 points last year, at 38.4 % success by far, to the Nets.
Joining the Merengue club would therefore be an interesting option for the former Spurs, even if the 18th choice of the 2018 Draft did not imagine leaving the NBA so early. Moreover, BasketNews adds that it is not really the first option for the player, who could prefer to sign up with the Maine Celtics, in the G-League.
On the Real Madrid side, we obviously have other avenues in mind as the club faces injuries (Andres Feliz, Usman Garuba, etc.) and must strengthen its squad after sluggish starts in the Spanish championship (2-2) and in the Euroleague (2-2), also following the retirements of Rudy Fernandez and Sergio Rodriguez.
| 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.
