Ja'Kobe

Walter

#14

Ja'Kobe Walter

Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 180 lbs · Age : 22

NBA record

Year	Team	GP	GS	MIN	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT
2025-26	Toronto Raptors	72	19	20.5	2.5-5.6	44.6	1.5-3.7	40.9	1.0-1.3
2024-25	Toronto Raptors	52	18	21.2	3.1-7.6	40.5	1.3-3.6	34.9	1.3-1.6

ContractToronto Raptors payroll →

This season: 3.81 M$
Seasons left: 2 · through 2027-28
Total remaining: 9.7 M$

2026-27
3.81 M$
Team option
2027-28
5.87 M$
Team option

Advanced stats, 2025-26GuardsNBA stats →

Points

7.5

Rebounds

2.6

Assists

1.2

TS%

61.0 %

Usage

14.0 %

PER

11.8

WS/48

.121

On/off +/−

-2.8

Minutes

20.5

Games

Per game, regular season. Stats: Basketball-Reference.

2026-27 projectionNBA trends →

Projected WAR

1.5

Points/game

8.0

Games

WAR 2025-26

1.6

This season's pace, over the average minutes of the last two, adjusted for age.

Trend

↑ Rising (+29)

2024-25-0.8 WAR · -1.5 per 2,000 min
2025-261.6 WAR · 2.2 per 2,000 min

Outlook, age included

+54 · 21 y.o. · usually still improving

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2025-26All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Established regular

SCO: Scoring; 72
SHT: Shooting; 77
FIN: Finishing; 59
PLY: Playmaking; 61
BAL: Ball security; 86
REB: Rebounding; 77
DEF: Defense; 81
DUR: Durability; 77
EX: Experience; —

Why these ratings?

SCO — Scoring : Points per 100 possessions, usage, efficiency (TS%)
SHT — Shooting : Three-point shooting (accuracy and volume), free throws, midrange
FIN — Finishing : Finishing at the rim, dunks, free throws drawn
PLY — Playmaking : Assists (rate and volume)
BAL — Ball security : Turnovers avoided
REB — Rebounding : Offensive and defensive rebound rates
DEF — Defense : Defensive impact estimated from available stats (defensive BPM, steals, blocks); not a complete measure of individual defense
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the NBA

WAR and PAL Rating, 2025-26How we rate →

WAR: Basketball-Reference's VORP × 2.7, wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).

WAR

1.6

#67 of 121 regular guards

PAL Rating

47 / 100

#65 of 121 regular guards

Value Rating

68 / 100

PAL expected for this salary: 31 · salary $3.8M

PAL: dimensions

Impact44

Scoring39

Playmaking19

Shooting61

Rebounding58

Defense76

Where WAR comes from

VORP+0.6

BPM (per 100 possessions)-0.3

Offensive BPM-1.3

Defensive BPM+1.0

Win Shares+3.7

Shooting profileNBA shooting profiles →

Where the shots come from and how well they go in, 2025-26 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the group: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg distance

17.9 pi

26th percentile

At the rim

59.0 %

12th percentile

Rim share

20.5 %

64th percentile

Midrange

0.0 %

3th percentile

Three-point

.409

91th percentile

3PA share

66.6 %

87th percentile

Corner threes

48.7 %

89th percentile

Free throws

.789

39th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	PTS	WAR	PAL	OV	TS %	3P%	3PA share
2025-26	TOR	7.5	1.6	47	74	61.0	.409	66.6
2024-25	TOR	8.6	-0.8	20	61	52.3	.349	47.3

Game log

Date	Opponent	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT
May 3Playoffs	@ CLE	L 114-102	38	13	2	2	3	1	4-9	3-7
May 1Playoffs	vs CLE	W 112-110 OT	43	24	5	0	3	1	7-13	4-9
Apr 29Playoffs	@ CLE	L 125-120	35	20	3	2	4	0	7-16	6-14
Apr 26Playoffs	vs CLE	W 93-89	27	0	7	3	3	0	0-9	0-8
Apr 24Playoffs	vs CLE	W 126-104	26	0	2	0	0	0	0-6	0-3
Apr 20Playoffs	@ CLE	L 115-105	28	14	1	1	1	0	5-9	3-7
Apr 18Playoffs	@ CLE	L 126-113	28	7	2	2	0	0	2-5	1-4
Apr 12	vs BKN	W 136-101	24	11	0	1	1	1	3-5	3-5
Apr 10	@ NYK	L 112-95	29	15	2	1	1	0	5-9	4-7
Apr 9	vs MIA	W 128-114	25	7	3	2	1	0	2-5	2-5