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Walker will come off the bench during Sunday's game against the Suns, Casey Holdahl of the team's official site reports. Walker will retreat to a bench role due to Donovan Clingan entering the starting lineup. Walker has not been much of a factor of late, averaging just 3.2 points and 4.0 rebounds in 16.0 minutes per game over his last five appearances.
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Walker will start Friday's game against the Spurs, Casey Holdahl of the Trail Blazers' official site reports. Walker will get the nod at center due to the lack of depth in the Blazers frontcourt. Deandre Ayton (illness) and Robert Williams (not injury related) are out, while Donovan Clingan will operate under a minutes restriction, so Walker is the next man up to start at the center position. Walker averages 3.0 points and 3.1 rebounds across 10.8 minutes per game this season. This will be his first start of the 2024-25 campaign.
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Walker contributed two points (1-5 FG), three rebounds and one assist across 11 minutes during Wednesday's 121-114 loss to Indiana. Walker spent time as the backup center, playing behind the returning Deandre Ayton. With the Trail Blazers very limited when it comes to frontcourt depth, it was Walker who played over Duop Reath, whom many saw as the logical backup choice. It is unclear whether this may have been a matchup-based decision, meaning Reath could very well be back in the rotation against the Kings on Friday, especially if Robert Williams (concussion) remains out.
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Walker amassed 15 points (5-9 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 5-5 FT) and six rebounds over 19 minutes during Monday's 111-98 loss to the Kings. The 22-year-old finished as the club's third-highest scorer behind Deandre Ayton (20) and Scoot Henderson (18) in an efficient night from the field. Walker set his season high in minutes played and points scored Monday, and he is set to contribute double-digit minutes off the bench moving forward. The third-year forward has averaged 6.0 points and 4.3 rebounds across 14.5 minutes per game in four regular-season appearances.
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Walker (ankle) will be available for Wednesday's regular-season opener against the Warriors, Sean Highkin of RoseGardenReport.com reports. Walker missed back-to-back games to end the preseason schedule but has been cleared for game action ahead of the regular season. After a quiet rookie campaign, Walker averaged 23.6 minutes per game across 72 regular-season appearances (23 starts) last season.
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Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | Result | Min | PTS | TRB | AST | BK | ST | TO | FPTS |
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| 12/19 | vs  |
W 126-124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/15 | @  |
L 116-109 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 12/13 | vs  |
L 118-116 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 12/08 | @  |
L 107-98 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 12/06 | vs  |
L 141-99 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 12/03 | @  |
L 127-105 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 12/01 | vs  |
L 137-131 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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Career Stats
| Season | G | FG | FGP | 3PT | 3PTP | FT | FTP | PTS | PPG | FPTS |
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| 2024 | 21 | 25 | 39.1 | 3 | 15.8 | 11 | 84.6 | 64 | 3.05 | 153 |
| 2023 | 72 | 234 | 46.0 | 41 | 29.5 | 129 | 75.4 | 638 | 8.86 | 1286 |
| 2022 | 56 | 83 | 41.9 | 16 | 28.6 | 34 | 75.6 | 216 | 3.86 | 409 |
| 3 Year Avg | 64 | 158 | 44.6 | 28 | 28.6 | 82 | 75.9 | 427 | 6.67 | 847 |
| Career | 149 | 342 | 44.4 | 60 | 28.0 | 174 | 76.0 | 918 | 6.16 |