MEET LONNIE WALKER IV

[BVB24]

has it been confirmed what number his wearing?

He’s wearing #18 in the Summer League so I’d assume he’s going to rock that this season too. Not crazy about the number but whatever.

[Steel Spur]

really has potential to start over green right away.

[G R E Y]

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[G R E Y]

Well who could blame him?

Walker falls hard for Spurs, San Antonio

Selected by the Spurs in the first round of the draft last week, the former Miami guard was blown away by the team's practice facility and all the championship banners and other signs of the team's five-championships success that adorn the building.

Honestly, my arms kind of got chills," Walker said. "I still get chills down my back, seeing the names. I came here late at night one time, seeing my locker room, seeing 'Walker IV' on the locker room, and seeing (locker nameplates for) Manu (Ginobili) and Tony (Parker). I was like, wow, these guys are amazing.

"It's surreal to me. I still to this day feel like I am at Disneyland, and I am going to keep saying that until it's business time. It's great to represent this team."

Walker was introduced to the media at the Spurs practice facility on Friday, which marked the first day of practices for the team's Utah Summer League Squad.

"The coaches, the staff, the facility, it's amazing," Walker said. "Everything is actually above my expectations. And it feels more like a family rather than individuals. Everybody is treated the same, everybody is treated with love and care. It's going great, honestly."

Walker feels the same way about San Antonio.

"Honestly, it's like no other (place)," he said. "The community has welcomed me more than I honestly expected. I went to Wal-Mart, I went to a couple of places and the fans, how much they love you and how much they take care of you, is amazing."

https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/spurs/article/Walker-falls-hard-for-Spurs-San-Antonio-13037818.php

[UDRIH14]

if walker pans out, he could actually be a franchise player that the office will build around....

as for him seeing parker and gino, those 2 guys....costs the team kawhi with their stupid remarks...im dont with them 2, they shouldve retired when they were on their last legs, now parker sees the money available due to kawhis departure, he probably wants another loyalty contract stopping the spurs from letting go of the past instead of moving forward with the rebuild youth

[G R E Y]

When Lonnie met Timmy :

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[Ballings7]

Hopefully he keeps it simple and rationally fun on Twitter. Preferably like not too often, though.

His 7/4 comments are certainly odd, but, whatever I guess... young guy of color in today's upside down world every 2 or 3 days. He thought better of it and deleted the tweet, at least.

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For Spurs rookie Walker, growing up won’t be hard to do

When Lonnie Walker IV was 8 years old, his father got tired of watching his son make a mockery of players his own age on the basketball court. Figuring a path of little resistance was doing his burgeoning little dribbler little good, Walker insisted he begin playing against teenagers.

“I was playing against 14- and 15-year-olds, just because they’re a lot stronger and a lot quicker,” Lonnie Walker IV, now a rookie first-round draft pick with the Spurs, said Sunday. “When I played against kids my age, it was a little bit unfair.”

Playing in his first Las Vegas Summer League has produced a bit of a flashback for Walker. At 19 years and — as of Sunday — 206 days old, Walker is playing against grown men in competitive action for the first time.

He was the youngest player on either team Sunday, as the Spurs defeated Washington 95-90 at the Thomas & Mack Center. Spurs summer league coach Will Hardy has been quick to point out Walker has appeared in only four games since leading Miami to the NCAA tournament in March. Including those, Walker has appeared in only 37 games since his senior season at Reading (Pennsylvania) High.... The 18th pick in the June draft after a one-and-done season at Miami, Walker vows not to let the relative spotlight glare of summer league faze him.

The Spurs expect more good than bad from Walker as his career progresses.... That’s all part of the growing process for a player still five months shy of his 20th birthday.... “He’s a very mature 19-year-old but he’s still 19,” Hardy said. “I for sure have to remind myself of that a lot.”

At some point this fall, someone will probably have to remind Gregg Popovich of the same. Walker said he talked with Popovich by phone on Saturday. The topic turned to one of the coach’s favorite topics: Dinner recommendations. It will be two years before Walker and Popovich will be able to talk about wine pairings to go with the meal.

“I kind of hope he doesn’t bring it up,” Walker said with a chuckle.

Walker figures he can handle everything else that comes with being one of the youngest players in the NBA. For most of his basketball life, he has been accustomed to being the youngest player on the court. His Vegas experience “ain’t nothing new,” he said.

https://www.expressnews.com/spurs-nation/article/For-Spurs-rookie-Walker-growing-up-won-t-be-13058503.php?utm_campaign=twitter-premium&utm_source=CMS%20Sharing%20Button&utm_medium=social

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Articulate and engaged. What a breath of fresh air this young guy is:

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[Donald Kaufman]

Can't wait to see LW4 play. Hope Pop doesn't bury him in his rookie year.

[Rust In Peace]

Can't wait to see LW4 play. Hope Pop doesn't bury him in his rookie year.

This will most likely be the case. One of Pop's stupid habits he picked up from Jerry Sloan. Rookies gotta earn their stripes in SA.

[G R E Y]

Can't wait to see Lonnie's game develop in our program. His dedication on and off the court is such a great fit with us.

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[G R E Y]

It's great to see Lonnie connecting with the local SA community as he has with his home town in Reading, PA.:

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[G R E Y]

Lonnie (also with teammate Derrick White) continuing to do good work in the community.

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[G R E Y]

Looks like Lonnie will have a new number (was 18 in SL) for the upcoming season:

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[G R E Y]

I was just looking at Lonnie's rookie photo gallery on spurs.com and was thinking I still can't believe how we lucked out in getting this guy! when I saw this:

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Here are some of the pictures from the shoot:




You can see the rest of the photos here: https://www.nba.com/spurs/gallery/lonnie-walker-iv-rookie-photo-shoot

[G R E Y]

Don't act like Lonnie Sky Walker hadn't occurred to you. You're not alone, and it's not just the Force:

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Somebody responded with an Obi-Wan Ginobili

[G R E Y]

I love black and white photos. Lonnie has some beautiful ones on his Instagram:



That whole set by Cassy Athena looks so good.

[mikejames23]

My greatest wonder here - is Pop still around for this kid? I see Bruce Bowen type potential. He behaves more like Danny Green, though. He will flop out of any team in the NBA that's not the Spurs.

Either/Or. At #18, this is a lotto pick type of steal.