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Derrick Walton Jr.: Michigan experience prepped me for rest of career

Former Michigan player Derrick Walton Jr., who played in the NBA with the Heat last year, participated in the Moneyball Pro-Am on Thursday, July 26. Phil Friend, Lansing State Journal

DIMONDALE — The NBA Summer League was full of ups and downs for former University of Michigan basketball player Derrick Walton Jr.

At the end of June, the Miami Heat — who Walton played for last season and in the summer league — extended him a qualifying offer for a two-way contract (playing for both the Heat and their G League team).