PORTLAND, Ore. (June 23, 2022) –The Portland Trail Blazers have selected forward Jabari Walker with the 57th pick in the second round of the 2022 NBA Draft.
Walker, 19, arrives in Portland after spending two seasons at Colorado where he averaged 11.5 points (47.9% FG, 39.9% 3-PT, 78.3% FT), 7.2 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 59 games (33 starts). Walker (6-9, 215) was named All-Pac-12 First Team as a sophomore in 2021-22 after ranking fourth in the conference in scoring (14.6 points per game) and first in rebounding (9.4 points per game) to go with 1.