Lonnie Walker IV
American basketball player (born 1998)
Lonnie Terrence Walker IV (born December 14, 1998) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Ligat HaAl and the EuroLeague. high school, he was named Mr. Pennsylvania Basketball and earned McDonald's All-American honors. Walker played college basketball for the Miami Hurricanes.
After being named to the all-freshman team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), he was selected in the first round of the 2018 NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs with the 18th overall pick. He played four seasons with the Spurs before signing with the Los Angeles Lakers. He has also played for the Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers, although he does not play in any of those anymore.
Early life
Walker was born December 14, 1998, in Reading, Pennsylvania. He attended Reading Senior High School in Reading. Walker made his varsity basketball debut as a freshman and played 27 games averaging eight points per game, and later as a sophomore he averaged 16.9 points per game in a short season due to injury.
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