Jabari Walker talks signing an NBA contract with the Portland Trail Blazers and slipping on draft night

Portland Trail Blazers rookie Jabari Walker joins the show to talk about his first taste of professional basketball at summer league in Las Vegas, earning a full NBA contract and his early days as a middle school point guard turned NBA power forward. Walker shares what it was like to watch 56 players get drafted ahead of him on draft night and how the number 57 will stick with him following a long, anxious wait to hear his name called on draft night. The show closes with a discussion of Walker's relationship with his father, 10-year NBA vet Samaki Walker, and how the younger Walker sees himself contributing early in his NBA career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices