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PHILADELPHIA -- Around the All-Star break, the Philadelphia 76ers brought Lonnie Walker IV back to the NBA after beginning the 2024-25 season in Lithuania. After spending six seasons in the league, Walker signed overseas and continued his basketball career over there.
The Sixers then brought him back over in February and he played 20 games for Philadelphia with seven starts. He averaged 12.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 2.5 assists while shooting 42% from the floor and 35.4% from deep.
As he now heads into the offseason, the Reading, PA native will have to prepare for another uneasy offseason. He has a team option for the 2025-26 season so it remains to be seen if the Sixers will pick that up. He also just needs to continue developing his game so he can stick in the league.
"Just consistency and discipline," he said after the season ended on April 13. "Like I said, being this close to home, it has its pros and its cons. You have to find a way to balance it all. I think a lot of people will tell you, I mean, even last night, I was in the gym still working like we have more games. So I've just been very consistent in the gym."
Walker is a gym rat. The 7-year guard out of Miami (FL) will be looking to continue growing his game and add to his overall growth as a player. The Sixers are looking to keep growing their young talent so bringing Walker back will be a helpful move for them as time moves on.
Either way, if one is looking for him this offseason, Walker will likely be in the gym.
"If we have days off, I'm coming at night," he explained. "If we have practice that morning, I'm still coming back at night time, and things of that nature. Just trying to just let my work ethic speak for what I do on the court and allow everything else to play itself out. I think that's something that keeps me a lot of confidence is I know a lot of people don't really work as hard and put in the sacrifice as much as I do."
This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: Sixers guard Lonnie Walker IV discusses his plans for the offseason
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The Sixers then brought him back over in February and he played 20 games for Philadelphia with seven starts. He averaged 12.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 2.5 assists while shooting 42% from the floor and 35.4% from deep.
As he now heads into the offseason, the Reading, PA native will have to prepare for another uneasy offseason. He has a team option for the 2025-26 season so it remains to be seen if the Sixers will pick that up. He also just needs to continue developing his game so he can stick in the league.
"Just consistency and discipline," he said after the season ended on April 13. "Like I said, being this close to home, it has its pros and its cons. You have to find a way to balance it all. I think a lot of people will tell you, I mean, even last night, I was in the gym still working like we have more games. So I've just been very consistent in the gym."
Walker is a gym rat. The 7-year guard out of Miami (FL) will be looking to continue growing his game and add to his overall growth as a player. The Sixers are looking to keep growing their young talent so bringing Walker back will be a helpful move for them as time moves on.
Either way, if one is looking for him this offseason, Walker will likely be in the gym.
"If we have days off, I'm coming at night," he explained. "If we have practice that morning, I'm still coming back at night time, and things of that nature. Just trying to just let my work ethic speak for what I do on the court and allow everything else to play itself out. I think that's something that keeps me a lot of confidence is I know a lot of people don't really work as hard and put in the sacrifice as much as I do."
This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: Sixers guard Lonnie Walker IV discusses his plans for the offseason
Continue reading...
