Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Nickeil Alexander-Walker was born on September 2, 1998, in Toronto, Ontario. He is a shooting guard in the NBA.

Alexander-Walker began his career playing prep basketball at Vaughan Secondary School in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, St. Louis Christian Academy in St. Louis, Missouri and Hamilton Heights in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In his senior year, Alexander-Walker averaged 16.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 3.1 assists. He would commit to playing collegiate basketball at Virginia Tech. 

As a freshman, Alexander-Walker averaged 10.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. As a sophomore, Alexander-Walker averaged 16.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game during the regular season. Following his sophomore year, Alexander-Walker entered into the 2019 NBA Draft.

On June 20, 2019, with the 17th overall pick in the first round, the Brooklyn Nets selected Alexander-Walker in the 2019 NBA Draft. This would be six picks after his cousin, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, would be selected a year before. On July 6, 2019, his draft right was traded to the Atlanta Hawks and eventually to the New Orleans Pelicans. 

Alexander-Walker has also competed in the youth international circuit representing Canada. In the 2016 FIBA Americas U18 Championship, Alexander led the tournament in scoring with 17.4 points per game and helped the team earn a silver medal. 

On February 9, 2023, Alexander-Walker and Mike Conley Jr. were traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a three-team trade with the Los Angeles Lakers. He was re-signed by the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 10, 2023.