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Brooklyn Nets guard Lonnie Walker IV came to the Nets last offseason on a one-year, $2.3 million minimum contract to provide his customary scoring off the bench. It was surprising to see Walker sign with the team for the minimum given that he just came off a season in which he averaged 11.7 points on 44.8% shooting from the field for a Los Angeles Lakers team that made it to the Western Conference Finals.
Be that as it may, Walker became a free-agent and as a result, was one of the players that the Nets signed as a depth piece that could potentially help the team win on the margins. Walker did more than that as he began the season like a player with something to prove and he was playing so well in the first month of the season that there were talks about him possibly being a candidate for the Sixth Man of the Year award by the end of the season.
After a hamstring injury that cost Walker 17 straight games, essentially all of December, he was not the same as it seemed that he was walking his way back into his rhythm while also dealing with a reduction in his role. For a season that was on the verge of something special for Walker, here’s how he graded out for his performance during the 2023-24 season: