Derrick Walton Jr.

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On Friday afternoon, Derrick Jones Jr. spoke to the media on a Zoom video conference call about the NBA 2K Players Tournament, how much he misses basketball and what he’s been up to during the league’s hiatus.

On How Excited He Is To Compete In The NBA 2K Players Tournament

“I’m very excited. Just being able to compete right now at this time and point with everything going on. We can’t go out of the house that much, so you have to be isolated away from everything [and] everybody. So, it’s just good being able to go back and just have fun again.”

“It’s something that’s going to be good for everybody, just to be able to watch us again doing something…being ourselves. They get to see us playing on 2K, playing video games, being kids and just enjoying our time.”

“I want to play basketball. It’s what I love to do. I go out there every day and give it 110 percent. That’s just what I want to do. I think I can speak for almost everybody, they don’t feel like themselves right now because they’re not playing basketball. It’s just weird. It’s just a weird time for us.”

“Just always working out around the house. I have a bike here. I have a weight set. I have almost everything at my disposal, so I just do everything that I do at the gym, just in my garage.”

“[For mental health], I meditate a little bit because on my two-way year, that was something that helped me out a lot…me and Coach [Chris] Quinn and…Derrick Walton [Jr.], we always used to meditate a lot, so it’s just something that helped me then, so I’m trying to bring it back now.”

“I’m cherishing the time that I have right now just to be able to spend with my family, with my kids and everything. Just being able to be with them every day…it’s good for me right now, especially because my kids are young and they’re growing up and I travel a lot with my job…I’m really just trying to spend every moment with them.”

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Derrick Jones Jr. Discusses NBA 2K Players Tournament & More

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MIAMI, March 21 – The Miami HEAT announced today that Derrick Walton Jr. has re-joined the HEAT from the Sioux Falls Skyforce as part of his two-way contract.

Walton Jr. has appeared in 26 games (all starts) with the Skyforce this season averaging 16.3 points, 6.9 assists, 3.9 rebounds, 1.46 steals and 32.4 minutes while shooting 44 percent from the field, 37.2 percent from three-point range and 90.1 percent from the foul line. He recently posted 13 points, nine assists, four rebounds, two steals and two blocks last night at the Iowa Wolves. Additionally, he has appeared in 14 games with the HEAT this season averaging 1.9 points and 1.1 assists in 9.8 minutes of action while shooting 33.3 percent (8-of-24) from the field, 41.2 percent (7-of-17) from three-point range and a perfect 4-of-4 from the foul line.

Walton Jr. is expected to be available tonight for Miami’s game vs. New York.

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Walton Jr. Re-joins HEAT

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MIAMI, Jan. 17 – The Miami HEAT announced today that Derrick Walton Jr. has re-joined the HEAT from the Sioux Falls Skyforce as part of his two-way contract.

Walton Jr. has appeared in 11 games (all starts) with the Skyforce this season averaging 16.1 points, 7.1 assists, 3.5 rebounds, 1.36 steals and 32.4 minutes while shooting 43.1 percent from the field, 37.1 percent from three-point range and 90.9 percent from the foul line. In his last game on January 13, he posted a 25-point, 10-assist double-double while also grabbing seven rebounds in a, 108-107, overtime win vs. the Raptors 905. Additionally, he has appeared in 12 games with the HEAT this season averaging 1.8 points and 1.1 assists in 8.8 minutes of action while shooting 33.3 percent (6-of-18) from the field, 45.5 percent (5-of-11) from three-point range and a perfect 4-of-4 from the foul line. 

Walton Jr. will be available tonight for Miami’s game at Milwaukee.

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MIAMI, Nov. 28 – The Miami HEAT announced today that Derrick Walton Jr. has re-joined the HEAT from the Sioux Falls Skyforce as part of his two-way contract.

Walton Jr. has appeared in five games with the Skyforce this season averaging 15.6 points, 7.8 assists, 3.8 rebounds, 1.00 steals and 33.2 minutes while shooting 41.8 percent from the field, 34.6 percent from three-point range and 86.7 percent from the foul line. In his most recent game last night against the Erie BayHawks, he dished out a team-high five assists and posted a +22 plus/minus in the Skyforce’s, 136-100, win. Additionally, he has appeared in two games with Miami this season, totaling two points and a rebound in five minutes of action.

He will join the team in time for tonight’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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MIAMI, Nov. 27 – The Miami HEAT announced today that Derrick Walton Jr. has re-joined the Sioux Falls Skyforce as part of his two-way contract.

Walton Jr. has appeared in four games with the Skyforce this season averaging 17.3 points, 8.5 assists, 4.3 rebounds, 1.25 steals and 35.0 minutes while shooting 43.1 percent from the field, 36.8 percent from three-point range and 92.3 percent from the foul line. In his most recent game on November 24 at Grand Rapids, Walton Jr. posted a 23-point, 10-assist double-double, helping the Skyforce to a, 121-116, win. Additionally, he has appeared in two games with the HEAT this season totaling two points and a rebound in five minutes of action.

Walton Jr. will be available for the Skyforce’s game tonight against the Erie Bayhawks.

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Walton Jr. Re-joins Skyforce

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MIAMI, July 24 – The Miami HEAT announced today that they have signed guard Derrick Walton Jr. to a Two-Way Contract. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Walton appeared in four Summer League games (one start) with the Magic in Orlando and averaged 10.0 points, 3.5 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 20.5 minutes while shooting 46.9 percent (15-of-32) from the field, 50 percent (6-of-12) from three-point range and 66.7 percent (4-of-6) from the foul line. His 50 percent shooting from downtown tied for the third-highest during the Orlando Summer League with a minimum of 10 attempts. 

Walton appeared in 127 games (126 starts) at the University of Michigan, becoming the only player in program history to score at least 1,000 points, grab 500 rebounds and dish out 400 assists. Among the school’s all-time leaders, he finished second in free throw percentage (.837), third in starts, fourth in assists (499), tied for fourth in three-point field goals made (233), seventh in steals (146), eighth in minutes (4,053), tied for 15th in games played and 22nd in points (1,471). He helped lead the Wolverines to the 2017 Big Ten Championship and was named the Big Ten Tournament MVP as he continued to guide Michigan to a Sweet 16 berth in the NCAA Tournament after defeating No. 2 Louisville in the previous game.

Additionally, he dished out a single-game school record 16 assists at Nebraska on March 5, 2017 and recorded just the fifth triple-double in Michigan history after tallying 10 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists against Youngstown State on December 19, 2015.

Derrick Walton Jr.

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Walton Jr. Re-joins HEAT

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