Jabari Walker Rumors

The Philadelphia 76ers have a decision to make with their roster. Because of an obscure rule in the NBA's collective bargaining agreement, two-way players Dominick Barlow and Jabari Walker are currently not allowed to play in another game this season despite each having been on the active list for 50 or fewer games, the maximum allowed.

ESPN

The rule will be enforced starting Monday at Charlotte. The "Under-Fifteen Game" rule states that for teams carrying fewer than 15 players on standard contracts, two-way players can be active for a total of only 90 games. Barlow, Walker and recently waived Hunter Saliss have played a combined 90 games for the 76ers this season. The 76ers can get around this rule by using their open roster spot to convert Barlow or Walker to a standard contract or by signing a player to a 10-day contract to get their roster to 15.

ESPN

The expectation in Philadelphia, according to a league source, is that both Barlow and Walker — barring some unforeseen change — will be converted to standard deals at some point during the regular season.

marcstein.substack.com

When Jabari Walker watches from the sideline, he can't help but feel like a fan. It's a charming, humanizing effect. One that levels Walker, a 99th-percentile athlete, with just about every other person in the building. "I just feel like I'm witnessing history. I see his approach every day," Walker says with a smile after a Sunday practice in early December. He wouldn't expect the face of the Sixers to be as "cool and encouraging" as he is.

Sports Illustrated

Tyrese Maxey is regularly making shots at the rim that would make the most experienced HORSE players blush in their driveways. He's not getting caught up in his own paint artistry. For a guy who can hang in the air to do the impossible, Maxey stays remarkably grounded. "Sometimes you don't even feel like the moment is as important as it is, just because of how free he makes you feel," Walker says in admiration. "I feel like if it was a tied game, he would trust me to shoot the last shot. That's just how he is as a person. So, cool guy. "Big fan of Tyrese, just his mentality, how he is as a person."

Sports Illustrated

The Orlando Magic's Jalen Suggs was ejected with 27 seconds left in the first half of Tuesday night's game against the Philadelphia 76ers after receiving two technicals during a heated altercation between the teams. Philadelphia's Andre Drummond pulled on the jersey of Orlando's Wendell Carter Jr., leading to a shoving match between the two near the Magic's free throw line, though no punches were thrown. Suggs came in and shoved Drummond. Philadelphia's Jabari Walker got in between the players, and Suggs then took issue with Walker, leading to more pushing and shoving.

ESPN

The Orlando Magic's Jalen Suggs was ejected with 27 seconds left in the first half of Tuesday night's game against the Philadelphia 76ers after receiving two technicals during a heated altercation between the teams. Philadelphia's Andre Drummond squared off with Orlando's Wendell Carter Jr. near the Magic's free throw line, though no punches were thrown. Suggs came in and shoved Drummond. Philadelphia's Jabari Walker got in between the players, and Suggs then took issue with Walker and there was more pushing and shoving.

ESPN

MrBuckBuck: The full altercation between Philadelphia 76ers and the Orlando Magic, starting with Andre Drummond pulling on the jersey of Wendell Carter Jr (with replays). No cuts - the entire thing. In the aftermath, Wendell Carter Jr. and Andre Drummond received a double technical Jalen Suggs receives two technicals and is ejected Desmond Bane and Jabari Walker receive a double technical.

x.com

Gina Mizell: Update here: Sixers say that Dominick Barlow will have a procedure tomorrow to address this laceration, and that he will miss the next two games and be reevaluated later in the week. Jabari Walker started the second half last against Charlotte.

bsky.app

Adam Aaronson: Trendon Watford calls playing with longtime friend Tyrese Maxey a "full-circle moment," and is also excited to reunite with Jabari Walker. "I know how hard he worked, he's a great rebounder, energetic, can do a lot of things on the floor."

Twitter

Keith Pompey: Jabari Walker on why he signed a two-way contract with the Sixers: "I think the recruiting process. Talking to the staff and understanding that there’s a place for me and there’s a need. So I think that was a big part of it."

x.com

Keith Pompey: Jabari Walker on if he's motivated to prove he deserves a standard contract: “Yeah, I think 100 percent. Just the idea and the plan I have for myself, I didn’t see two-way at all. I didn’t think that would be a position I was in. But the market and just feedback, it doesn’t lie. So whether that’s things I need to be doing better or whether that’s just the situation, it all led to me being here. I’m just grateful for this moment because a lot of people don’t even have this. I’m friends with former teammates that aren’t even in the league anymore. Talking to them, they’re like, ‘Man, take advantage of what you have in front of you.’ So yes, the goal is the (standard) contract. But just me being here and being part of a team that wants to win, playing with all these great guys, I’m just grateful."

x.com

Adam Aaronson: Jabari Walker said the “recruiting process” was what convinced him to come to the Sixers. Said he thinks the team’s guard play is “amazing” and wants to bring some defensive energy and rebounding in either forward position.

bsky.app

Sean Highkin: Jabari Walker on Instagram. Philly’s getting a good one.

Twitter