Nickeil Alexander-Walker showed his quality playing NBA Las Vegas Summer League games. In many cases, NBA teams would ask that a newly drafted first-round pick focuses on their rookie season. However, with so many players fight for backcourt minutes, the New Orleans Pelicans welcome any court time Team Canada gives Alexander-Walker.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will get to play together for Team Canada. Cory Joseph and Jamaal Murray are ahead of both on the Team Canada depth chart. Alexander-Walker will serve the same bench depth role the Pelicans will ask of him.
When he learned he would be in Team Canada camp competing for a spot, Alexander-Walker responded:
“I’m excited.