Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Nickeil Alexander-Walker is one of those players who quietly does more than the box score gives him credit for. A Toronto kid who went the Virginia Tech route before getting drafted 17th overall in 2019, he bounced from Brooklyn to New Orleans before finding a real groove in Minnesota, where his defensive versatility and ability to guard multiple positions finally got the attention they deserved. He's the kind of long, switchable guard that modern teams covet, and he proved during the 2023-24 season that he can hold his own in a playoff rotation. Cousin of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, sure, but NAW has carved out his own identity — he's not riding anyone's coattails, he's earning his minutes the hard way.

Name (English)

Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Name (Japanese)

ニッケル・アレクサンダー＝ウォーカー

Reading

にっける・あれくさんだー＝うぉーかー

Born

September 2, 1998 (age 27)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Tiger

Origin

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Height

196 cm

Occupation

basketball player

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nickeilaw/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%EF%BC%9D%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC

Tags

• Ontario
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.