Raptors Injury News: Ja’Kobe Walter available for Game 3

Despite being a late addition to Wednesday’s injury list, Ja’Kobe Walter is good to go for tonight’s Game 3 at Scotiabank Arena, as per Michael Grange.

Walter was one of the three bench players (along with Mamu and CMB) who was a bright spot in Game 2. Walter went 3-for-7 from downtown that game and stood out defensively.

“His defence was also one of Toronto’s best weapons on that end. At one point, he found himself guarding Evan Mobley — dominant to that point in the game — in isolation on the wing. Mobley drove, only for Walter to easily strip the ball out of bounds with almost no time remaining on the clock.”
-via Louis Zatzman

In the most recent Bald Don’t Lie podcast, Zatzman emphasized Walter’s solid screen-setting (26:00). He can roll or pop out of screens, and him screening Ingram could potentially help the latter score or attack mismatches in Game 3.