Nickeil Alexander-Walker a fait partie de l\u2019\u00e9quipe canadienne qui a remport\u00e9 une historique m\u00e9daille de bronze \u00e0 la Coupe du monde de basketball de la FIBA 2023. Il s\u2019agissait de la toute premi\u00e8re m\u00e9daille que le Canada d\u00e9crochait \u00e0 ce tournoi. Alexander-Walker est un des joueurs qui se sont engag\u00e9s en 2022 \u00e0 s\u2019aligner avec l\u2019\u00e9quipe nationale, en compagnie de son cousin Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, qui est lui aussi membre de l\u2019\u00e9quipe aux Jeux de Paris 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alexander-Walker a jou\u00e9 pour l\u2019\u00e9quipe nationale senior pour la premi\u00e8re fois au Tournoi de qualification olympique de la FIBA 2020 \u00e0 Victoria, o\u00f9 le Canada s\u2019est inclin\u00e9 en demi-finales contre la Tch\u00e9quie. Sa comp\u00e9tition internationale suivante a \u00e9t\u00e9 les \u00c9liminatoires de la zone Am\u00e9riques de la Coupe du monde de basketball masculin de la FIBA et il a alors disput\u00e9 trois matchs \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alexander-Walker avait auparavant repr\u00e9sent\u00e9 le Canada au Championnat des Am\u00e9riques U18 de la FIBA 2016, s\u2019av\u00e9rant alors le meilleur marqueur du tournoi avec une moyenne de 17,4 points par match et aidant le Canada \u00e0 rafler la m\u00e9daille d\u2019argent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alexander-Walker a \u00e9t\u00e9 s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9 17e au total par les Nets de Brooklyn \u00e0 l\u2019occasion du Rep\u00eachage de la NBA en 2019. Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9chang\u00e9 aux Pelicans de La Nouvelle-Orl\u00e9ans cet \u00e9t\u00e9-l\u00e0 et il a fait ses d\u00e9buts dans la ligue, le 22 octobre 2019, dans sa ville d\u2019origine contre les Raptors de Toronto. \u00c0 sa deuxi\u00e8me saison, il a inscrit un sommet en carri\u00e8re de 37 points dans un match contre les Clippers de Los Angeles qu\u2019il a disput\u00e9 le 13 janvier 2021. \u00c0 la date limite des transactions en 2022, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9chang\u00e9 \u00e0 Portland, puis \u00e0 l\u2019Utah, o\u00f9 il a jou\u00e9 jusqu\u2019au moment d\u2019\u00eatre \u00e9chang\u00e9 aux Timberwolves du Minnesota en f\u00e9vrier 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alexander-Walker a jou\u00e9 dans les rangs universitaires pour Virginia Tech. Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 choisi au sein de la troisi\u00e8me \u00e9quipe d\u2019\u00e9toiles de l\u2019Association ACC ( Third-Team All-ACC selection) en 2019 \u00e0 sa deuxi\u00e8me saison, apr\u00e8s avoir aid\u00e9 les Hokies \u00e0 atteindre les huiti\u00e8mes de finale du Tournoi de la NCAA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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