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Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Nickeil Alexander-Walker

SG · #7 · CanadaLicensed roster · Oct 9, 2026: Atlanta Hawks

Dated team records (2)
  • Current basis: Licensed roster, October 9, 2026: listed with Atlanta Hawks
  • NBA directory, September 22, 2026: listed with Atlanta Hawks

The newest dated listing sets the current team; a reviewed transaction announced later overrides it. Older records remain history.

2025-26 per game · 78 games
20.8 PTS 3.4 REB 3.7 AST 61.0% TS
Atlanta Hawks roster

Nickeil Alexander-Walker is a 28-year-old shooting guard from Canada, listed at 6′5″ (196 cm). Nickeil Alexander-Walker is listed with the Atlanta Hawks in the licensed roster dated October 9, 2026. In 2025-26 he averaged 20.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 78 games with 61.0% true shooting. He has a listed salary figure of $15.16M (the data provider does not state its season), with his contract running through June 2029. The roster lists an entry dated June 2025.

2025-26 season statistics

20.8PTS per game#36 of 582
3.4REB per game#253 of 582
3.7AST per game#95 of 582
1.3STL per game#51 of 582
0.5BLK per game#137 of 582
2.1TO per game#73 of 582
33.4MIN per game#29 of 582

An em dash (—) means unavailable, not zero.

Shooting
GPFGM–FGAFG%3PM–3PA3P%FTM–FTAFT%eFG%TS%
78548–119545.9%251–62939.9%277–30790.2%56.4%61.0%
Advanced and totals
PERUSG%ORtgDRtg+/−AST/TODouble-doublesTriple-doublesPoints
16.023.5%114.1116.3+2441.77201,624

Combined figures require data for every listed season. Incomplete metrics are shown as —, not zero.

Season by season · regular season per game
SeasonTeam (at season end)GPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG%3P%FT%TS%PER
2025-26Atlanta Hawks7833.420.83.43.71.30.545.9%39.9%90.2%61.0%16.0
2024-25Minnesota Timberwolves8225.39.43.22.70.60.443.8%38.1%78.0%——
2023-24Minnesota Timberwolves8223.48.02.02.50.80.543.9%39.1%80.0%57.8%—
2022-23Minnesota Timberwolves5915.06.21.71.80.50.444.4%38.4%66.7%56.5%—
2021-22Utah Jazz6522.610.62.92.40.70.437.2%31.1%74.3%47.5%—
2020-21New Orleans Pelicans4621.911.03.12.21.00.541.9%34.7%72.7%52.2%—
6 seasonsTotals over these seasons: 4,615 PTS, 1,131 REB, 1,079 AST41224.211.22.72.60.80.443.1%37.3%81.4%56.3%—

Provider playoff statistics. Game-log postseason splits may cover a different set of games, including play-in games.

Playoffs · per game
GPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG%3P%FT%TS%+/−
635.413.72.32.70.50.838.0%41.9%66.7%52.8%-81

Statistics. Regular season: Source observations for dated values: UTC. Playoffs: Source observations for dated values: UTC. Edition assembled Oct 9, 2026 UTC.

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2026-27 game log

Reported highs in 2 logged games

Only reported values contribute; unavailable statistics are not treated as zero.

14PointsOct 5, 2026 vs MEM
3ReboundsOct 8, 2026 @ SAS
2AssistsOct 8, 2026 @ SAS
13-pointersOct 8, 2026 @ SAS
1StealsOct 5, 2026 vs MEM
0BlocksOct 8, 2026 @ SAS

FG, 3P and FT show made-attempted shots. — means unavailable; 0 is a reported zero.

Last 2 games
DateOppResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PFT+/−
Oct 8 preseason@ SASW 123–11623:237320012-81-52-2-7
Oct 5 preseasonvs MEML 123–13215:4414101006-91-41-1-11

View all 2 logged games in 2026-27

2024-25 full game log

97 stored games · Page 1 of 4.

Reported highs in 97 logged games

Only reported values contribute; unavailable statistics are not treated as zero.

26PointsApr 1, 2025 @ DEN
10ReboundsNov 29, 2024 vs LAC
8AssistsApr 1, 2025 @ DEN
53-pointersMay 26, 2025 vs OKC
3StealsMar 2, 2025 @ PHX
3BlocksApr 3, 2025 @ BKN

FG, 3P and FT show made-attempted shots. — means unavailable; 0 is a reported zero.

2024-25 games, newest first
DateOppResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PFT+/−
May 28 Playoffs@ OKCL 94–12420:200230020-80-4—-12
May 26 Playoffsvs OKCL 126–12829:1923462019-155-8—+6
May 24 Playoffsvs OKCW 143–10118:2412320035-92-4—+15
May 22 Playoffs@ OKCL 103–11825:2417220025-83-4—-6
May 20 Playoffs@ OKCL 88–11427:368200203-112-9—-14
May 14 Playoffsvs GSWW 121–11013:462020011-30-1—+0
May 12 Playoffs@ GSWW 117–11017:1413221145-51-1—-7
May 10 Playoffs@ GSWW 102–9718:120240010-40-1—+0
May 8 Playoffsvs GSWW 117–9325:3720230117-134-6—+4
May 6 Playoffsvs GSWL 88–9914:080001010-30-2—-13
Apr 30 Playoffs@ LALW 103–9624:4810131033-112-9—+4
Apr 27 Playoffsvs LALW 116–11311:455100022-41-3—-5
Apr 25 Playoffsvs LALW 116–10413:574321011-41-3—+1
Apr 22 Playoffs@ LALL 85–9428:574230011-60-2—+8
Apr 19 Playoffs@ LALW 117–9520:137130102-91-6—+9
Apr 13vs UTAW 116–10532:409572113-92-8—+6
Apr 11vs BKNW 117–9121:4110240024-61-3—+6
Apr 10@ MEMW 141–12524:3310521003-82-5—-8
Apr 8@ MILL 103–11015:384310111-50-3—+0
Apr 5@ PHIW 114–10926:557250002-50-2—+14
Apr 3@ BKNW 105–9028:0513451314-72-5—+10
Apr 1@ DENW 140–13944:5926780218-165-11—+14
Mar 30vs DETW 123–10427:2611240114-102-7—+18
Mar 28vs PHXW 124–10920:318330013-81-3—+2
Mar 24@ INDL 103–11923:516221032-72-5—-13

Game records. Only stored games are listed. The player-game feed omits free throws; other box-score records may include them.

2025-26 shot chart

Nickeil Alexander-Walker took 53% of his 2025-26 shots from three, 25% at the rim, 13% elsewhere in the paint and 9% from mid-range. His most efficient area relative to the league was the corner three (47.7%, +9.0 points above average).

9/16 (56%)5/9 (56%)0/4 (0%)2/4 (50%)3/6 (50%)0/1 (0%)2/4 (50%)3/6 (50%)3/8 (38%)6/11 (55%)4/6 (67%)2/5 (40%)2/6 (33%)4/8 (50%)4/5 (80%)1/3 (33%)0/1 (0%)2/8 (25%)4/11 (36%)3/5 (60%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)2/6 (33%)8/20 (40%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/5 (20%)10/22 (45%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)1/3 (33%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)4/9 (44%)5/10 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)3/5 (60%)4/12 (33%)2/7 (29%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/3 (0%)2/2 (100%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/3 (67%)4/7 (57%)1/1 (100%)1/3 (33%)2/2 (100%)0/6 (0%)1/3 (33%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)3/5 (60%)2/5 (40%)7/16 (44%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/4 (25%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)5/10 (50%)0/5 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/3 (33%)2/3 (67%)1/1 (100%)2/3 (67%)1/3 (33%)0/1 (0%)0/3 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/6 (17%)0/2 (0%)2/2 (100%)1/2 (50%)1/5 (20%)3/12 (25%)1/2 (50%)1/4 (25%)2/5 (40%)1/1 (100%)12/28 (43%)23/39 (59%)1/4 (25%)1/6 (17%)0/1 (0%)5/8 (63%)2/2 (100%)1/3 (33%)1/6 (17%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)71/94 (76%)39/69 (57%)4/7 (57%)2/5 (40%)7/7 (100%)4/7 (57%)2/3 (67%)1/5 (20%)4/7 (57%)1/2 (50%)4/9 (44%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)11/17 (65%)17/31 (55%)2/4 (50%)3/9 (33%)2/8 (25%)2/10 (20%)1/6 (17%)1/1 (100%)6/10 (60%)2/3 (67%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)0/3 (0%)5/8 (63%)2/2 (100%)1/4 (25%)2/3 (67%)4/7 (57%)3/4 (75%)1/3 (33%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)2/2 (100%)0/2 (0%)1/2 (50%)7/12 (58%)1/3 (33%)2/3 (67%)0/2 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/7 (0%)2/5 (40%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/3 (33%)3/12 (25%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)2/7 (29%)0/1 (0%)0/3 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)3/17 (18%)0/2 (0%)3/6 (50%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)6/15 (40%)3/8 (38%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)3/12 (25%)0/5 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)5/12 (42%)2/7 (29%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)2/10 (20%)0/1 (0%)2/3 (67%)3/7 (43%)2/3 (67%)3/5 (60%)6/11 (55%)3/7 (43%)3/9 (33%)0/4 (0%)3/6 (50%)2/5 (40%)2/3 (67%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)5/8 (63%)8/11 (73%)3/10 (30%)4/11 (36%)7/11 (64%)1/3 (33%)2/7 (29%)
Collected regular-season field goal attempts: 548–1195 (45.9%). Bigger circles = more attempts.
Shooting by zone, 2025-26 regular season
ZoneFGM–FGAFG%League FG%Share of shots
Restricted area187–30361.7 (-5.4)67.225.4%
In the paint (non-RA)65–15940.9 (-3.7)44.513.3%
Mid-range45–10443.3 (+1.5)41.88.7%
Corner 384–17647.7 (+9.0)38.814.7%
Above the break 3167–45336.9 (+1.7)35.237.9%

League rank by FG% (qualified players): Restricted area: 142nd of 160 · In the paint (non-RA): 125th of 160 · Mid-range: 33rd of 61 · Corner 3: 23rd of 199 · Above the break 3: 70th of 168 · all zone leaders

above typical accuracy for the zone about typical below. Shot locations; totals match the stored whynba season field goals (shot edition of Oct 9, 2026). This is a provider consistency check, not a comparison with official NBA totals.

2025-26 percentiles

Where he ranks among the 406 players with at least 20 games: the bar shows the share of those players he is ahead of.

Points 20.8 per game91
Rebounds 3.4 per game47
Assists 3.7 per game79
Steals 1.3 per game90
Blocks 0.5 per game71
3-pointers made 3.2 per game98
True shooting 61.076
Usage 23.580
PER 16.069
Ball security (fewer turnovers) 2.1 per game14

Percentiles computed by whynba from season statistics. League-wide: advanced stats leaders · shooting by zone.

Most similar statistical profiles in 2025-26: Desmond Bane (20.1 / 4.1 / 4.1) · Stephen Curry (26.6 / 3.6 / 4.7) · Anthony Edwards (28.8 / 5.0 / 3.7) · Tyrese Maxey (28.3 / 4.1 / 6.6) · James Harden (23.6 / 4.8 / 8.0) — points / rebounds / assists per game; similarity over scoring, rebounding, playmaking, defense, shooting volume, efficiency and usage percentiles.

Quick answers

How many points does Nickeil Alexander-Walker average?
Nickeil Alexander-Walker averaged 20.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game in the 2025-26 NBA regular season, over 78 games.
What is Nickeil Alexander-Walker's shooting percentage?
In 2025-26, Nickeil Alexander-Walker shot 45.9% from the field, 39.9% from three (251 of 629) and 90.2% from the free-throw line; his true shooting percentage was 61.0%.
How old is Nickeil Alexander-Walker?
Nickeil Alexander-Walker is 28 years old. He was born on September 2, 1998.
How tall is Nickeil Alexander-Walker?
Nickeil Alexander-Walker is 6 feet 5 inches (196 cm) tall and plays SG, per the NBA directory dated September 22, 2026.
Where is Nickeil Alexander-Walker from?
Nickeil Alexander-Walker is from Canada and played at Virginia Tech before the NBA.
What team does Nickeil Alexander-Walker play for?
Nickeil Alexander-Walker is listed with the Atlanta Hawks in the licensed roster dated October 9, 2026. A roster listing does not establish a contract-signing date.
What number does Nickeil Alexander-Walker wear?
The NBA directory lists Nickeil Alexander-Walker at No. 7 for the Atlanta Hawks. Edition date: September 22, 2026. Roster numbers can change.
When is Nickeil Alexander-Walker's next game?
Nickeil Alexander-Walker and the Atlanta Hawks next play at the Indiana Pacers on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 7:00 pm Eastern Time (preseason).
Does Nickeil Alexander-Walker play on Christmas Day?
No. The Atlanta Hawks are not in any of the 5 games on the NBA Christmas Day schedule.
How much does Nickeil Alexander-Walker make?
Nickeil Alexander-Walker has a listed salary figure of $15.16M (the data provider does not state its season), with his contract running through June 2029.
How does Nickeil Alexander-Walker rank in the NBA?
Among the 406 players with at least 20 games in 2025-26, Nickeil Alexander-Walker was ahead of 91% in points per game, 47% in rebounds and 79% in assists.

Contract

Listed salary
$15.16M listed figure; season not stated
Contract through
June 2029
Nationality
Canada
Roster date
June 30, 2025

Contract data · updated Oct 9, 2026. The provider lists one salary figure in USD without its season or type; it can be a contract's average annual value rather than this season's salary.

Videos about Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Nickeil Alexander-Walker Leads Pelicans to the Semis | July 13, 2019

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Nickeil Alexander-Walker Top-10 Plays of January | Atlanta Hawks Highlights

Nickeil closed out January with 20 points or more in 4 games in a row, the second-longest streak of his career! He has also made ...

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Nickeil Alexander-Walker Virginia Tech Basketball Highlights - 2018-19 Season | Stadium

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Career at a glance

Nickeil Alexander-Walker played 7 NBA regular seasons between 2019 and 2026, appearing in 459 games and averaging 10.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. He played for 4 teams: New Orleans (2019–22, 143 games), Utah (2021–23, 51 games), Minnesota (2022–25, 187 games), Atlanta (2025–26, 78 games). His best scoring season was 2025–26 with Atlanta: 20.8 points per game over 78 games.

In the playoffs he appeared in 5 postseason runs (43 games, 8.6 points per game). Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 4,900 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total).

whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.

About Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Nickeil Alexander-Walker (/nɪˈkiːl/nih-KEEL; born September 2, 1998) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Virginia Tech Hokies. A versatile guard, Alexander-Walker was selected 17th overall by the Brooklyn Nets in the 2019 NBA draft but was traded shortly afterward to the New Orleans Pelicans. He has also played for the Utah Jazz and Minnesota Timberwolves before joining the Hawks. In 2026, Alexander-Walker became the first Canadian to win the NBA Most Improved Player award.

Born
September 2, 1998 (age 28) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Listed height
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight
205 lb (93 kg)
Position
Shooting guard
High school
Vaughan Secondary School (Vaughan, Ontario) St. Louis Christian Academy (St. Louis, Missouri) Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
College
Virginia Tech (2017–2019)
NBA draft
2019: 1st round, 17th overall pick
Playing career
2019–present

Career highlights and awards

  • NBA Most Improved Player (2026)
  • Third-team All-ACC (2019)

Career statistics

NBA regular season
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20New Orleans47112.6.368.346.6761.81.9.4.25.7
2020–21New Orleans461321.9.419.347.7273.12.21.0.511.0
2021–22New Orleans501926.3.375.311.7223.32.8.8.412.8
2021–22Utah1529.9.333.303.9171.51.11.1.33.5
2022–23Utah36314.7.488.402.6921.62.1.7.46.3
2022–23Minnesota23015.5.384.361.6191.81.4.3.35.9
2023–24Minnesota822023.4.439.391.8002.02.5.8.58.0
2024–25Minnesota821025.3.438.381.7803.22.7.6.49.4
2025–26Atlanta787133.4.459.399.9023.43.71.3.520.8
Career45913923.0.427.372.8072.62.5.8.410.6
NBA playoffs
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2022Utah104.71.000—1.0001.01.01.0.05.0
2023Minnesota5429.6.429.400.6672.01.4.6.28.4
2024Minnesota16123.6.366.2961.0001.82.3.6.47.3
2025Minnesota15020.7.389.349.8821.82.3.4.38.3
2026Atlanta6635.5.380.419.6672.32.7.5.813.7
Career431124.5.387.349.8261.92.2.5.48.6
College
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18Virginia Tech333325.4.449.392.7303.81.5.8.510.7
2018–19Virginia Tech343434.3.474.374.7784.14.01.9.516.2
Career676729.9.464.383.7634.02.71.4.513.5

Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).

whynba profile fields · Checked
Height
6′ 5″
Weight
205 lb
Position
SG
Jersey
7
Country
Canada
School / last affiliation
Virginia Tech
Draft year
2019
Draft pick
Round 1 · Pick 17

How acquired: Traded from MIN on 07/06/25. This is the roster note stored on the official team page at the last source check, not a live transaction wire.

2025-26 season averages

20.8Points per game
3.4Rebounds per game
3.7Assists per game

These figures belong to the season labeled above; they are not 2026–27 results. These historical rates were retained from an earlier snapshot and were not rechecked with this directory refresh.

Roster observations

These dates show when our saved NBA directory observations listed this player with a team. They are not signing, trade or contract dates, and this is not a complete career history.

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TeamFirst observedLast confirmedLater directory changeSource
Atlanta HawksNone recordedNBA directory

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