Ja'Kobe Walter

Toronto Raptors, Shooting Guard
Age: 21y-6m-8d (Sep 04, 2004)
Exp: 1 Years
Country: US
College: Baylor
Drafted: Round 1 (#19 overall), 2024
Agent(s): Jason Glushon (Glushon Sports Management)
2025-26 Cap Hit

$3,638,160

2025-26 Cash

$3,691,253

Career Earnings

$7,156,253

2024-2027 Rookie (CURRENT)

Ja'Kobe Walter signed a 4 year, $16,785,132 contract with the Toronto Raptors, including $10,914,960 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,196,283. In 2025-26, Walter will earn a base salary of $3,638,160, while carrying a cap hit of $3,638,160 and a dead cap value of $3,638,160.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $16,785,132
Average Salary:
$4,196,283
GTD at Sign:
$7,103,160
Total GTD:
$10,914,960
Signed Using:
rookie-scale-exception
Free Agent:
2028 / RFA
Year Age Status Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Apron Salary Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Guaranteed Cash Cumulative
2024-25 20 $3,465,000 2.46% $3,465,000 $3,465,000 2.03% $3,465,000 $3,465,000 $3,465,000
2025-26 21 $3,638,160 2.35% $3,638,160 $3,638,160 1.94% $3,638,160 $3,638,160 $7,103,160
2026-27 22
Club
$3,811,800 2.30% $3,811,800 $3,811,800 1.89% $3,811,800 $3,811,800 $10,914,960
2027-28 23
Club
 $5,870,172 3.37% $5,870,172 $5,870,172 2.77% $5,870,172 - $16,785,132
2028-29 24
RFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Cap Hit Cap % League Luxury Tax
2024-25 20 $3,465,000 - - $3,465,000 2.46% $3,465,000
2025-26 21 $3,638,160 - - $3,638,160 2.35% $3,638,160
2026-27 22
Club
$3,811,800 - - $3,811,800 2.30% $3,811,800
2027-28 23
Club
 $5,870,172 - - $5,870,172 3.37% $5,870,172
2028-29 24
RFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2024-25 20 $3,465,000 $3,465,000 $3,465,000 $16,785,132 $3,465,000 $4,196,283
2025-26 21 $3,638,160 $3,638,160 $7,103,160 $13,320,132 $3,551,580 $4,440,044
2026-27 22
Club
$3,811,800 $3,811,800 $10,914,960 $9,681,972 $3,638,320 $4,840,986
2027-28 23
Club
 $5,870,172 $5,870,172 $16,785,132 $5,870,172 $4,196,283 $5,870,172
Contract Notes

  • 2026-27: Club Option (deadline 10/31/25, exercised 10/21/25)
  • 2027-28: Club Option (deadline 10/31/26)

Source: Spotrac
Seasons

1 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$7,156,253

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2024 20
Active
$3,465,000
$3,465,000
2025 21
Active
NBA Cup
$3,638,160
$53,093
$7,103,160
$7,156,253
Total      
$7,156,253
$7,103,160
$7,156,253
2026 22
Active / Club Exercised
$3,811,800
2027 23
Active / Club
$5,870,172
Total
$16,838,225
* denotes prorated cash total due to lockout season

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
2 $7,156,253 - - $7,156,253
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2024
20
$3,465,000
$3,465,000
$3,465,000
2025
21
$3,638,160
$53,093
$3,638,160
$53,093
$7,103,160
$7,156,253
Total
$7,156,253
$7,156,253
$7,103,160
$7,156,253
2026
22
$3,811,800
$3,811,800
2027
23
$5,870,172
$5,870,172
Total
$16,838,225
$16,838,225

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
2 $7,156,253 - - $7,156,253

Injuries

Year Dates Games Missed Reason
2025-26 TOR Jan 12, 2026 - Jan 23, 2026 7 Hip
2025-26 TOR Oct 22, 2025 - Oct 22, 2025 1 Illness
2024-25 TOR Apr 09, 2025 - Apr 13, 2025 3 Hip
2024-25 TOR Mar 08, 2025 - Mar 20, 2025 7 Quad
2024-25 TOR Dec 26, 2024 - Dec 26, 2024 1 Illness
2024-25 TOR Nov 09, 2024 - Nov 20, 2024 7 Shoulder
2024-25 TOR Oct 23, 2024 - Oct 31, 2024 4 Shoulder
  • Oct 21, 2025 Toronto (TOR) exercised $3.81 million option for 2026-27
  • Jul 04, 2024 Signed a 4 year $16.79 million rookie scale contract with Toronto (TOR)
  • Jun 26, 2024 Drafted by Toronto (TOR): Round 1 (#19 overall)
Year Team GP GS Min/Gm Pt/Gm Reb/Gm Ast/Gm Stl/Gm Blk/Gm FG% 3PT% FT%
2025 TOR 55 11 18.9 6.4 2.3 1.1 1.0 0.2 .415 .348 .828
2024 TOR 52 18 21.2 8.6 3.1 1.6 0.8 0.2 .405 .349 .795
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