Walter Clayton Jr.

Draft Notes

Clayton Jr. is a high scoring combo guard who can get red-hot from downtown and can carry his team on the offensive end.

He’s lacking ideal sized for a shooting guard but can also play on the ball and is developing as a play-maker/initiator.

He gives good effort on the defensive end but doesn’t project as a plus defender at the NBA level. He does rebound the ball well for a smaller guard.

His main NBA skill is his ability to knockdown outside shots. He can be streaky but once he gets going it’s lights out.

Projects as a microwave guard off the bench type of player who could develop into a starter down the road.

A knockdown FT shooter.

Comparisons

• Bryn Forbes+
• Randolph Childress
• poor man’s Jamal Murray

Draft Projection

mid first to early second round pick in the 2025 NBA Draft

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2025 SG Rankings

1. Dylan Harper – 6-6 – Rutgers
2. Tre Johnson – 6-6 – Texas
3. VJ Edgecombe – 6-5 – Baylor (Bahamas)
4. Will Riley – 6-8 – Illinois
5. Hugo Gonzalez – 6-6 – Spain
6. Ben Saraf – 6-6 – Ulm (Israel)
7. Jase Richardson – 6-2 – Michigan State
8. Walter Clayton Jr. – 6-2 – Florida
9. Kam Jones – 6-4 – Marquette
10. Chaz Lanier – 6-4 – Tennessee
11. Sion James – 6-6 – Duke
12. Max Shulga – 6-5 – VCU
13. Alijah Martin – 6-2 – Florida
14. Dink Pate – 6-7 – Mexico City Capitanes
15. Kobe Sanders – 6-9 – Nevada
16. John Tonje – 6-5 – Wisconsin
17. Hunter Sallis – 6-4 – Wake Forest
18. Jaxson Robinson – 6-7 – Kentucky
19. Caleb Love – 6-3 – Arizona
20. John Poulakidas – 6-6 – Yale
21. Brooks Barnhizer – 6-6 – Northwestern
22. Will Richard – 6-5 – Florida
23. Matthew Cleveland – 6-7 – Miami
24. Miles Kelly – 6-6 – Auburn
25. Wooga Poplar – 6-5 – Villanova
26. Johnell Davis – 6-4 – Arkansas
27. Jahmai Mashack – 6-4 – Tennessee
28. Adama Bal – 6-7 – Santa Clara (France)
29. Taelon Peter – 6-4 – Liberty
30. Matthew Murrell – 6-4 – Mississippi
31. A.J. Storr – 6-6 – Kansas
32. Chase Hunter – 6-4 – Clemson
33. Riley Kugel – 6-5 – Mississippi State
34. Langston Love – 6-4 – Baylor
35. Kadary Richmond – 6-5 – St John’s
36. Jordan Longino – 6-7 – Villanova
37. Manny Obaseki – 6-4 – Texas A&M