“Nobody really expected me to be doing this," …
Nickeil Alexander-Walker is well aware that the Timberwolves allowed him to exit via free agency last July in part because of the money Minnesota committed to Naz Reid ... plus their belief in Donte DiVincenzo and his cheaper contract. Those circumstances led to Alexander-Walker, now the heavy favorite to win the NBA's Most Improved Player race as a Hawk this week, being sacrificed in the Wolves' build around Anthony Edwards.
“Nobody really expected me to be doing this," Alexander-Walker told The Stein Line, referring to the 20. 8 points per game he posted this 2025-26 campaign — nearly double his highest single-season average during any of his prior six seasons . marcstein.
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