Walt Lemon Jr.
Walter Lemon Jr. is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Shanxi Loongs of the Chinese Basketball Association. He played college basketball for four years with the Bradley Braves.
High school career
Lemon attended Julian High School where he averaged 19 points, six assists, five rebounds and three steals per game as a senior, earning him a third-team 3A all-state pick by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association and a second-team All-Chicago Public League.College career
After graduating, Lemon went to Bradley between 2010-2014, where he averaged 18 points and 3 rebounds as a senior. When he graduated he ranked among Bradley's all-time top 10 in career points, assists and steals and had several awards, including the MVC Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2014, Bradley's first player ever to win the award. He was named to the All‑Missouri Valley Conference Second Team in 2013 and 2014.Professional career
Körmend (2014)
After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Lemon joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2015 NBA Summer League. On September 10, 2014, he signed with Hungarian team EGIS Körmend for the 2014–15 season. On December 23, 2014, he parted ways with the club after appearing in 12 league games.Crailsheim Merlins (2015)
On February 6, 2015, he signed with the Crailsheim Merlins of Germany for the rest of the season. In eight games for the Merlins, he averaged 6.4 points, 1.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2015–2016)
On October 31, 2015, Lemon was selected by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in the second round of the 2015 NBA Development League draft.İstanbulspor Beylikdüzü (2016)
On July 15, 2016, Lemon signed with İstanbulspor Beylikdüzü of the TBL.Rethymno Cretan Kings (2017)
On February 20, 2017, Lemon Jr. signed with the Greek team Rethymno Cretan Kings.Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2017–2018)
On November 2, 2017, Lemon was included in the opening night roster for Fort Wayne Mad Ants. Lemon was later named G League Player of the Month for November.New Orleans Pelicans (2018)
On February 21, 2018, the New Orleans Pelicans signed Lemon to a 10-day contract. He made his NBA debut two days later in a 124–123 overtime win over the Miami Heat, playing in four minutes that night. Lemon signed his second 10-day contract on March 4. After the expiration of his second 10-day contract, Lemon returned to Fort Wayne.Maine Red Claws (2018)
On July 25, Lemon signed a two-way contract with the Boston Celtics. During this time, he was expected to split his playing time between the Celtics and their NBA G League affiliate, the Maine Red Claws. On November 29, 2018, Lemon was waived by the Celtics without appearing in a game for the parent club.Windy City Bulls (2018–2019)
On December 8, 2018, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants announced that they had acquired the right of Alex Hamilton and a first round pick in the 2019 NBA G League draft from the Windy City Bulls in exchange for the right to Lemon.On January 16, 2019, Lemon was suspended for one game without pay and fined for directing inappropriate language toward a game official.