At a guess: is injury free, realises it's his last chance, has had a great qbl season and has a small army of "assistant coaches" keeping him sharp and healthy in Perth.

Oh, and its preseason so it doesn't count. Bit like when Stephen Weigh turns it on for about 10 days a year just before the season begins and he reverts to the mean.

Nice to note Walker came to play (again) tonight.
What happened to the rest of the Cats?

Walker has had lots of opportunities. He's an NBL-calibre rotation guy, sure, but it's not like he's spent his career glued to the bench or anything - he has been a starter.

Walker was never a natural player, came to it pretty late, super athlete who could keep up on a physical level. Maybe it's just starting to click finally. Can't fast track experience.

His mins are up due to Perth not having any big men suited. Also openly stated he had a big chip on his shoulder after not getting a gig, spite can be a powerful motivator.

Always felt for as strong and athletic as he is, he would always be to soft at the rim and get blocked or miss the put back.
The guy should be getting 3-5 dunks a game.
He never developed a jump shot or had soft hands around the rim.
Good for him he's playing well but he could have worked harder on his game earlier in his carrer.

"Almost 33 years old and now he decides to turn it on?"

In fairness, he did play well enough and consistently enough for a season to make the Boomers in 2014.

Brad Hill did score 50 in the Blitz a couple of years ago, but couldn't make it into the Kings squad full time.

I think Walker's still got a heap of potential and his athleticism is still there. I reckon he could have a very solid season.

I thought he looked alright for us when he filled in last season.
He has a very limited game, but if we're able to work around that then he can be pretty handy. He plays hard, good rebounder, solid defender. I just wonder whether we've got sufficient scoring power around him this season. Time will tell, but I'm doubtful.

Waxy has won what 3 or 4 NBL player of the week awards, there are only a handful of locals on this league that have that and we consider them all stars, Waxy is a star but don't tell him that because then he will he shithouse.

Sensational player when there's no pressure on him, I hope he has a very good season and may be a cheap fantasy pick up

When Waxy first started in the league, he was insanely athletic but had a low bball IQ.

Over time, the smarts increased steadily each season while the athleticism slowly declined. But the smarts and skills were increasing at a faster rate than the athleticism was declining, so he was improving as a player. In his best season he was a legit starter.

I haven't seen him in action lately. But given his athleticism was so freakish at the start, even at 33 he might still be well above the average NBL player as a pure athlete. After a year training with Perth, he should know the system and maybe the system suits him. That can happen. If so, good for him and he might be a real impact player again this year.

Sometimes just takes the right system that suits someone's skill set and game for it to all click