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Kyle Jordan Walkins (born November 30, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted first overall in the 2011 NBA Draft by the Memphis Grizzlies, and has played there for almost 3 years, winning 2 championships in his duration. Walkins is a 2 time NBA champion, 3-time NBA All-Star, 3-time member of the All-NBA First Team, and 3-time member of the All-NBA Defensive First Team. He holds the largest points per game in a season (51.3 in 2014), as well as assists per game in a season (15.5 in 2014).

After enjoying a highly successful high school basketball career at Ruston High School, where recognized as one of the best players in the country, he announced his decision to join the Louisiana State University basketball team, where he played one proficient year and won the NCAA Championship. He declared his eligibility in the 2011 NBA Draft, and was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies with the first overall pick in the draft. As a rookie, Walkins earned a reputation as an athletic prodigy in the 2012 Slam Dunk Contest, as well as his shooting prowess, his passing, rebounding, and defense as he earned the 2012 Scoring Title, as well as the steals and assists titles. In a game against the raining champions Dallas Mavericks, Walkins scored a franchise-high 49 points, which would later be broken again by himself later in the season against the Miami Heat (he scored 62).

In Game 3 against the San Antonio Spurs in the 2012 NBA Playoffs, Walkins scored a NBA-record number of points with 70, surpassing Michael Jordan's previously set record of 63. He would yet again surpass that number in Game 4 against the Oklahoma City Thunder, where he scored 77 points, the third-highest number of points in an NBA game behind fellow shooting guard Kobe Bryant and hall-of-famer Wilt Chamberlain.

In Game 7 of the 2012 NBA Finals against the Miami Heat, Walkins, along with the rest of the Grizzlies team, went on a record-high 36-3 run to win the game (were down by 25 at the end of the 3rd quarter). Walkins would win his first championship, as well as his first Finals MVP.

In the 2012-13 season opener, Walkins exceeded his regular-season career high again with 66 in a win against the Los Angeles Clippers. On January 4, 2013, Walkins became the youngest player to score 5,000 points (age 20, 35 days). In a game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Walkins recorded an NBA-record 19 steals, to go along with 21 assists and 30 points. Walkins would also tally the first quintuple-double in NBA history versus the Phoenix Suns (41 points, 15 assists, 12 rebounds, 11 steals, 10 blocks). He would win another scoring title while averaging the second-best PPG output in history with 48.6, as well as another steals and assists title, and his first rebounding title: the first player in NBA history to achieve titles in 4 out of the 5 main stats (he did not average enough blocks to have all). Walkins would yet again win another championship against the Miami Heat in a sweep, and would be the 2013 NBA Finals MVP.

On Christmas Day, Walkins scored his 10,000th point, becoming the youngest to score 10,000, and the fastest to ever score 5,000 points (age 21, 25 days). In a game against the New York Knicks, Walkins scored a MSG record 64 points, breaking Carmelo Anthony's record set only a few days previously of 62. Walkins would end the season winning his third NBA MVP title, as well as scoring, assists and steals.

Childhood and youth
Kyle Walkins was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the oldest of three children and the only son of NFL hall-of-famer quarterback Michael "The Saint" Walkins and volleyball professional Andrea Walkins. His younger sister, college basketball star Niya Rose Walkins was born a year after him, and his youngest sister Kara Nesse Walkins was born 6 years later. Because of his mother's Hispanic, Indian, and African heritage, Walkins quickly learned Spanish, as well as some German and Russian. Kyle was actually previously interested in football until age 14, where he turned to basketball after his father's introduction in the Hall of Fame. Despite his preference of football during his younger age, his favorite players to watch were Allen Iverson, Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant.

In middle school, Kyle Walkins played quarterback, and had already began to gain scholarships due to his talent and abilities (which he stated "highly attributed from my dad"). In high school, he began his basketball career as he scored 31 points in a scrimmage game against the basketball team: "It came to me," he said, "As if it was natural with the ball." His sisters would follow suit and play basketball as well.

In 2005, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Kyle Walkins was out of school for months, and had to rebuild. "It was the hardest time for my family," he stated, "You never see these things coming, yet you have to expect them."

High School
Walkins began to achieve his reputation as he joined his High School basketball team as a point guard. He was highly regarded as "undefendable", and his passes were "magic". His defense was acknowledged as the best in the country, and his offense was seen as "Jordan-esque". In his freshman year, Walkins averaged 28.5 points per game, 11.9 assists and 4.0 steals, and was described as "Jordan-esque". Walkins led the Bearcats to a 30-0 undefeated record and to a state championship, their first in 15 years.

In his sophomore year, he was going to switch to football, but continued his basketball career with averages of 34.6 points per game, 12.1 assists and 4.3 steals per game. Walkins recorded his first 60 point game (63) as a basketball player, and became "the best in the world right now". He continued to maintain his stats and finished averaging 37.5 points per game, 12 assists, 9.1 rebounds, 4.4 steals, and 1.7 blocks.

College
Walkins declared his rights to LSU on July 8, 2010, and continued to wear his now-great number "22".