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Overgeneralizing a bit here, I think.  There was no bigger pure athletic freak than Carl Crawford.  Offered a full ride to play QB at Nebraska AND offered a full ride to play point guard at UCLA.  Probably could have won the Olympic decathlon if he tried.  Turned them down to sign with the Rays.  Taijuan Walker isn't anywhere close to that situation.
Or the Upton brothers.  B.J. had an offer to play WR at Florida State, but their Dad still had aches and pains from college football and steered them toward baseball.  Those guys turned out OK.
From what I've seen, Walker has no D-I basketball offers (or else he'd surely be considering them).  He's a great athlete, but let's not overstate where he's coming from or assume that hip-hop and dunking means he can't be coached.