Leland Walker has been running at a different tempo. The Salon Vilpas guard is averaging 34.7 points per game in recent form, carrying a 86.2 TIB Efficiency rating that sits well clear of most company in this competition. He arrives with a scoring load that will demand Aek's full attention the moment tipoff comes. Frank Bartley remains the counterweight. In the 2025-'26 campaign, the Aek wing posted 18.5 points and 3.5 assists per game on a 56.4 efficiency mark — a respectable floor, though the gap between his output and Walker's current pace is wide enough to shape how this one unfolds. The real test will be whether Aek can manufacture stops or force Walker into a rhythm he does not control. Salon Vilpas have built their run on that one-man surge. Aek will need more distributed scoring and defensive discipline to weather it. Tipoff is close.