Joseph William Baker (born September 13, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Grand Rapids Gold of the NBA G League.
[3][4] Sources: On October 29, 2017, Baker committed to playing college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils over offers from Kansas, Tennessee and UCLA.
[5] Baker would join a recruiting class that featured future NBA players RJ Barrett, Cam Reddish, and Zion Williamson,[6] as well as Tre Jones for the 2018–19 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team.
[2] During his freshman year, Baker was set to redshirt for the entire season, until Coach K put him into the game against Syracuse to fill in for the injured Williamson on February 23, 2019.
[21][22] After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Baker signed his first professional contract with Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) on September 14, 2023.