Repository: flutter
Issue: ListWheelScrollView throws "Null check operator used on a null value" while loading images
Labels: c: crash,framework,f: scrolling,a: images,a: error message,has reproducible steps,P2,found in release: 3.7,found in release: 3.11,team-framework,triaged-framework

### Is there an existing issue for this?

- [X] I have searched the [existing issues](https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues)
- [X] I have read the [guide to filing a bug](https://flutter.dev/docs/resources/bug-reports)

### Steps to reproduce

This issue is similar to #60578

Run the following code.

### Expected results

Should display a wheel of images.

### Actual results

Throws exception "Null check operator used on a null value".
Images are displayed only after scrolling the wheel.

### Code sample

<details><summary>Code sample</summary>

```dart
void main(List<String> args) {
  runApp(
    MaterialApp(
      home: Scaffold(
        body: ListWheelScrollView.useDelegate(
          itemExtent: 400,
          childDelegate: ListWheelChildLoopingListDelegate(
            children: List.generate(20, (i) => Image.network('https://via.placeholder.com/400')),
          ),
        ),
      ),
    ),
  );
}
```

</details>


### Screenshots or Video

<details>
<summary>Screenshots / Video demonstration</summary>

![Screenshot_1683137244](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/12689070/236006204-2bee5f09-43b7-4bd8-b419-1c9c082ce60c.png)

</details>


### Logs

<details><summary>Logs</summary>

```console
════════ Exception caught by image resource service ════════════════════════════
The following _CastError was thrown while resolving an image:
Null check operator used on a null value

When the exception was thrown, this was the stack
#0      ScrollPosition.minScrollExtent
#1      _FixedExtentScrollPosition.itemIndex
#2      _FixedExtentScrollPosition.copyWith
#3      ScrollPosition.recommendDeferredLoading
#4      Scrollable.recommendDeferredLoadingForContext
#5      ScrollAwareImageProvider.resolveStreamForKey
#6      ImageProvider.resolve.<anonymous closure>
#7      ImageProvider._createErrorHandlerAndKey.<anonymous closure>
#8      SynchronousFuture.then
#9      ImageProvider._createErrorHandlerAndKey
#10     ImageProvider.resolve
#11     _ImageState._resolveImage
#12     _ImageState.didChangeDependencies
#13     StatefulElement._firstBuild
#14     ComponentElement.mount
...     Normal element mounting (4 frames)
#18     Element.inflateWidget
#19     Element.updateChild
#20     ListWheelElement.updateChild
#21     ListWheelElement.createChild.<anonymous closure>
#22     BuildOwner.buildScope
#23     ListWheelElement.createChild
#24     RenderListWheelViewport._createChild.<anonymous closure>
#25     RenderObject.invokeLayoutCallback.<anonymous closure>
#26     PipelineOwner._enableMutationsToDirtySubtrees
#27     RenderObject.invokeLayoutCallback
#28     RenderListWheelViewport._createChild
#29     RenderListWheelViewport.performLayout
#30     RenderObject.layout
#31     RenderBox.layout
#32     RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#33     RenderObject.layout
#34     RenderBox.layout
#35     RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#36     RenderObject.layout
#37     RenderBox.layout
#38     RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#39     RenderObject.layout
#40     RenderBox.layout
#41     RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#42     RenderObject.layout
#43     RenderBox.layout
#44     RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#45     RenderObject.layout
#46     RenderBox.layout
#47     RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#48     RenderObject.layout
#49     RenderBox.layout
#50     RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#51     RenderObject.layout
#52     RenderBox.layout
#53     RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#54     RenderCustomPaint.performLayout
#55     RenderObject.layout
#56     RenderBox.layout
#57     RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#58     RenderObject.layout
#59     RenderBox.layout
#60     MultiChildLayoutDelegate.layoutChild
#61     _ScaffoldLayout.performLayout
#62     MultiChildLayoutDelegate._callPerformLayout
#63     RenderCustomMultiChildLayoutBox.performLayout
#64     RenderObject.layout
#65     RenderBox.layout
#66     RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#67     RenderObject.layout
#68     RenderBox.layout
#69     RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#70     _RenderCustomClip.performLayout
#71     RenderObject.layout
#72     RenderBox.layout
#73     RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#74     RenderObject.layout
#75     RenderBox.layout
#76     RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#77     RenderObject.layout
#78     RenderBox.layout
#79     RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#80     RenderObject.layout
#81     RenderBox.layout
#82     RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#83     RenderObject.layout
#84     RenderBox.layout
#85     RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#86     RenderObject.layout
#87     RenderBox.layout
#88     RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#89     RenderObject.layout
#90     RenderBox.layout
#91     RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#92     RenderObject.layout
#93     RenderBox.layout
#94     RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#95     RenderObject.layout
#96     RenderBox.layout
#97     RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#98     RenderObject.layout
#99     RenderBox.layout
#100    RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#101    RenderOffstage.performLayout
#102    RenderObject.layout
#103    RenderBox.layout
#104    RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#105    RenderObject.layout
#106    RenderBox.layout
#107    _RenderTheatre.performLayout
#108    RenderObject.layout
#109    RenderBox.layout
#110    RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#111    RenderObject.layout
#112    RenderBox.layout
#113    RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#114    RenderObject.layout
#115    RenderBox.layout
#116    RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#117    RenderObject.layout
#118    RenderBox.layout
#119    RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#120    RenderCustomPaint.performLayout
#121    RenderObject.layout
#122    RenderBox.layout
#123    RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#124    RenderObject.layout
#125    RenderBox.layout
#126    RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#127    RenderObject.layout
#128    RenderBox.layout
#129    RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#130    RenderObject.layout
#131    RenderBox.layout
#132    RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#133    RenderObject.layout
#134    RenderBox.layout
#135    RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#136    RenderObject.layout
#137    RenderBox.layout
#138    RenderProxyBoxMixin.performLayout
#139    RenderObject.layout
#140    RenderBox.layout
#141    RenderView.performLayout
#142    RenderObject._layoutWithoutResize
#143    PipelineOwner.flushLayout
#144    RendererBinding.drawFrame
#145    WidgetsBinding.drawFrame
#146    RendererBinding._handlePersistentFrameCallback
#147    SchedulerBinding._invokeFrameCallback
#148    SchedulerBinding.handleDrawFrame
#149    SchedulerBinding.scheduleWarmUpFrame.<anonymous closure>
#153    _RawReceivePort._handleMessage (dart:isolate-patch/isolate_patch.dart:192:26)
(elided 3 frames from class _Timer and dart:async-patch)
Image provider: ScrollAwareImageProvider<Object>()
Image configuration: ImageConfiguration(bundle: PlatformAssetBundle#e4fea(), devicePixelRatio: 2.8, locale: en_US, textDirection: TextDirection.ltr, platform: android)
Image key: NetworkImage("https://via.placeholder.com/400", scale: 1.0)
════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

```

</details>


### Flutter Doctor output

<details><summary>Doctor output</summary>

```console
Doctor summary (to see all details, run flutter doctor -v):
[✓] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.7.12, on Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS 5.4.0-148-generic,
    locale fr_FR.UTF-8)
[✓] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 30.0.3)
[✓] Linux toolchain - develop for Linux desktop
[✓] Android Studio (version 2021.2)
[✓] IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition (version 2021.3)
[✓] Connected device (2 available)
[✓] HTTP Host Availability

• No issues found!
```

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