Walker Kessler Discussion: Rim Protector And Lob Threat

Walker is definitely a great signing and outside of injury concern, I genuinely don't get the concern about him. Best option available at center.

 

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Is there any way that you can summarize these? Some of them are really long

Thank you

 

Walker Kessler is pretty good already, he could also get better.

He defends hard. Blocks lots of shots. Rebounds really well. Can be a league leading offensive rebounder. He showed flashes of a 3 pt shot last year - if he develops this, it totally changes his career trajectory.

He hasn't anchored a top defence yet even though he is a top 3 rim protector, but the Jazz weren't trying to win during his time there. He hasn't been injured as much as it looks because the Jazz were tanking and kept him out quite a bit. It seems last year's operation wasn't necessary but just something they decided to do because the Jazz were tanking.

That's pretty much the gist of it all.

 

Thank you for the input

 

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Franko knows his stuff, so it’s good to hear him praise Kessler’s iq and motor. I agree that lively was the ideal center for Luka, but he may not exist anymore, and nobody else is like that. Kessler is probably the next best thing.

 

Hmm, while I think Lively is a better fit for Luka, Kessler is the better structural roster fit for the Lakers. We needed a physical rim protector and elite rebounder desperately to establish our defensive identity.

 

Part of it is that I think pre-injury lively was on his way to being the best center in the league that wasn’t the big Serb.

 

I don't think he has that kind of upside. Lively's ceiling is an elite role player, ie Tyson Chandler. Among young centers, he's clearly a tier below Wemby and Chet. His value is mostly his athleticism and versatility on defense, but I'd still probably take Mobley over him as well.

As a player archetype, I feel Kessler has a better chance of climbing to star status over Lively.

 

Yeah I'm with tada on this one