Walker Kessler Discussion: Rim Protector And Lob Threat

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  1. LTLakerFan

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    Man no kidding. What a doomer take, and hell to the yes one of the best young centers in the league plus the one up at the top of the DEFENSE rankings with Wemby and a top rebounder 7'2". Exactly what we needed. We wanted him and needed to get it done, with other players we wanted on Hold. For who knows how long before they went Dwight Howard and panicked like the year he did after the championship and signed elsewhere.
     
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    lowe's always been a C Bags fan dressed an an objective observer.

    whatevs. had the C Bags gotten kessler, it would have been a shrewd investment. hell, had anyone but the lakers gotten kessler at this price point for those assets, it would have been considered a coup.

    i promise that if someone suggested this would happen ahead of free agency, lowe and his cronies would have called it pie-in-the-sky laker fan wishes.

    f*** off, dude. i know who you are.
     
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    Oh yeah, Stevens would be a genius. Presti has been called a genius for dumping 3 rotational players this season and getting 2nds lol
    They're substantially weaker but still framed as having a positive offseason for whatever reason

     
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    I don't get the media at all, Kessler's contract is fair. I also think two firsts is a fair trade for a player of his current caliber - yes the two swaps are maybe a bridge too far, but it's RFA, it is what it is. Imagine not doing the trade for the sake of two swaps?

    If he develops, it'll be looked as great business by us and a cheap contract, if he regresses or is injured, it'll be looked at as a move we needed to make but didn't pan out.
     
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    hopefully he makes the trade look like a steal in hindsight
     

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