Shams: LAL acquires Walker Kessler

[Vermont Green]

LAL acquires Walker Kessler, we get Robinson.

Bleh

Brad is being passed by other GMs in the league.

Not really

Seriously.  Kessler is double the salary, cost two unprotected firsts and two unprotected swaps, and missed virtually all of last year.  Sure, it could work out better for them than us, but given the cost, it has a far higher chance of blowing up in their face.

I will make my point again.  Kessler is a career 54.5% FT%.  Robinson is 50.8%.  Kessler was 70% last season but only in 5 games.  Kessler has a career scoring average of 9.5 pts, Robinson 7.5 pts.

Now I admit that Kessler has more upside and does appear to have more offense than Robinson but I see Robinson as the better defender and rebounder.  Kessler probably will be a more valuable player over the next 3-4 seasons but I don't see the difference being as much as many seem to think.  There is nothing certain with Kessler.

[Donoghus]

Justin Termine
@TermineRadio
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Nice job by Ainge getting more from the Lakers for Walker Kessler than Nico Harrison got from the Lakers for Luka.

[Who]

Justin Termine
@TermineRadio
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2h
Nice job by Ainge getting more from the Lakers for Walker Kessler than Nico Harrison got from the Lakers for Luka.

Ha! That is hilarious

[Phantom255x]

I have been begging them to trade for Kessler for years, but two first round picks is insane lol. 4/130M is not terrible but the trade is crazy.

[Atzar]

I think I like this one for both teams tbh.  Might lean towards it being an overpay for Kessler, but I do like the fit next to Doncic and Reaves. 

Where Utah is concerned, I question why you'd frame winning deals as a bad thing.  Utah just traded a guy they never appeared to want for two picks and another two swaps.  They're accumulating a stockpile of assets while they wait to see whether, in keeping with the Monopoly metaphor, Peterson or Bailey turn into Park Place or Boardwalk.  It's not time to worry about fit yet.  Give it another year or two.

[Donoghus]

Keith Smith
@KeithSmithNBA
The real win of the Lakers using cap space this summer:

We finally get to remove seven old cap holds when they renounce the players for space! This list includes:

Carmelo Anthony
Avery Bradley
Jared Dudley
Wayne Ellington
Dwight Howard
Markieff Morris
Dion Waiters

[Who]

Keith Smith
@KeithSmithNBA
The real win of the Lakers using cap space this summer:

We finally get to remove seven old cap holds when they renounce the players for space! This list includes:

Carmelo Anthony
Avery Bradley
Jared Dudley
Wayne Ellington
Dwight Howard
Markieff Morris
Dion Waiters

Those things should expire automatically after 12 months.

It is ridiculous when they take someone out of retirement. Not to play. Just to do a medical and be part of the trade due to cap rules.