re: NBA Offseason officially kicks off, Ingram’s days in NOLA coming to an end per Stein

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Willie is more to blame than anyone regarding our center position.

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It's on Griff too.

Clearly willie wants his centers to play a certain way. So if you're Griff you either agree with him and get him the type of center he wants or you disagree with him and get a new coach.

Griff had 3 years to get Willie a center that he wants to play with. Instead he rode with JV for 3 years even though it's clear that Willie doesn't like to play him.

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Would you say that? Is that what you would say?

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Of course.

I'll tell you why i don't care at all about the backup PG position on this team right now, besides the fiscal reason.
Murray is a PG that will play significant minutes, so there aren't many minutes left at backup PG as it is.
Zion and BI will handle PG duties at times, and so will CJ. Not b/c they need to, but simply b/c we'll run set plays that require they start the play with the ball in their hands and they will be the main creator of the play.


B/c of all of that, the backup PG role seems very minimal to me, and not very influential to the success of the team, even if it were a really good backup PG. To me the backup PG is likely to play more off the ball than anything b/c the way our rotations generally work Zion is in with the backups and he's the primary ball handler in that type of lineup.
An ideal backup PG on this team is one that pushes the pace off rebounds/turnovers, gets the ball to Zion, is capable of knocking down open 3's at a high rate, and plays good defense. I'm not looking for someone that can replace Murray when he's out.

Two years ago, Jaren Jackson won defensive player of the year with 3.8 blocks per 36 minutes. Walker Kessler as a rookie had 3.7 blocks per 36. This season, Rudy Gobert won defensive player of the year with 2.2 blocks per 36. Kessler? Again with 3.7 blocks per 36.

Kessler career per 36:

13.5 points, 12.4 rebounds, 3.7 blocks, 69% FG (nice)

Gobert last year:

14.7 points, 13.6 rebounds, 2.2 blocks, 66.1%

Obviously Gobert affects a lot of things on the court. Take numbers as you want. But just a good way to get a feel for the type of production you are getting from a 22 year old so far.

and i'm sure Kessler can get taken advantage of in the playoffs just as easily as Gobert has his entire career, and he only costs $40M cheaper.


I don't care if it took 2 firsts to get Kessler. I'd make that deal.
I dont like giving up Hawkins and a 1st, as i think Hawkins has just as much value as Kessler does, but I'd do that. Matt Ryan can fire away 3's and play bad defense too.

Give up cj and two firsts for JA? Yeesh.

The Cavs aren’t going to trade Allen for centers and picks. They love Allen and would be looking to get better. Would likely be looking for cost controlled 3’s and 4’s that can defend and shoot, while they move Mobley to the 5. Ingram would have been a decent option but they can’t afford him with Garland, Mitchell and Mobley. Think Jerami Grant, but he also is likely way too expensive.

We need to go get Kessler now.

His age and salary make so much sense for this roster.

You also wouldn’t need to rush an Ingram trade just to get a starting center.

Embiid looked horrible

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But just a good way to get a feel for the type of production you are getting from a 22 year old so far.

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Yea I don’t really get why Kessler is thought of as some mediocre asset. Can’t really make sense of why the Jazz even want to move him. He’s 22 and elite at rim protection and defensive rebounding. Unless they think he’s going to want a massive contract, I don’t see why he’s not on the no trade list for them