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Do you overpay for Kessler now, or see how the season starts? I would go ahead and trade 2 1sts for Kessler and a few 2nds, but I can see Griff signing a minimum center and seeing what happens.

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I think another poster mentioned this but playing Kessler in summer league is really odd. If the guy gets a major injury- Jazz lose a lot of value for him which makes me think is he really even on the trade block.

He's equal with Wemby as a rim protector. He's a great rebounder.

But he's a poor shooter, a poor passer, and a poor screen setter. And if anything, he regressed in those areas last season instead of improving.

That's why there's frustration with him in Utah, that's why he's playing summer league, and that's why he's on the block.

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I love how Nance is all of a sudden a loss when there was bitching like crazy about him last year

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I'm a fan of Larry's heart and leadership. He's a smart player, but his body is really breaking down. He's had so many injuries.

Last season, he started the year horribly -- he was almost unplayable. Then he took a month off with a cracked rib, and during that time, Christian Clark indicated that Larry had a couple of other procedures done.

When he came back, he was awesome. He was the bouncy Larry of old. But, as the year wore on, his body began to wear down again, and he wasn't very good at the end of the season.


Ironically, JV looked great at the start of the season, like he was several years younger. But then, he got slower and slower as the season went on.

Neither of our centers was any good at the end of the season. Willie was experimenting more and more with small-ball lineups, because both JV and Larry sucked by that time.

Now, we've got people here bemoaning the loss of these guys, and I wonder if they really watched the games towards the end of the season.

Right now as things stand I’d kill to have the JV/Nance combo one last year to give us the time and financial flexibility to then address center. I really really hope they make a proactive move and at least go ahead and lock up the Larry backup role with Paul Reed. He’d be a fantastic fit with this group IMO and he plays his arse off on defense. He’s only 6’9” 210 but he’s got almost comically long arms that allows him to guard 7’ centers and still contest shots.

Lastly, it’s no secret my preferred starting center is Walker Kessler for his rim protection, youth, improving corner 3 shot and most of all his cheap as dirt rookie contract. I wonder what exactly the trade price on him truly is. I’ve seen some people saying 2 1st round picks and a 2nd or role player. For a guy it seems like they are ready to move along from I’m not sure it would cost that much. I would think one unprotected 1st and maybe either a 2nd or a pick swap might get the deal done along with someone to help the salaries match like JRE. If we gave to go dirt cheap this year though I wouldn’t mind giving JRE a shot to play that Larry role. He was a solid role player and spot starter his first 2 years in OKC who put up superior numbers to Larry in points, rebounds, FT% and 3 pt shooting. You always have the old vet Theis to turn to if JRE can’t handle that role but Paul Reed is my 1st choice. What do y’all think Kessler’s trade value is?