Exactly. Dennis Schroder 2.0

I doubt that, Lakers are ready to swoop in with 35 mill a year for 4 years. They really need a center.

I think this offer is very generous. He ain’t a star idk what he’s thinking. 

I don’t. Someone will give him at least $30. Elite rim protector and rebounder.

I don’t know, we are now in the Wemby NBA

He’s a 7 footer who is relatively mobile. Not sure about his injury history since the Jazz were tanking, but those guys always get paid based on the best case scenario.

6’1” guards are a dime a dozen.

Jazz would probably match anything in that price range which fucks over the team making the offer.

You’d have to probably go in the 160+ price range for Utah not to match.

To be fair, $10M is a significant amount of money

\(150/4yr vs \)140/5yrs is pretty big. AAV is 37.5 vs 28, or about a 25% difference.

Maybe they’re not even giving a PO, too.

Or maybe the rumors are true, and he really just wants out of UTA.

Unless a player is traded during their rookie deal, the team that drafted them is the only team that can make a 5 year offer to a player for their rookie extension. Teams other than the Jazz can only make 4 year offers to a RFA at the end of their rookie deal. If Kessler is offered a 4 year \(150 million deal by LA, then the Jazz should prepare to make a sign & trade happen. An average of \)37.5 million per year would be a massive overpay for Walker Kessler.

I could see the Bulls or Nets offering a 3 year deal starting at 35 million, maybe a bit more provided the medicals check out. Who else are they gonna spend their money on? Only other high impact free agent is Austin Reaves. 

Even 28 is a bit much in my opinion, but he’s young I guess

who does he think he is?

He is a bit overrated anyway. So he needs as much money as he can squeeze out.

He has to be gambling on the lakers signing him

It’s a great offer for an injury-prone dude. Five years!

That’s basically what hartenstein was given 3 years ago. And I’d rather take hartenstein. The market has increased but not by THAT much. He is getting bad advice. 28/y is more than I would offer if I was a gm.

It also starts under 24m for the first year. It’s a long ways from a max that start at 41m.

28m is the range for Poeltl, Hartenstein, Turner, Zubac

I guess it’s possible he gets paid more but I would be taking that money.

He has to realize his floor is the MLE, which over 4 years on another team is only 60m.

I want the lakers to offer 35 and steal him in RFA

bout to get payed for being tall sheesh

Obviously he missed last year. To be fair to him, he missed several games because he was too good to play and tank.

Compete for a ring in Utah I’ll believe when I see it

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They shoulda traded him now they are stuck

On paper, yes, but the ceiling is much lower there and matchup dependent. Kessler is a good complimentary piece next to JJJ.

Kessler is a pretty emotional dude overall though. His team USA stint ruined his confidence, and there was some friction in his 2nd year (?) with coach Hardy because he wanted to shoot more threes. So I’m sure he views himself as someone with a wide skill set. I think he’s crucial in what the Jazz are trying to do and will likely outplay that contract, but his health is a big question mark and dedicating a lot of money to an unproven center so far is a risk. Keyonte will need to get paid soon too.

The also can resign Nurkic and rotate the center minutes

JJJ isn’t a bang-down-low big, so people here were floating the idea of Boozer guarding the strongest big and letting JJJ provide weak-side help.

JJJ is a horrible rebounder

What are the chances that they take Boozer at two? Because then JJJ is going to have to.

$140 Million? Do I look like a bitch? Why don’t you buy me dinner before you fuck me?

Somewhere there’s an apartment in Porto with this dude’s name on it.

aren’t high level offensive players have value. 

I mean a team who’s best player in the series was Rudy Gobert beat a team who’s best player is Nikola Jokic.

This.

He would have been sitting next to Kornet in the finals, or at best, got Mitchell Robinson minutes.

But that’s far from $140 million.

Absolutely nothing. He’s a great rim protector and rebounder, but he’s only getting offered that money because the Jazz want to keep him. Maybe the Lakers would be dumb enough to offer him more but they’re desperate if LeBron leaves, the Bulls are also stupid but I can’t see it. New apron rules, teams aren’t locking up their team because of Walker Kessler. 

not even the bulls are that stupid

Only utah can offer 5 years

They would probably match 35, probably would take 40 which woulda kinda fuck us over too tho