Unbelivable: Oklahoma City Top Star Rejects 250 Million To Knicks” After Lauri Markkanen
Walker Kessler is now being mentioned in trade talks, adding to the turbulence in the trade waters around the Utah Jazz front office.
As teams from all across the NBA go into a bidding war and join Danny Ainge’s favorite game show, “Who Wants to Overpay for a Millionaire?” Lauri Markkanen is swiftly rising to the top of the market.
The New York Knicks, however, are reportedly making their move on third-year rim protector Walker Kessler, driven by the power of friendship, while the rest of the league is enthralled with Utah’s Finnish sensation. Tom Thibadeau’s team has made it a high priority to replace Isaiah Hartenstein, who moved to Oklahoma City, and Walker Kessler has been singled out as a potential candidate. This is according to Michael Scotto of hoopshype.com.
Dealing with Danny Ainge, the CEO of basketball operations for Utah, is never easy. When he initially arrived, trading away Gobert and Mitchell was at the top of his priority list. However, he established a strong precedent that if you were going to give up stars, you had to offer him the moon (or perhaps the other way around). You comprehend.) The sale of Utah’s All-Star tandem brought in a large amount of draft capital, which for the remainder of the summer drove the trade market absurdly high.
In other words, the Knicks will need to prove it is worth their while before the Jazz will part with their promising big man for free. While Kessler’s worth has clearly decreased following his stellar debut campaign that attracted