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Walker Kessler teases JJ Redick’s desire for him to launch 3-pointers
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It's been no secret that the Los Angeles Lakers have been on the hunt for a full-time starting center over the past couple of seasons, and they believe they've found one in Walker Kessler . Acquired in a sign-and-trade with the Utah Jazz, the Lakers are hoping Kessler is the starting big man to play alongside Luka Doncic for years to come. And when he sets foot on the court next season for the first time, Lakers head coach JJ Redick wants Kessler to be a consistent threat from 3-point range, as per Trevor Lane of Lakers Nation.
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"I think Coach JJ is hyper-intelligent, and obviously being a shooter himself, we've talked about it and he wants me to be able to do that," Kessler said during his first comments since the sign-and-trade. "I think for a big to be able to stretch the floor like that or even have the threat of that, I think it makes other teams' scout really difficult."
The Lakers haven't really had a consistent threat from 3-point range at the center position, so if Walker Kessler can bring that, it will add another dimension to the team's offense, especially with playmakers like Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves .
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Albeit an incredible small sample size, Kessler was seemingly on the right path last season, shooting around 75 percent on a career-high 1.6 attempts. He was limited to only five games due to a season-ending shoulder injury.
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During that stretch, he also averaged a double-double with 14.4 points and 10.8 rebounds to go along with 3.0 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.8 blocked shots. He also shot 70.3 percent from the field and 70 percent shooting from the free-throw line.
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