Kessler's extension

[HadAnEffectHere]

I think you are making connections that just probably aren't there. Players don't get to choose if they play or not. It typically doesn't do them any good to fight it. Kessler sitting and not making a fuss about it doesn't really mean anything. It's pretty wild speculation to assume they have some handshake deal agreed to.

Your other point about not trading Kessler is a good one. The Jazz have clearly signaled that they want to keep him and value him. I don't necessarily think it means they value him at a full rookie max, but I'm sure they will offer him a bag.

Okay, so literally no team has ever just given their extension seeking young player 7 healthy DNPs before for no reason but to throw games. I would think Kessler would be absurdly pissed that the Jazz could have sabotaged his value doing this and would be demanding a trade if he hadn't already gotten bribed with an extension during the season. Even if he didn't demand a trade, he would probably hate Hardy and Ainge moving forward and would demand a bigger contract than he deserves to make up for them jerking him around.

Just be prepared for a massive overpay to bribe him into tanking. He's probably worth 5/125-5/150, but he'll be getting 5/175 or so. What the Jazz did with Kessler this season was completely unprecedented in NBA history. They refused to trade him for tons of assets to a LeBron-Luka team where he could have made the WCF and instead had him sit out as many games as possible to throw games. He went from being spoonfed by two of the best players in NBA history in LA in the playoffs for the next few years to intentionally losing games for the next few years. Kessler's career was badly affected by this and he will have to be compensated.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Okay, so literally no team has ever just given their extension seeking young player 7 healthy DNPs before for no reason but to throw games. I would think Kessler would be absurdly pissed that the Jazz could have sabotaged his value doing this and would be demanding a trade if he hadn't already gotten bribed with an extension during the season. Even if he didn't demand a trade, he would probably hate Hardy and Ainge moving forward and would demand a bigger contract than he deserves to make up for them jerking him around.

Just be prepared for a massive overpay to bribe him into tanking. He's probably worth 5/125-5/150, but he'll be getting 5/175 or so. What the Jazz did with Kessler this season was completely unprecedented in NBA history. They refused to trade him for tons of assets to a LeBron-Luka team where he could have made the WCF and instead had him sit out as many games as possible to throw games. Kessler's career was badly affected by this and he will have to be compensated.

The tanking was egregious, but you are making wild leaps here. What would it benefit Kessler to make a fuss about? He's still under team control for a long time.

Players don't like tanking, but they also understand it.

 

[HadAnEffectHere]

The tanking was egregious, but you are making wild leaps here. What would it benefit Kessler to make a fuss about? He's still under team control for a long time.

Players don't like tanking, but they also understand it.

Do young players that don't have guaranteed maxes actually understand tanking at all when the team is resting them is to throw games while the player is trying to get their first big money deal.

I have, in fact, literally never seen that before.

We're going to have to overpay Kessler by a lot, just be prepared for it.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Do young players that don't have guaranteed maxes actually understand tanking at all when the team is resting them is to throw games while the player is trying to get their first big money deal.

I have, in fact, literally never seen that before.

We're going to have to overpay Kessler by a lot, just be prepared for it.

One of the leaps you keep making is that it has effected his value, I don't see how sitting Kessler has affected his value at all?

He also can't secure money from anyone outside of the Jazz until after next year.

 

[KqWIN]

Having a healthy DNP does absolutely nothing to Kessler’s value as a FA. How in the world could sitting out bc he’s too good sabotage his value?