Tremendous Upside
Well-Known Member
I disagree. Love Kessler, but until he learns to shoot a bit, he's not the perfect fit for a scorer who cuts a lot and is most effective in a spaced interior. Lauri is constantly facing at least two defenders near the basket when he curls in from the wing and receives the ball. Teams know Kessler can't do anything when he's more than 10 feet from the rim and they just cheat off him. Sometimes it leads to an alley-oop for Walker, but that's a tradeoff teams seem to be pretty happy with.+ Kessler is a perfect fit from the current roster. 2/5 already nailed.
I also think Lauri needs to diversify his offensive arsenal in those situations. I know he wants to get to the FT line so he just puts his head down and goes for the contact, but why not rise up for an easy pull-up jumper just inside the FT line? That shot is automatic for Durant and IMO Lauri has the same type of potential. When there's a couple of bouncy, long defenders waiting for him at the rim, it doesn't make much sense to just play into their hands.
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