Walker Kessler out for the year

[slc]

Does this mean we have some chance of seeing more Oscar this year?

Hope so Clayton won't be stealing any rebounds from Oscar that's for sure

 

[infection]

 

[Jiipee84]

I assume the Jazz can't sign anyone unless they waive or trade someone?

Time to start taking trade offers of Lauri.
Finnish daily journal iltasanomat already hinted that Kessler's season ending surgery might be start for Lauri's trade.

 

[Zombie]

Are there any details about the injury? Was he playing on this torn labrum all season, or was there something acute that happened in the Suns game?

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Both, sounds like.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Are there any details about the injury? Was he playing on this torn labrum all season, or was there something acute that happened in the Suns game?

I think the report was it happened in camp originally.

 

[KqWIN]

I think the report was it happened in camp originally.

I distinctly remember Thurl talking about seeing the injury happen in camp, but you never know if there was already something there and it was an aggravation. Guys play with partially torn labrums all the time and sometimes they don't know it's torn. Either way, just brutal for Kessler.

 

[JazzFever]

Impressive he was shooting so well with the tear, and explains why he wasn’t quite as aggressive going after some of the rebounds.

 

[Step-Back Lauri]

Time to start taking trade offers of Lauri.
Finnish daily journal iltasanomat already hinted that Kessler's season ending surgery might be start for Lauri's trade.

Kessler injury means that Jazz has significantly weaker C rotation, and losing the pick is now more unlikely. IMO this means less pressure to pull off trade button on Lauri unless the offer is mind-blowing.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

According to this research article NBA players have normal careers after shoulder surgery, but take a year to return to normal. Or in other words we might be able to expect this to be a non career altering surgery, but should probably expect Walker to look worse than normal next year and be back to his normal self the year after.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666061X20301619

 

[bigmike]

Jazz will give him a team friendly 3+1 (team option) for around 100 million in total. He wont get boned, but he wont get a huge payday like Im sure his camp was angling for.

Yeah - I am pretty bullish on him still getting paid, either here or elsewhere.

It's a torn labrum. One-time, acute injury that is very repairable. Not like his brain exploded or this is his 3rd straight season-ending injury.

 

[str8line]

Kessler injury means that Jazz has significantly weaker C rotation, and losing the pick is now more unlikely. IMO this means less pressure to pull off trade button on Lauri unless the offer is mind-blowing.

Lauri won't fit within our timeframe though so shouldn't we max trade value while he's playing so well even if it isn't mind-blowing?

 

[bigmike]

According to this research article NBA players have normal careers after shoulder surgery, but take a year to return to normal. Or in other words we might be able to expect this to be a non career altering surgery, but should probably expect Walker to look worse than normal next year and be back to his normal self the year after.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666061X20301619

Didn't read, and probably offering an over-simplified hot-take here. But I would think someone like Walker has a game / skillset where any lingering shoulder issues may be less impactful. As long as he can elevate, reach his arms out, grab rebounds, and shoot within 5 feet, he'll maintain 99% of his effectiveness. I would imagine a long-range shooter who suffers that injury on his shooting arm faces a much different road back.