Trade Radar · open rumor · Thursday, October 29 · 1 d ago
Lakers Notes: Kessler, Vanderbilt, Sexton, Hachimura, Sale
Reported by Thuc Nhi NguyenRead the original report ↗
On the heels of Tuesday’s 136-129 loss to Portland, the Lakers acknowledged that they need to be better defensively, writes Thuc Nhi Nguyen of The Los Angeles Times. Starting center Walker Kessler, who took responsibility for the team’s struggles on that end of the floor (Twitter video link via Khobi Price of The California Post), […]
Confidence
49%
| Reporter starting tier | 50 | 1 call on the ledger, tier used until 5 |
| Corroboration | +0 | nobody else has reported this yet |
| Age | −1 | 1 day old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25 |
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Who it involves
Walker Kessler
Lakers · C · 14.4 pts · 10.8 reb · 3.0 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $30.23M · next season $31.74M
Los Angeles Lakers
$201.3M · in the tax · 16 contracts · cap sheet
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