Going into this offseason, the Los Angeles Lakers knew they could not afford to take any half measures in terms of building an adequate roster around Luka Doncic. The Lakers knew they needed a center, in particular, and their plan was to aggressively pursue restricted free agent center Walker Kessler. Historically, restricted free agency does not result in a player switching teams, but L.A. was willing to offer up all their available draft capit…
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