Rich Paul on Lakers signing Kessler What do you value more A wing or a big I value the wing more Uses the Knicks as an example of a defense built around wings Then says Spurs with Castle before Kellerman points out the Spurs have Wemby Paul later repeats he would have prioritized wings in LA

KOC On Lakers adding Kessler There's a reason why he costed that much He's an elite interior defender elite lob guy elite interior finisher elite screener and he started hitting spot up threes last year There's a chance we look back at this deal as an underpay depending on how he performs

Le Batard Show Pablo Torre on Ballmers desperation Hes opening the Intuit He needs a franchise player Hes a basketball fan Hes competing with the Lakers in their very same city Kawhi had just won a title microwaved the championship with Raptors So the desire here cannot be overstated

Laker Legend Byron Scott says Lakers are pretenders Defense wins championships still in this league At the end of the day you got to get stops right Kessler at the center position he better average about 8 blocks a game because they're going to be getting a lot of blow-bys

Rich Paul They built a business talking negatively about LeBron James A lot of it is because they can't accept the fact that he did things his way

Rich Paul They built a business talking negatively about LeBron James A lot of it is because they can't accept the fact that he did things his way

According to Rich Paul LeBron figured out on where to go but changed his mind at the last second He's taking his time to find the right fit