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After only playing five games last season because of season-ending shoulder surgery, Walker Kessler was expected to have a few cobwebs this preseason.
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Kessler → play → cobwebs
They didn’t show in his preseason debut when Kessler shined with 11 points on 4-for-6 shooting, nine rebounds, one blocked shot and one steal in the first half of the Lakers’ 101-89 exhibition loss to the Warriors on Tuesday.
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Kessler → show → Tuesday
But Nikola Jokic unearthed them.
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Jokic → unearth → them
Walker finished with six points on 2-for-8 shooting, six rebounds, four assists, two blocked shots and one steal in 31 minutes in the Lakers’ 121-106 exhibition loss to the Nuggets on Friday.
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Walker → finish → Friday
Meanwhile, Jokic, a three-time MVP and one-time champion with the Nuggets in 2023, poured in 17 points on 7-for-8 shooting from the field, 3-for-4 from beyond the arc, six rebounds, eight assists and two steals in 31 minutes.
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Jokic → pour → minutes
“It knocked off a lot of rust,” Kessler said of playing against Jokic, flashing a smile.
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Kessler → knock → smile
There’s a reason why he is who he is.
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he → ’ → ?
He’s arguably the best big in the league and best player in the league.
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He → ’ → league
I would argue Luka’s better, obviously, for obvious reasons.
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Luka → argue → reasons
But, yeah, he’s an exceptional player and for a preseason game, getting a regular-season game feel in that first half was really good for me and I think it was good for the team.”
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it → ’ → team
Kessler, who suffered a torn left labrum in November, went 347 days without playing basketball before this preseason.
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who → suffer → preseason
The Lakers acquired him this offseason in a sign-and-trade with Utah, giving up two future unprotected first-round picks and two first-round pick swaps on top of a four-year, $130 million contract.
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Lakers → acquire → contract
Kessler is considered one of the league’s elite rim protectors and rebounders.
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Kessler → consider → protectors
In the five games he played last season, he averaged 14.4 points, 10.8 rebounds, three assists, 1.8 steals and 1.4 blocks.
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he → play → points
In 2024-2025, Kessler contested 7.5 shots per game at the rim, per NBA.com, which tied him for fifth most in the league.
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which → contest → league
Against the Warriors, Kessler showed the type of difference he can make for the Lakers, who were 20th in defensive rating last season.
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who → show → rating
The Lakers outscored the Warriors by 15 points.
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Lakers → outscore → points
They were outscored by 27.
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They → outscore → 27
The challenge level was dialed up in intensity against Jokic, who finished third last season in MVP voting, ahead of the Lakers’ season opener against the Warriors on Wednesday.
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who → dial → Wednesday
“It’s been a long time since I’ve really competed against someone like that.
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I → compete → that
I mean since November basically of last year,” Kessler said.
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Kessler → mean → year
“So definitely it was nice to get that in before it actually counts.”
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it → get → that
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