Running up to the NBA trade deadline, many armchair GMs had a pipe dream that the Celtics could target Walker Kessler. With a year left on his rookie contract and Boston’s relationship with Danny Ainge, maybe their former President of Basketball Operations would do them a solid and send them the big man.
In the end, a deal obviously didn’t materialize, but the Celtics decided to target him another way on Monday night.
After a night when Al Horford was targeted by the Lakers 23 times on Saturday night and the veteran stood tall against LeBron James and Luka Doncic, Boston took it to Kessler in similar fashion.