It’s been very well documented just how badly the Knicks have explored ways to acquire a rim protecting big man. Jonas Valanciunas, Clint Capela, Jalen Duren, Isaiah Stewart, Jusuf Nurkic, Clint Capela, Nick Richards, Robert Williams, and more have all been linked to the Knicks at some point over the last few months. But none of those names have generated the kind of excitement and discourse that Walker Kessler has.
Now, Kessler is coming off of a down season in which he saw his production and role time take an unexpected step back. He went from starting 40 of his 74 games as a rookie, to just 22 of his 64 games in his second season.