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BillIt's going to be really hard for us to make another move after this. So once we do this, this is our team. So just so you know, we think that's a mistake. We can patch together center.

BillLet's keep the picks and let's wait. There's going to be a lot of unhappy teams in January, February, and let's wait and let's strike for a star. We have some expirings. We have some trade stuff. Let's do that. That's what I would have said, but what do I know?

BillWho knows? Kessler might be awesome. I think the

Mahoneythird star would be great. Look, there is a legitimate chance that Kessler becomes an all -defense level or at least fringe all -defense level guy for a good chunk of his career, that he turns into that sort of force of nature, holding down the middle in the exact way that they need.

MahoneyAnd those guys don't come cheap. They don't come easy. Like teams fight for them.

MahoneyAnd so that chance might be worth it, especially when like, I don't want to pretend like Luca is 22 years old, right? Like he is in it now. We were just talking about what is the contending prime for a superstar? Luca's in it. And so you need someone who's right here, who's able to contribute in a way that a pick swap simply can't.

MahoneyAnd this was not a great market to go hunting for that, but it's the market that the Lakers had.