Here’s Utah Jazz president of basketball operations Austin Ainge talking about the Walker Kessler deal from this past summer (acquired two unprotected first-round picks in 2031 and 2033/two first-round pick swaps for 2028 and 2030 from the Los Angeles Lakers). (via Utah Jazz): On what went into the deal and how it came about: “It’s […] The post Austin Ainge: We were planning on keeping Walker Kessler appeared first on TalkBasket.net.
The Jazz did not enter the summer determined to trade Walker Kessler. According to team president Austin Ainge, they expected to keep him. Then the Lakers made an offer Utah decided it could not pass up. “We were planning on keeping him. But that [trade] offer got high enough,” Ainge said in an interview with […] The post Jazz’s Austin Ainge: Lakers’ offer changed mind on Walker Kessler appeared first on Hoops Wire.
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