Who Should I Trade?
DeMar DeRozan for Walker Kessler (2026)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Walker Kessler C - LAL  | DeMar DeRozan F - DEN  | |
Expert |
80% Recommended by 4 of 5 experts |
20% Recommended by 1 of 5 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 57 | # 115 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 30.9 | 29.3 |
| Field Goals Made | 5.0 | 5.7 |
| Field Goals Att | 7.3 | 11.6 |
| Field Goals % | .684 | .486 |
| Three Points Made | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Three Points Att | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| Three Points % | .263 | .321 |
| Free Throws Made | 1.6 | 4.2 |
| Free Throws Att | 2.9 | 4.9 |
| Free Throws % | .537 | .861 |
| Offensive Rebound | 3.4 | 1.0 |
| Rebounds | 11.4 | 3.0 |
| Assists | 1.6 | 3.5 |
| Turnovers | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| Steals | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Blocks | 2.3 | 0.3 |
| Points | 11.7 | 16.2 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | # 32 | # 123 |
| Leszek Bialecki FB-Ninja | # 40 | # 121 |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 40 | # 121 |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 23 | # 132 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 180 | # 95 |
| Walker Kessler C - LAL | DeMar DeRozan F - DEN | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 246 | 150 |
| Field Goals Made | 50 | 21 |
| Field Goals Att | 70 | 52 |
| Field Goals % | .714 | .404 |
| Three Points Made | 0 | 2 |
| Three Points Att | 0 | 9 |
| Three Points % | .000 | .222 |
| Free Throws Made | 15 | 20 |
| Free Throws Att | 28 | 24 |
| Free Throws % | .536 | .833 |
| Offensive Rebound | 25 | 4 |
| Rebounds | 84 | 12 |
| Assists | 10 | 16 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 9 |
| Steals | 9 | 6 |
| Blocks | 20 | 1 |
| Points | 115 | 64 |
| Walker Kessler C - LAL | DeMar DeRozan F - DEN | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 30.9 | 29.3 |
| Field Goals Made | 5.0 | 5.7 |
| Field Goals Att | 7.3 | 11.6 |
| Field Goals % | .684 | .486 |
| Three Points Made | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Three Points Att | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| Three Points % | .263 | .321 |
| Free Throws Made | 1.6 | 4.2 |
| Free Throws Att | 2.9 | 4.9 |
| Free Throws % | .537 | .861 |
| Offensive Rebound | 3.4 | 1.0 |
| Rebounds | 11.4 | 3.0 |
| Assists | 1.6 | 3.5 |
| Turnovers | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| Steals | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Blocks | 2.3 | 0.3 |
| Points | 11.7 | 16.2 |
| Walker Kessler C - LAL | DeMar DeRozan F - DEN | |
| News | ||
| Walker Kessler recorded a double-double for the Lakers Sunday night, grabbing 15 rebounds and scoring 16 points (6-6 FG, 4-4 FT) while also dishing out one assist, blocking three shots, and recording one steal in a 131-125 win over the Raptors. Chris Schommer Mon, Nov 2nd | DeMar DeRozan scored 21 points (7-15 FG, 2-5 3PT, 5-5 FT) and grabbed four rebounds in Monday night's 134-114 loss to the Golden State Warriors. Leo Sells Tue, Oct 27th | |
| Walker Kessler posted a double-double for the Lakers Friday night, grabbing 13 rebounds and chipping in 10 points (4-7 FG, 2-3 FT) while also blocking five shots and dishing out two assists in a 112-95 loss to the Warriors. Chris Schommer Sun, Nov 1st | DeMar DeRozan scored 13 points (5-9 FG, 0-1 3PT, 3-6 FT) to go along with two rebounds in the Nuggets 96-84 loss against the Thunder. Ari Koslow Fri, Oct 23rd | |
| Walker Kessler stuffed the stat sheet for the Lakers Friday night, grabbing eight rebounds, blocking six shots, dishing out three assists, recording three steals, and scoring 22 points (10-14 FG, 2-5 FT) in a 125-117 win over the Clippers. Chris Schommer Sat, Oct 24th | DeMar DeRozan intends to sign with the Nuggets. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st | |
| Walker Kessler put up 26 points (12-12 FG, 2-4 FT) to go with nine rebounds and two blocks in Wednesday night's 127-105 win over the Golden State Warriors. Leo Sells Thu, Oct 22nd | The Heat have been linked to DeMar DeRozan. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th | |
| Walker Kessler (finger) will play in Wednesday's game against the Golden State Warriors. Leo Sells Tue, Oct 20th | The Warriors are expected to show interest in DeMar DeRozan. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 7th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
