Who Should I Trade?
Michael Porter Jr. for Walker Kessler (2025)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Walker Kessler C - LAL  | Michael Porter Jr. F - BKN  | |
Expert |
57% Recommended by 4 of 7 experts |
43% Recommended by 3 of 7 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 149 | # 50 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 30.9 | 33.1 |
| Field Goals Made | 5.0 | 7.4 |
| Field Goals Att | 7.3 | 16.2 |
| Field Goals % | .688 | .458 |
| Three Points Made | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Three Points Att | 0.6 | 8.5 |
| Three Points % | .263 | .362 |
| Free Throws Made | 1.5 | 2.9 |
| Free Throws Att | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| Free Throws % | .534 | .836 |
| Offensive Rebound | 4.0 | 0.9 |
| Rebounds | 11.4 | 6.4 |
| Assists | 1.6 | 2.4 |
| Turnovers | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| Steals | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Blocks | 2.3 | 0.4 |
| Points | 11.7 | 20.8 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | DTD |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 62 | # 66 |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 60 | # 77 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 34 | # 67 |
| Jonah Hauman Yahoo! Sports | # 63 | # 68 |
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | ‐ | # 39 |
| Seth Fisher Total Sports Live | # 258 | # 41 |
| Ethan Masel The Fantasy Bulletin | ‐ | # 34 |
| Walker Kessler C - LAL | Michael Porter Jr. F - BKN | |
| 2025 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 154 | 1,689 |
| Field Goals Made | 26 | 444 |
| Field Goals Att | 37 | 958 |
| Field Goals % | .703 | .464 |
| Three Points Made | 6 | 176 |
| Three Points Att | 8 | 485 |
| Three Points % | .750 | .363 |
| Free Throws Made | 14 | 196 |
| Free Throws Att | 20 | 228 |
| Free Throws % | .700 | .860 |
| Offensive Rebound | 23 | 69 |
| Rebounds | 54 | 367 |
| Assists | 15 | 158 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 122 |
| Steals | 7 | 55 |
| Blocks | 9 | 13 |
| Points | 72 | 1,260 |
| Walker Kessler C - LAL | Michael Porter Jr. F - BKN | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 30.9 | 33.1 |
| Field Goals Made | 5.0 | 7.4 |
| Field Goals Att | 7.3 | 16.2 |
| Field Goals % | .688 | .458 |
| Three Points Made | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Three Points Att | 0.6 | 8.5 |
| Three Points % | .263 | .362 |
| Free Throws Made | 1.5 | 2.9 |
| Free Throws Att | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| Free Throws % | .534 | .836 |
| Offensive Rebound | 4.0 | 0.9 |
| Rebounds | 11.4 | 6.4 |
| Assists | 1.6 | 2.4 |
| Turnovers | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| Steals | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Blocks | 2.3 | 0.4 |
| Points | 11.7 | 20.8 |
| Walker Kessler C - LAL | Michael Porter Jr. F - BKN | |
| News | ||
| 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 | Michael Porter Jr. scored 26 points (10-21 FG, 5-11 3PT, 1-2 FT) to go with seven rebounds and three steals in Wednesday's 110-103 loss to the Hornets. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Oct 22nd | |
| Walker Kessler (finger) will play in Wednesday's game against the Golden State Warriors. Leo Sells Tue, Oct 20th | Michael Porter Jr. is dealing with a wrist injury. Ari Koslow Fri, Oct 9th | |
| Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick said Walker Kessler jammed his finger on the backboard during practice and is considered day-to-day. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Oct 5th | The Brooklyn Nets and Michael Porter Jr. reportedly opened discussions on a contract extension recently. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th | |
| Walker Kessler has been traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for two first round picks in 2031 and 2033, as well as two first round swaps in 2028 and 2030. Kessler will sign a 4-year, $130 million deal with LA. Garrett Ball Wed, Jul 1st | Michael Porter Jr. (hamstring) will miss the remainder of the season for the Nets. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Apr 3rd | |
| The Los Angeles Lakers are set to meet with restricted free agent center Walker Kessler. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 30th | Michael Porter Jr. will be re-evaluated in two-to-three weeks. Ari Koslow Thu, Mar 19th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
