Who Should I Trade?
RJ Barrett for Walker Kessler (2026)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Walker Kessler C - LAL  | RJ Barrett F - TOR  | |
Expert |
80% Recommended by 4 of 5 experts |
20% Recommended by 1 of 5 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 57 | # 118 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 30.8 | 31.2 |
| Field Goals Made | 5.0 | 7.3 |
| Field Goals Att | 7.2 | 15.2 |
| Field Goals % | .686 | .481 |
| Three Points Made | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Three Points Att | 0.6 | 4.9 |
| Three Points % | .263 | .340 |
| Free Throws Made | 1.5 | 3.3 |
| Free Throws Att | 2.9 | 5.0 |
| Free Throws % | .530 | .675 |
| Offensive Rebound | 3.0 | 1.6 |
| Rebounds | 11.3 | 5.6 |
| Assists | 1.6 | 4.0 |
| Turnovers | 1.4 | 2.1 |
| Steals | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 2.2 | 0.3 |
| Points | 11.6 | 19.7 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | # 32 | # 129 |
| Leszek Bialecki FB-Ninja | # 40 | # 131 |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 40 | # 131 |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 23 | # 118 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 180 | # 103 |
| Walker Kessler C - LAL | RJ Barrett F - TOR | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 152 | 158 |
| Field Goals Made | 33 | 38 |
| Field Goals Att | 44 | 79 |
| Field Goals % | .750 | .481 |
| Three Points Made | 0 | 5 |
| Three Points Att | 0 | 22 |
| Three Points % | .000 | .227 |
| Free Throws Made | 8 | 16 |
| Free Throws Att | 18 | 26 |
| Free Throws % | .444 | .615 |
| Offensive Rebound | 11 | 9 |
| Rebounds | 41 | 27 |
| Assists | 5 | 20 |
| Turnovers | 8 | 7 |
| Steals | 6 | 4 |
| Blocks | 12 | 2 |
| Points | 74 | 97 |
| Walker Kessler C - LAL | RJ Barrett F - TOR | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 30.8 | 31.2 |
| Field Goals Made | 5.0 | 7.3 |
| Field Goals Att | 7.2 | 15.2 |
| Field Goals % | .686 | .481 |
| Three Points Made | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Three Points Att | 0.6 | 4.9 |
| Three Points % | .263 | .340 |
| Free Throws Made | 1.5 | 3.3 |
| Free Throws Att | 2.9 | 5.0 |
| Free Throws % | .530 | .675 |
| Offensive Rebound | 3.0 | 1.6 |
| Rebounds | 11.3 | 5.6 |
| Assists | 1.6 | 4.0 |
| Turnovers | 1.4 | 2.1 |
| Steals | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 2.2 | 0.3 |
| Points | 11.6 | 19.7 |
| Walker Kessler C - LAL | RJ Barrett F - TOR | |
| News | ||
| 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 | RJ Barrett scored 25 points (9-18 FG, 3-7 3PT, 4-5 FT) to go with nine rebounds and six assists in Wednesday's 129-99 rout of the Magic. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Oct 29th | |
| 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 | RJ Barrett scored 20 points (8-14 FG, 0-3 3PT, 4-7 FT) to go along with four rebounds and three assists in the Raptors 135-92 win over the Bulls. Ari Koslow Thu, Oct 22nd | |
| Walker Kessler (finger) will play in Wednesday's game against the Golden State Warriors. Leo Sells Tue, Oct 20th | RJ Barrett scored 26 points (9-15 FG, 2-5 3PT, 6-9 FT) to go along with three rebounds and two assists in the Raptors 136-101 win over the Nets. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 13th | |
| 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 | RJ Barrett is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Nets. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 11th | |
| 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 | RJ Barrett has been ruled out for Friday's game against the Raptors. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 10th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
