3. Walker Kessler, Utah Jazz
If the Bulls are finally ready to consider life after Nikola Vučević, then they'll need a new anchor on the interior. In a perfect world, that player would provide a lot more resistance at the rim than Vučević ever has. How about Walker Kessler? The 7-footer is a block or a board waiting to happen. He finally became a full-time starter this season and promptly averaged 12.2 rebounds and 2.4 blocks. Now, there's a chance this production has earned him building-block status in Salt Lake City. Then again, the Jazz could be moments away from a top-to-bottom teardown depending on how they plan to proceed with (or without) former Bulls forward Lauri Markkanen. If Utah splits from Markkanen, then maybe no one is (or at least should be) totally off-limits.
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