# Walker Kessler Preview: Why He's The Ideal Center For The Lakers (w/ Tony Jones)

An episode of [Buha's Block with Jovan Buha](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1731909501), 17 Aug 2026, 21 min.

Audio: https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8161490/8161490_2026-04-10-101630.192.mp3?rssID=5951

Jovan Buha is joined by Tony Jones of The Athletic to preview Walker Kessler's fit with the Los Angeles Lakers. Follow Tony on X: https://x.com/Tjonesonthenba And read him at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/tony-jones/ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing. Buha's Block merch is LIVE!!!: https://jovanbuha-shop.fourthwall.com/ YouTube memberships are live! Join here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBcs-QN0f0DkeCU_pDHTYtA/join Join our new Buha's Block Discord: https://discord.gg/ukSZpjZxcA Follow Jovan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jovanbuha/ Follow Jovan on X: https://x.com/jovanbuha Follow Jovan on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jovanbuha TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 0:48 Is Kessler who the Lakers believe he is? 4:26 Why was the acquisition so polarizing? 8:42 What will Walker look like offensively next to Luka and Austin? 12:54 How real is his 3-point and passing progress? 14:40 Is his health/availability a legitimate concern? 18:15 What's Walker like in the locker room? 19:49 Outro

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