Deep Dive: Walker Kessler And The Importance Of Space

Minnesota's polarizing first-rounder will need to find his niche in the pace-and-space big leagues to succeed.

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Draft night is the night for overreactions. It’s the night for standing deep in the trenches you built in the name of your favorite player. It’s the night for screaming in joy or wailing in frustration. In the end, though, it’s the night for blindly trusting the front office, for better or worse.

When, after some shuffling of t…