Walker Kessler adds a spoonful of playing time to his plate with Team USA

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Walker Kessler adds a spoonful of playing time to his plate with Team USA
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The basketball experience with the American team has been 'a lot of fun' for the 22-year-old big man. So has the food.

But playing? Well, there has been considerably less of that, at least until Friday against Greece.with a plan to call Kessler’s number first off the bench, midway through the first quarter. That’s precisely what happened, and it’s notable because, prior to this game, Kessler had played a total of seven minutes in the Americans’ first three exhibitions.Team USA has used the same five starters in all four games, and the same reserves had gobbled up most of the bench minutes.

“The games are all very physical, so there’s going to be moments for sure where Walker can really help us,” Kerr said. Kessler finished the game against Greece with seven points, five rebounds, four fouls and one block. Not that game minutes belong to anyone, but it’s fair to say Kessler took the minutes that usually go toKessler is coming off a solid season with the Jazz in which he averaged 9.2 points, 8.4 boards and, most importantly for this discussion, 2.3 blocks per game.

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