Kessler fouled out of Saturday's 127-126 overtime loss to Houston after recording seven points (2-4 FG, 3-6 FT), 10 rebounds, three assists and five blocks over 32 minutes.
Kessler's block production has given him a quality fantasy floor, even while seemingly being capped at 25 minutes per night. However, he saw an increased role versus Houston, starting the second half ahead of John Collins en route to tying his season high with 32 minutes. Saturday marked Kessler's third game since Dec. 21 with double-digit rebounds, but his 18.1 percent defensive rebounding rate ranks in just the 52nd percentile among all bigs this season. Collins logged 20 minutes Saturday, and Kessler is a candidate to eat into his role down the stretch, although coach Will Hardy continuing to dictate his rotation based on the nightly matchup is very plausible.