Walker Kessler on Lakers’ radar

Buha mentioned Kessler as a name to watch for the Lakers as a potential trade target, and one the team has seemingly “been interested in”: “I think we need more time to see which guys become available,” Buha said. “Walker Kessler is a name that the Lakers have been interested in that would make a lot of sense and would allow you to either start a two-big look or probably more realistically bring him off the bench.”

Source: Sports Illustrated

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The Utah Jazz have exercised the third-year rookie scale options on guard Keyonte George, forward Taylor Hendricks, and guard/forward Brice Sensabaugh. The team also exercised the fourth-year rookie scale option on center Walker Kessler. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not released. -via NBA.com / October 21, 2024

Before coming to terms on a blockbuster swap with Minnesota for Karl-Anthony Towns mere days before the start of training camp, New York made multiple trade runs at Utah’s Walker Kessler to fill its well-chronicled void at center, league sources say. It is believed that Utah wanted at least two future first-round picks for Kessler … after the Knicks had exhausted much of their remaining cache of draft picks in the trade with Brooklyn for Bridges. -via marcstein.substack.com / October 6, 2024

Tony Jones: Utah Jazz coach Will Hardy said he anticipates Walker Kessler playing a lot with the starters during the preseason and then will assess from there -via Twitter @Tjonesonthenba / October 1, 2024

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