Walker Kessler not that available?
While teams have expressed interest in Utah center Walker Kessler — the Lakers included — the belief in NBA circles is that he’s not available in any realistic trade scenarios, Utah electing to keep one of the NBA’s top rim protectors through the deadline.
Source: Los Angeles Times
What's the buzz on Twitter?
Jazz up 98-66 on the Heat after 3Q. National story is the collapse of the Heat, but locally, I think the brightest spot in this game has been Walker Kessler: 14p/16r and just killing the Heat's offense. - 9:53 PM
Walker Kessler has just been a completely different guy than he was last season
He’s kicking Bam’s ass - 9:41 PM
More on this storyline
NBA Communications: Other nominees ... West: Toumani Camara (POR), Anthony Davis (LAL), Kris Dunn (LAC), Walker Kessler (UTA) and Victor Wembanyama (SAS). East: Bam Adebayo (MIA), OG Anunoby (NYK), Dyson Daniels (ATL) and Jalen Suggs (ORL). -via Twitter / January 2, 2025
Tony Jones: Will Hardy: I want to highlight Walker. I thought his energy and his physicality and his relentless pursuit of the glass picked up the overall energy of the team. Walker has gotten so much better. -via Twitter @Tjonesonthenba / December 23, 2024
When you watch the replay, Davis heard the whistle and stopped playing. Watching the play live, it appears Sexton had an open lane to the basket. That’s not the case. Had Davis not stopped, he would have been in position to present a stiff shot-blocking challenge at the rim. But even if that happens, Utah center Walker Kessler would have been in prime position to put back a potential miss. So Davis would have had to block the shot cleanly and probably send it out of bounds, or the Jazz would still have had an advantage there. “I was definitely in position to tip the ball back in,” Kessler said. “I was right there.” -via New York Times / December 2, 2024
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