Utah Jazz trading Walker Kessler to Los Angeles Lakers, ESPN reports
The Jazz will get two first-round draft picks and pick swaps.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler (24) shoots a three as the Utah Jazz host the Washington Wizards, NBA basketball in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler is headed to the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Jazz are receiving the Lakers’ unprotected first-round picks in 2031 and 2033 and first-round swaps in 2028 and 2030 in the trade, according to ESPN.
Kessler will sign a four-year, $130 million deal to join Lakers stars Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves this offseason.
Kessler was a restricted free agent heading into the offseason, which meant the Jazz could have matched any deal the center received in free agency.
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