Walker Kessler
Los Angeles Lakers · #14
Career (regular season)
- GP
- 201
- PTS
- 9.5
- REB
- 9.3
- AST
- 1.2
Personal details
- Position
- Center
- Height and weight
- 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) · 111 kg (245 lb)
- Born
- July 26, 2001 (age 25)
- Birthplace
- Atlanta, Estados Unidos
- School / club
- Auburn
- Draft
- 2022: round 1, pick 22
- NBA career
- Since 2022, active · 4 seasons
- Current team
- Los Angeles Lakers · number 14
Stats
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Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | PTS | REB | AST | MIN | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | UTA | 74 | 679 | 620 | 69 | 1,703 | 26 | 173 | 58 | 72.0 | 33.3 | 51.6 |
| 2023-24 | UTA | 64 | 518 | 481 | 60 | 1,493 | 30 | 154 | 66 | 65.4 | 21.1 | 60.2 |
| 2024-25 | UTA | 58 | 641 | 707 | 97 | 1,740 | 36 | 138 | 86 | 66.3 | 17.6 | 52.0 |
| 2025-26 | UTA | 5 | 72 | 54 | 15 | 154 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 70.3 | 75.0 | 70.0 |
| Career | 201 | 1,910 | 1,862 | 241 | 5,090 | 99 | 474 | 226 | 68.1 | 26.6 | 54.5 | |
Awards and titles
Draft
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2022: round 1, pick 22 · Memphis Grizzlies · Auburn
Transferred to Utah Jazz (via Timberwolves)
Transactions
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· Trade
The Memphis Grizzlies traded Walker Kessler and TyTy Washington Jr. to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Jake LaRavia and a 2023 2nd round draft pick (Gregory Jackson was later selected). 2023 2nd-rd pick was MIN own
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· Trade
The Minnesota Timberwolves traded Malik Beasley, Patrick Beverley, Leandro Bolmaro, Walker Kessler, Jarred Vanderbilt, a 2023 1st round draft pick (Keyonte George was later selected), a 2025 1st round draft pick (Will Riley was later selected), a 2026 1st round draft pick, a 2027 1st round draft pick and a 2029 1st round draft pick to the Utah Jazz for Rudy Gobert. 2025 1st-rd pick is MIN own 2026 1st-rd pick was a right to swap, did not convey 2027 1st-rd pick is MIN own conditional 2029 1st-rd pick is MIN own Minnesota received a trade exception. Utah received a trade exception.
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· Signing
The Utah Jazz signed Walker Kessler to a multi-year contract.
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· Signing
The Utah Jazz signed Walker Kessler to a multi-year contract.
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· Trade
The Los Angeles Lakers traded a 2028 1st round draft pick, a 2030 1st round draft pick, a 2031 1st round draft pick and a 2033 1st round draft pick to the Utah Jazz for Walker Kessler. 2028 1st-rd pick is a swap 2030 1st-rd pick is a swap 2031 1st-rd pick is LAL own 2033 1st-rd pick is LAL own Utah received a trade exception
Salaries
| Season | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | UTA | $2.7M |
| 2023-24 | UTA | $2.8M |
| 2024-25 | UTA | $3.0M |
| 2025-26 | UTA | $4.9M |
| 2026-27 | LAL | $30.1M |
| Career total | $43.5M | |
Regular-season salaries; if a team waived him and kept paying, the amounts are added up. Data from Basketball-Reference, cross-checked with HoopsHype and ESPN.