Jazz Reportedly Want 2 1st-Round Picks in Walker Kessler Trade Amid Lakers Rumors

Jazz Reportedly Want 2 1st-Round Picks in Walker Kessler Trade amid Lakers Rumors

The Los Angeles Lakers might not be able to meet the Utah Jazz's asking price for Walker Kessler.

Jazz Reportedly Want 2 First-Round Picks For Walker Kessler

If the Los Angeles Lakers want Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler, they will not be able to acquire him for less than two first-round draft picks, according to The Athletic’s Jovan Buha. Jazz Have Steep Asking Price For Walker Kessler Buha said in a Monday livestream (31:30 mark) of his YouTube podcast that he’s “heard […] The post Jazz Reportedly Want 2 First-Round Picks For Walker Kessler appeared first on Basketball Insiders | NBA Rumors And Bas…

Lakers’ Pursuit of Dominant Center Hits a Snag

As the NBA trade season heats up, the rumor mill is swirling with talk of the Utah Jazz potentially shaking up their roster. In the spotlight is Walker Kessler, the Jazz’s promising center, with whispers suggesting the Los Angeles Lakers are making eyes at him. But here’s where the plot thickens: the Jazz reportedly want two draft picks and a young player in exchange for Kessler. That’s a steep price, especially when the Lakers might only be wil…

Walker Kessler's asking price too steep for Lakers

Jovan Buha on Jazz: I’ve just heard nothing but they want two picks plus a young player for Walker Kessler. So the Lakers cannot do that trade. They can give one pick and one young player and a swap. You could throw in a couple swaps. I probably would try to hold off on the later swaps, but I would maybe throw in three swaps like just or and take away the protections on the top four pick in in 2027, but I just don’t know if that’s going to be en…