Report: Jazz Center Rejected 5-Year, $140 Million Contract Offer

Report: Jazz Center Rejected 5-Year, $140 Million Contract Offer

ESPN's Tim MacMahon reports Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler turned down a 5-year, $140 million contract extension offer.

Sources: Jazz-Kessler stalled despite $140M offer

A gulf remains between restricted free agent center Walker Kessler and the Jazz after Utah put an offer worth roughly $140 million over five years on the table, sources told ESPN.

Walker Kessler, Jazz Far Apart Despite Five-Year, $140M Offer

Walker Kessler and the Utah Jazz remain far apart on contract talks despite a five-year $140 million offer, sources told ESPN. The figure would represent the largest contract ever given to a center who had not yet earned an All-Star selection. Kessler, 7-foot-2, established himself as one of the NBA's top shot blockers and rebounders before a shoulder injury limited him to five games last season. In 2024-25, he ranked second in the league in blo…

Jazz Have Reportedly Offered Kessler Five Years, $140MM

The Jazz have put a five-year contract offer on the table for restricted free agent center Walker Kessler, according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, who reports that the proposal is worth $140MM. A report from Sam Amick of The Athletic earlier this week indicated that Kessler is unhappy with the way negotiations with the Jazz have played out so far, and MacMahon confirms that there’s still a “gulf” between the two sides in those contract talks, with the…

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