Until it’s proven otherwise, the Utah Jazz are likely to retain Walker Kessler, which is good news given all the uncertainty at this time a year ago. While Kessler re-established how good he was this past season, there were still rumors tying him to the Los Angeles Lakers. However, with Deandre Ayton signing there, that has died down, and hopefully for good.
It’s been brought up before that Ayton signing with the Lakers means the Kessler rumors will die down, which has proven to be true and for good reason. However, Ayton will likely only be a one-year rental, which would pave the way for those Kessler rumors to pop back up again if he doesn’t stay with the team.
However, by 2025, Kessler is well in position to get a nice big extension from the Jazz, which he definitely deserves, and they know darn well that playing hardball with him is a bad idea. Pending any crazy circumstances – and to be fair, we’ve seen the Lakers go through some crazy circumstances happen to them in the past year – Kessler’s not going anywhere no matter what LA wants.
That’s why it’s nice that these rumors are basically dead and shouldn’t resurface for some time. It’s not like the…
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