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Walker Kessler trade grades: Did Lakers give up too much in Jazz deal?

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July 1, 2026

The Lakers made a big NBA free agency splash after losing LeBron James by trading for Jazz center Walker Kessler. How did each team do in the deal?

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Associated Press

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· Jul 1, 2026

Walker Kessler is going from the Jazz to the Lakers, will get a 4-year deal, AP source says

Walker Kessler is being traded by the Utah Jazz to the Los Angeles Lakers, who will have the center under contract for the next four seasons and for a total of about 130 million, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Wednesday. The Jazz are getting two first-round draft picks and two first-round pick swaps out of the deal, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the move is a sign-and-trade and has yet to receive the needed league approvals. Acquiring Kessler is the first big move for the Lakers in their post-LeBron James era, after the NBA's all-time leading scorer said Tuesday that he was leaving the team and would spend this coming season elsewhere.

Lakers Nation

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· Jul 10, 2026

Lakers Rumors: Luka Doncic ‘Pushed Hard’ For Walker Kessler Acquisition

The biggest and most important move the Los Angeles Lakers made this summer was acquiring young and promising center Walker Kessler in a sign-and-trade with the Utah Jazz. Kessler was a restricted free agent and the Lakers were intent on getting him from the Jazz, sending two first-round picks and two pick swaps to get []

SB Nation

· Jul 1, 2026

Walker Kessler trade grades for Lakers, Jazz after LA sends massive picks haul to Utah

Let’s grade the Walker Kessler trade for the Lakers and Jazz.

KMJNow – Fresno

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· Jul 1, 2026

Lakers land Walker Kessler in sign-and-trade deal with Jazz

Walker Kessler is ticketed for the Lakers in a sign-and-trade agreement with the Utah Jazz that includes a new four-year, 130 million deal in Los Ang...

RealGM Basketball Wiretap

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· Jul 1, 2026

Jaxson Hayes, Jazz Agree To Two-Year, $12M Deal

Jaxson Hayes and the Utah Jazz have agreed to a two-year deal worth 12 million. The Jazz will have a team option for the 2027-28 season. Hayes leaves the Los Angeles Lakers following their sign-and-trade with the Utah Jazz for Walker Kessler. Hayes appeared in 66 games last season with the Lakers, averaging 7.5 points and 4.1 rebounds in 18.3 minutes. Hayes first joined the Lakers during the 2023-24 season. Hayes gives the Jazz extra depth at center behind Jusuf Nurkic.

Yahoo Sports

· Jul 1, 2026

Lakers reportedly acquire Walker Kessler from Jazz, signing him to 4-year, $130 million deal

The Utah Jazz are trading Walker Kessler to the Los Angeles Lakers, who will sign him to a four-year, 130 million deal.

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Related coverage for "Walker Kessler trade grades: Did Lakers give up too much in Jazz deal?": Associated Press — Walker Kessler is going from the Jazz to the Lakers, will get a 4-year deal, AP source says. Lakers Nation — Lakers Rumors: Luka Doncic ‘Pushed Hard’ For Walker Kessler Acquisition. SB Nation — Walker Kessler trade grades for Lakers, Jazz after LA sends massive picks haul to Utah. KMJNow – Fresno — Lakers land Walker Kessler in sign-and-trade deal with Jazz. RealGM Basketball Wiretap — Jaxson Hayes, Jazz Agree To Two-Year, $12M Deal. Yahoo Sports — Lakers reportedly acquire Walker Kessler from Jazz, signing him to 4-year, $130 million deal