Walker Kessler

7'2"245 lb

Born 2001-07-26 (Age: 24)Pre-NBA: Auburn

2022Rd 1Pk 22MEM

Per game average

Season	PPG	APG	RPG	TS%
2026-27	-	-	-	-
2025-26	14.4	3.0	10.8	78.6%
2024-25	11.1	1.7	12.2	66.0%
2023-24	8.1	0.9	7.5	66.3%
2022-23	9.2	0.9	8.4	70.2%

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Scores

2026-27 · LAL

Joined the Lakers in a trade with the Jazz on Jul 8, 2026. How they got him

2025-26 percentile ranking

22-2325-26

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Sentiment & trade track

Fan and media perception alongside movement context, tracked separately from performance percentiles.

Fans· Oct 7

Headlines· Oct 7

Fan vs media gap · Fans +18 pts vs media

Fan lane 59% · Media lane 42%. Fans are warmer than media on this player right now.

Fan vs media · 7d window

From headlines

Fan

fallingFans· Oct 7

Mixed59%

120 posts · 58% coverage

defense27%
role debate25%
scoring14%
training camp9%
availability7%

Media

fallingHeadlines· Oct 7

Mixed42%

21 headlines · 51% coverage

training camp28%
availability16%
role debate16%
trade rumors13%
defense13%

Sentiment shifts are associated with the completed movement story: “Lakers–Jazz trade: Walker Kessler”. View movement story

Headlines behind the media score

Fan lanes come from team fan blogs, social posts and video comments, and media lanes from publisher headlines. Neither is a census of all fans or media.

Trade track

Rumor mill & movement evidence alongside sentiment

Rumor Mill

Where the league might move next

Activity: moderate
Direction: stable
Teams linked
Top evidence strength: 50/100(not probability)

ReportedCompletedResolved
Lakers–Jazz trade: Walker Kessler
Lakers receive
- Walker Kessler
Jazz receive
- Draft consideration
Trade logged Jul 8 in the transaction log. Each side lists only what the log names. See where this trade led

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Walker Kessler

2025-26 percentile ranking

Walker Kessler · 2025-26 percentiles

Overview

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Sentiment & trade track

Headlines behind the media score

Trade track

Lakers–Jazz trade: Walker Kessler

Lakers receive

Jazz receive

2025-26 percentile ranking

Walker Kessler · 2025-26 percentiles

Overview

Impact

Profile

Shooting

Defense

Hustle

Advanced

Sentiment & trade track

Headlines behind the media score

Trade track

Lakers–Jazz trade: Walker Kessler

Lakers receive

Jazz receive

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