The Lakers aggressively pursue Jazz center Walker Kessler but face a roadblock as Utah demands a steep price for the young star.

The Los Angeles Lakers are checking in with the Utah Jazz on their young center's availability in trade talks.

“Walker Kessler’s elite shot-blocking (2.4 blocks per game) and rebounding (11.5 rebounds per game) would solidify the Lakers’ interior defense, giving Anthony Davis more freedom to roam defensively and revert back to his favored power forward position,” Fadeaway World’s Eddie Bitar wrote Friday.

Former Warriors GM Bob Myers explains how difficult it is to get a deal done right now, as NBA trade deadline looms large for Lakers, others

Things are starting to come together for the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers followed up Thursday's blowout victory over the Boston Celtics by shutting

The Los Angeles Lakers improved to 25-18 in this 2024-25 season following a 118-108 win over the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on Saturday. It was the third win in a row for the Lakers and they put on an offensive clinic against the Warriors.

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Walker Kessler is in his third season playing for the Utah Jazz. With the Jazz in rebuilding mode, he has been a name mentioned in a lot of trade rumors over t

NBA rumors reveal the Los Angeles Lakers are ;highly interested' in a trade for Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic ahead of the deadline.

The Los Angeles Lakers have been a rumored suitor for Utah Jazz's 23-year-old center Walker Kessler from the start of the season. Kessler is a defensive juggernaut who might not fit the Jazz's longtime goal to have a more offensively dynamic center.

Anthony Davis is one of the Lakers' offensive leaders and has been crucial to the two consecutive NBA victories. Davis gave some emotional statements about the longevity of LeBron James and Stephen Curry.