Charania The Los Angeles Lakers have had conversations with the Utah Jazz around the availability of C Walker Kessler The Utah Jazz have an asking price that is really high for the big-man that is averaging 115 RPG and leading the league in FG 727 this season

Walker Kessler and Colin Sextons pick-and-roll chemistry as Jazz teammates compilation

TMZ Walker Kesslers interview yesterday after landing in LAX before his scheduled meeting with the Lakers TMZ Luka and Austin aint bad Kessler Theyre great players as well TMZ Any message to LA fans Kessler Im here man

Charania I'm told over the last 24-48 hours the Lakers came to the understanding that Austin Reaves had multiple max contracts available to him in free agency The Detroit Pistons were coming aggressively for him So that's why today the Lakers stepped up to give him this deal

Charania The Clippers and the Raptors are seriously engaged in trade talks surrounding Kawhi Leonard

Bill Simmons Pod Simmons on Lakers' moves I'm just dumbfounded I just don't get it Goldsberry What are we doing with Walker Kessler We are the Los Angeles fing Lakers We go after George Mikan Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaq

Jones Athletic's Jazz reporter on Kessler He's one of the 4 or 5 best rim protectors in the league He affects winning I think he can be another Rudy Gobert He's good enough defensively that he can be a walking top-10 defense He's a guy who can one day win a Defensive Player of the Year award