Lakers linked to Jazz's $13.3 million shot-blocking stud again
The Los Angeles Lakers were named an ideal landing spot for a Utah Jazz standout center.
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Moving forward, it won’t be uncommon for the Los Angeles Lakers to be linked to intriguing free agents on several occasions. Take the Utah Jazz ’s 7-foot-2 shot-blocking stud, for instance. Bleacher Report’s Zach Buckley named the former first-round pick as a top trade target for the Lakers on May.
12. Fast forward to May. 22, and the Auburn product’s name was attached to Los Angeles once again.
“The deal I'd offer (Walker Kessler): Four years, $125 million,” Marks wrote Friday. “The contract starts at $28 million and puts Kessler in the top 10 highest-paid centers next season. The first-year salary would give Utah the flexibility to use all of its $15 million non-tax midlevel exception.