Jazz lock in Walker Kessler on multi-year deal

The Lakers acquired Walker Kessler from Utah in a sign-and-trade, sending two unprotected first-round picks and two first-round swaps to the Jazz. Kessler signed a four-year, $130 million deal, leaving Los Angeles without a tradable first-rounder for seven years.

Robert Horry says new Lakers center Walker Kessler is the real key to the team's title chances this season, not Luka Doncic or Austin Reaves.

Marc Stein reports Walker Kessler's camp told Jazz officials he was determined to reach unrestricted free agency rather than stay in Utah, taking the qualifying offer route if needed. That stance contrasts with a June Instagram post in which Kessler said he always wanted to remain in Utah.