Jazz Outsmart Lakers in Kessler Trade | Utah Jazz News

The Utah Jazz pulled off a masterstroke by trading Walker Kessler to the Lakers while snagging nearly all of LA’s future draft picks — and crucially, avoiding Jarred Vanderbilt’s bloated contract. The Lakers, desperate for help, couldn’t even offload Vanderbilt to Utah, turning their own past mistake into a costly burden. What started as a Jazz-Lakers trade three years ago ended with Utah cashing in big time, leaving LA stuck with a pricey, inconsistent player they can’t unload. Pure genius asset management. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/edd19ca644567fd8