Jovan Buha on Jazz: I’ve just heard nothing but they want two picks plus a young player for Walker Kessler. So the Lakers cannot do that trade. They can give one pick and one young player and a swap. You could throw in a couple swaps. I probably would try to hold off on the later swaps, but I would maybe throw in three swaps like just or and take away the protections on the top four pick in in 2027, but I just don’t know if that’s going to be enough for Utah.
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But rumors swirled this week, linking L.A. to trade talks with the Utah Jazz for center Walker Kessler and the Miami Heat for wing Andrew Wiggins, and representatives for both Reaves and Vincent were not contacted about any of the teams involved, sources told ESPN, which is customary when a trade nears the finish line. -via ESPN / June 30, 2025
Andy Larsen: Welp, got aggregated today. I’ll say this as a point of clarification: while all of the possibilities I mentioned (Sexton to Dallas, LAL interest in Kessler, PHI interest in a pick 3/5 swap) have been discussed, they haven’t gotten into the serious stages to my knowledge. -via x.com / June 18, 2025
Andy Larsen of The Salt Lake Tribune unpacks a few potential trades that Utah brass has at least discussed on Thursday’s installment of the Locked On Jazz podcast. Larsen suggests that the Jazz have had preliminary conversations with the Lakers about a Walker Kessler or John Collins trade, the Mavericks about a Collin Sexton deal, and the Sixers regarding a possible trade up for the No. 3 pick, among other potential exchanges. -via Hoops Rumors / June 18, 2025