Walker

Kessler

#14

Walker Kessler

Height : 7' 2" · Weight : 245 lbs · Age : 25

NBA record

Year	Team	GP	GS	MIN	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT
2025-26	Utah Jazz	5	5	30.8	5.2-7.4	70.3	1.2-1.6	75.0	2.8-4.0
2024-25	Utah Jazz	58	58	30.0	4.8-7.2	66.3	0.1-0.6	17.6	1.4-2.6
2023-24	Utah Jazz	64	22	23.3	3.6-5.5	65.4	0.1-0.3	21.1	0.9-1.5
2022-23	Utah Jazz	74	40	23.0	4.0-5.6	72.0	0.0-0.0	33.3	1.1-2.1

ContractLos Angeles Lakers payroll →

This season: 30.23 M$
Seasons left: 4 · through 2029-30
Total remaining: 130.0 M$

2026-27
30.23 M$
Guaranteed
2027-28
31.74 M$
Guaranteed
2028-29
33.26 M$
Guaranteed
2029-30
34.77 M$
Player option

Advanced stats, 2024-25CentersNBA stats →

Points

11.1

Rebounds

12.2

Assists

1.7

TS%

66.0 %

Usage

13.7 %

PER

20.0

WS/48

.149

On/off +/−

+0.7

Minutes

30.0

Games

Per game, regular season. Stats: Basketball-Reference.

2025-26 projectionNBA trends →

Projected WAR

4.5

Points/game

11.8

Games

WAR 2024-25

4.6

This season's pace, over the average minutes of the last two, adjusted for age.

Trend

↑ Slightly up (+12)

2022-235.7 WAR · 6.7 per 2,000 min
2023-243.0 WAR · 4.0 per 2,000 min
2024-254.6 WAR · 5.3 per 2,000 min

Outlook, age included

+37 · 23 y.o. · usually still improving

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2024-25All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Very good

SCO: Scoring; 72
SHT: Shooting; 55
FIN: Finishing; 85
PLY: Playmaking; 62
BAL: Ball security; 69
REB: Rebounding; 84
DEF: Defense; 80
DUR: Durability; 68
EX: Experience; —

Why these ratings?

SCO — Scoring : Points per 100 possessions, usage, efficiency (TS%)
SHT — Shooting : Three-point shooting (accuracy and volume), free throws, midrange
FIN — Finishing : Finishing at the rim, dunks, free throws drawn
PLY — Playmaking : Assists (rate and volume)
BAL — Ball security : Turnovers avoided
REB — Rebounding : Offensive and defensive rebound rates
DEF — Defense : Defensive impact estimated from available stats (defensive BPM, steals, blocks); not a complete measure of individual defense
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the NBA

WAR and PAL Rating, 2024-25How we rate →

WAR: Basketball-Reference's VORP × 2.7, wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).

WAR

4.6

#20 of 46 regular centers

PAL Rating

62 / 100

#18 of 46 regular centers

PAL: dimensions

Impact49

Scoring42

Playmaking10

Shooting1

Rebounding90

Defense58

Where WAR comes from

VORP+1.7

BPM (per 100 possessions)+1.8

Offensive BPM+1.1

Defensive BPM+0.7

Win Shares+5.4

Shooting profileNBA shooting profiles →

Where the shots come from and how well they go in, 2024-25 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the group: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg distance

4.3 pi

73th percentile

At the rim

77.0 %

84th percentile

Rim share

61.1 %

79th percentile

Midrange

0.0 %

14th percentile

Three-point

.176

27th percentile

3PA share

8.1 %

45th percentile

Corner threes

50.0 %

88th percentile

Free throws

.520

3th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	PTS	WAR	PAL	OV	TS %	3P%	3PA share
2024-25	UTA	11.1	4.6	62	83	66.0	.176	8.1
2023-24	UTA	8.1	3.0	62	83	66.3	.211	5.4
2022-23	UTA	9.2	5.7	86	87	70.2	.333	0.7

Game log

Date	Opponent	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT
Nov 1	@ PHX	L 118-96	29	4	13	1	1	0	2-5	0-0
Oct 30	vs POR	L 136-134	32	18	12	4	1	1	7-12	3-4
Oct 28	vs PHX	W 138-134 OT	35	25	11	4	0	4	9-12	1-2
Oct 25	@ SAC	L 105-104	30	3	9	2	3	0	1-1	0-0
Oct 23	vs LAC	W 129-108	29	22	9	4	2	4	7-7	2-2