Los Angeles Lakers

Walker
Kessler

Center · 14.4 ppg (2025-26)

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Walker Kessler
Height
7' 2"
Weight
245 lbs
Age
25
Experience
4 yrs
College
Auburn
From
Newnan, GA
PPG 2025-26
14.4
RPG
10.8
APG
3.0
TS%
78.6
Games
5

Draft: 2022 · Round 1 · Pick 22 · Memphis Grizzlies

The Hardware

NBA honors
  • •All-Rookie Team(2022-23)
  • •NBA Rookie of the Month(2022-23)

College and high-school honors: next data drop.

Shot DNA

Fewer
More shots
Paint
78%of shots
69.0% FG · 29 att
Mid-range
0%of shots
—% FG · 0 att
Three
22%of shots
75.0% FG · 8 att

Full analytics era: paint and threes, nothing in between.

Every field-goal attempt of the 2025-26 regular season — 37 shots, mapped to true court position. Hex color = shot frequency (log scale), hotter = more attempts. Source: NBA shot-location data. League rankings →

Buzz index

How many people looked him up in the last 30 days — real Wikipedia page views, scored 0–100 against the league's most-searched player.

73
league rank #72
▼ 90%

23,643 page views in 30 days · vs prior 30

Movement
  • Trade LAL → UTAH · 2026-07-08
  • Trade UTAH → LAL · 2026-07-08

All 2026 activity · full board on Roster Flow.