According to Ben Anderson of KSL, the Indiana Pacers have interest in Walker Kessler. On the most recent episode of the Jazz Notes podcast, he talked about what he’s heard about the Utah Jazz center.
From Anderson
“I’ve heard the Indiana Pacers have inquired about Walker Kessler for a long time …. a lot. That’s going back to the summer, they’ve lost Myles Turner… before the injury and even after the injury… This is no one with the Jazz but other people who have similar jobs to me have heard similar things.”
It’s an interesting revelation and something that makes sense for the Pacers. What adds more interest is that Utah was unable to reach a contract resolution with Kessler last offseason. Yes, the Jazz can match any offer for Kessler because he’s a restricted free agent, but it’s a shaky situation. There could be some teams out there willing to test Utah’s resolve with a huge contract that Utah might now want to match.
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In the end, this all boils down to interest in Kessler from the Pacers. But because of the situation the Jazz are in, you can see motivation for something if they wanted to. Could Utah potentially be interested in one of the Pacers’ young players, like Jarace Walker? Or maybe the Pacers might be interested in trading their pick if it doesn’t jump into the top four of the lottery. We have heard that Utah wants to be competitive next season so they may want a good player in return. Would that mean someone like Andrew Nembhard?
What do you think? Is there anything that would interest you from the Pacers enough to trade them Walker Kessler?