For a while now, there has been reported interest — serious interest — in Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler by the Los Angeles Lakers. Going back to the trade deadline and even before that, the Lakers have been connected with Kessler,

The Los Angeles Lakers, by way of the NBA rumor mill, have made it perfectly clear they'd love to fill their center void with a trade for 23-year-old paint protector Walker Kessler.

One NBA insider gave some bad news when it comes to the Lakers' report desire to trade for Jazz center Walker Kessler.