Mar 23, 2023 · The best shot-blocker in college basketball last season, Walker Kessler has made the transition to the NBA look seamless, already ranking as the NBA's most prolific shot-blocker with a...

StatMuse has season-level data for blocks going back to the 1973-74 season. Walker Kessler rejected 154 shots this season.

Feb 17, 2022 · AUBURN — Walker Kessler was the last player in the Auburn basketball practice gym Monday, working on his 3-pointer, when I approached him with a proposition. I was there to challenge the 7-foot-1 sophomore in an area he doesn’t need to fine-tune much: shot-blocking. An empty gym was the ideal stage for my humiliation.

Jan 31, 2022 · Days before the calendar turned to 2022, Auburn center Walker Kessler, the 7-1 imposing import from North Carolina, posted the second triple-double in program history, as he scored 16 points,...

Dec 6, 2024 · Walker Kessler Blocks Shot On One End, Throws Down Dunk On Other Dec 6, 2024, 9:40 PM Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler (24) cheers from the sidelines during a great fourth quarter for the Jazz during an NBA basketball game between the Utah Jazz and the New Orleans Pelicans at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023.

Walker Kessler has been a shot-blocking machine for No. 3 Auburn throughout the 2021-22 season. Kessler now, fittingly, owns the Auburn single-season record for blocked shots.

Feb 24, 2023 · Utah Jazz rookie Walker Kessler was impactful throughout Thursday night’s overtime thriller against OKC, as evidenced by his final line of seven points, 18 rebounds, and seven blocked shots.

Feb 2, 2023 · Walker Kessler flirted with a triple-double in a dominating effort on both ends of the court on Wednesday to help lead the Utah Jazz to a win over the Toronto Raptors. Kessler recorded 17 points,...

Jul 11, 2022 · Kessler was introduced by the Jazz officially on Sunday after he was acquired in the six-player, four-draft-pick blockbuster trade that sent Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves. One of the most prolific shot-blockers in NCAA history, Kessler discussed his game, and how it was influenced by Gobert.

12 hours ago · What does lead the league is Kessler’s 72.8-percent shooting on 2s, and it’s not just dunks; he’s taken nearly a third of his shots from beyond the charge circle and made 59.2 percent of them.