POSTCAST - Walker Kessler SHINEPOSTCAST - Walker Kessler SHINES in Utah Jazz Preseason Win Over Trailblazers

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🗓️ 17 October 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Walker Kessler dominates in his return as the Utah Jazz secure a 132-129 preseason win over the Portland Trailblazers. David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider, teams up with analyst Ron Boone to spotlight Kessler’s game-changing presence—he racks up 8 assists, anchors the defense, and shows noticeable improvement, especially in playmaking and rim protection. Ron Boone singles out Keonte George as the breakout performer across preseason, lauding his poise at point guard, shot selection, and ability to manage the tempo while staying under control.

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0:00.0	The Jazz win a preseason game, and Ron Boone and are going to fight over which big guy is the most important in this game.
0:10.4	It's next on postcast.
0:14.3	David Locke along with Ron Boone after the Utah Jazz beat the Portland Trailblazers 132, 129 to wrap up their preseason.
0:22.2	And they do it with a fun and exciting.
0:24.3	FEMA High Luke hits a three on the right side after missing the first two,
0:28.8	gets a third chance at it, fires away, was open on all three,
0:32.1	buries it in the jazz, then take the lead, then make some nice defensive stops and win
0:36.3	it over Portland, who actually closed with four of their five primary guys,
0:40.7	other than Tamari Kamara was not out in Denny Advada, who was out.
0:43.7	So otherwise they closed their main guys.
0:45.2	Jazz were not.
0:45.9	Jazz get the win.
0:47.2	On this one, Ron Boone, your impressions tonight.
0:49.4	I was impressed.
0:52.5	And not because they just won the ball game, because this is the fourth game of
0:58.0	preseason, and you like to see improvement.
1:00.7	You like to see improvement with certain guys out there on the floor.
1:04.5	And we watch Keante all preseason long, who has been spectacular.
1:08.5	He's doing a lot of things well making his teammates better
1:11.1	he's not forcing shots or anything like that but we got to taste to see tonight what
1:17.9	kessler and marketing when they're on the floor together that kind of thing on how good this team
1:24.7	can be i think all of that's up in the air, but I'm looking forward to the season.
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