Walker Kessler's MASSIVE Defensive Leap: Top 10 NBA Defensive Player?

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🗓️ 12 February 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider, analyzes Walker Kessler's remarkable growth in his third NBA season. Kessler's improvements span multiple areas, including offensive rebounding, pick-setting, and defensive impact. The young center has become a top 10-15 defensive player in the league, with statistics rivaling elite rim protectors like Chet Holmgren and Jaren Jackson Jr.

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0:00.0	Walker Kessler gets an A-plus for growth this year.
0:05.5	Massive development in a multitude of areas.
0:07.9	We're digging into it next on Locked on Jazz.
0:11.0	You are Locked on Jazz.
0:20.6	You are Locked on Jazz, your daily podcast on the Utah Jazz.
0:25.5	Part of the Locked on podcast network, your team every day.
0:32.1	How are you?
0:32.9	I am David Locke, Radio Voice of the Utah Jazz.
0:35.4	Jazz MBA Insider, this is Locked on Jazz, your daily podcast on the Utah Jazz, give you insight, expertise, geeky numbers, and hopefully making it way better to be a jazz fan each and every day. Thank you so much for making Locked on Jazz your first listen of the day.
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1:00.4	Thank you very much.
1:08.3	On today's show, we'll do points gained, which is our offensive metric for how you judge offensive players in the NBA,
1:12.4	exclusive to Locked on Jazz.
1:13.5	We'll look at over the NBA.
1:15.3	We'll look at the jazz, see where they are at this point,
1:17.7	with 30 games left in the season or a few less.
1:21.0	Is there any chance Luca and the Lakers fail?
1:21.8	Yeah, maybe.
1:22.9	We'll dig into that.
1:30.8	We're starting with Walker Kessler's massive, massive growth as an NBA player in his third season today.
1:33.4	Thank you very much to all the everydayers and are part of this.
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