WALKER KESSLER #24
Utah Jazz
Center, Power Forward
Salary: $2,965,920
Cap Hit: $2,965,920
Years of Service 
: 2
: 22024-25 Year of Service Earned : No
: NoBORN: Jul 26, 2001
BIRTHPLACE: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
NATIONALITY:
United States
United StatesHEIGHT:
7' 0
213cmWEIGHT:
245lbs
111kgAGE: 23
SHOOTS: Right
AGENT DETAILS
Agency:CAA Basketball
Primary Agent:Aaron Mintz
Secondary Agent:Dave Spahn
Secondary Agent:Houston Kessler
SUMMARY▴▾
Walker Kessler's salary is $2,965,920 for the 2024-25 season. He is a 23 year old center who was born on Jul 26, 2001. He was drafted 22nd overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 1st round of the 2022 draft. He has signed 1 contract worth a total value of $13,372,418. He will be a RFA at the end of the 2025-26 season when he is 24 years old. He is represented by the agents Aaron Mintz, Dave Spahn and Houston Kessler of CAA Basketball.
Bird Rights: Bird (QVFA) [2026 projection]
CURRENT CONTRACT
ROOKIE SCALE CONTRACT
COMPARE THIS CONTRACTSIGNED BY: Justin Zanik
AGENT: Aaron Mintz · CAA Basketball
BIRD RIGHTS: 
→
→: 2 - 4 years
: $13,372,418
: $8,293,480 (62%)
: RFA
AAV
: $3,343,105
: $3,343,105Cap % : 2.00
: 2.00: 
UTA
UTA: Rookie Exception
: July 9, 2022
: SalarySwish
Walker Kessler signed a 2-4 year, $13,372,418 contract with the Utah Jazz on Jul 9, 2022. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $2,696,400 to $4,878,938.
| Season | Option | Option Used | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Guaranteed | Likely Inctv. | Unlikely Inctv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | $2,696,400 | $2,596,400 | $2,596,400 | $100,000 | $0 | ||
| 2023-24 | $2,831,160 | $2,731,160 (+5%) | $2,731,160 | $100,000 | $0 | ||
| 2024-25 | Team | Yes (Oct 23, 2023) | $2,965,920 | $2,965,920 (+9%) | $2,965,920 (0→2.97M) | $0 | $0 |
| 2025-26 | Team | $4,878,938 | $4,878,938 (+74%) | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| TOTAL | $13,372,418 | $13,172,418 | $8,293,480 | $200,000 | $0 |
Qualifying Offer: $7,064,702
Cap Hold 2026-27: $14,636,814
GUARANTEED DETAILS
2024-25: $2,965,920 Team Option [Requirements Met]
2025-26: $4,878,938 Team Option [Decision Pending]
CONTRACT NOTE: Likely Incentives: Summer League and Summer Conditioning
SALARY PROGRESSION
CAREER STATS
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| Season | Type | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Regular | Utah Jazz | 74 | 40 | 1703 | 679 | 414 | 298 | 72.0 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 159 | 82 | 51.6 | 231 | 389 | 620 | 69 | 26 | 173 | |
| 2023-24 | Regular | Utah Jazz | 64 | 22 | 1493 | 518 | 350 | 229 | 65.4 | 19 | 4 | 21.1 | 93 | 56 | 60.2 | 165 | 316 | 481 | 60 | 30 | 154 | |
| 2022-23 | Regular | Utah Jazz | 74 | 40 | 23.0 | 9.2 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 72.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 51.6 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 8.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.3 | |
| 2023-24 | Regular | Utah Jazz | 64 | 22 | 23.3 | 8.1 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 65.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 21.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 60.2 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 7.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
SalarySwish
SalarySwish