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A cornerstone for punt-FT% builds; 2025‑26 lasted just five games, so durability over a full season remains the real question.
Latest news · Kessler finished Friday's 124-118 victory over Portland with 16 points (7-10 FG, 2-3 FT), 12 rebounds, two assists and one steal across 37 minutes.Headline, verdict and take by AI from these stats and recent news · Nov 8
Kessler finished Friday's 124-118 victory over Portland with 16 points (7-10 FG, 2-3 FT), 12 rebounds, two assists and one steal across 37 minutes.
Kessler delivered another efficient double-double for the Lakers. He's been worth every penny of his $130 million so far, shooting better than 70 percent from the field after a torn labrum in his left shoulder ended his 2025-26 season early. The frontcourt behind him is thin, so expect him to keep playing heavy minutes.
Kessler supplied 15 points (6-8 FG, 3-4 FT), eight rebounds, four blocks and three steals in 29 minutes before fouling out of Wednesday's 116-103 victory over Sacramento.
Fouls limited Kessler to 29 minutes, but he still made a major impact, piling up seven combined steals-plus-blocks while shooting efficiently around the rim. Shot-blocking has been the backbone of his fantasy value, and this was another reminder of his elite defensive production. Foul trouble is the main thing that could limit his workload going forward.
Kessler supplied 16 points (6-6 FG, 4-4 FT), 15 rebounds, one assist, three blocks and one steal over 31 minutes during Sunday's 131-125 win over the Raptors.
It was the fifth-year center's second straight double-double and the fifth time in seven games to begin his Lakers tenure that Kessler recorded multiple blocks. He's been healthy and productive so far for his new team, averaging 14.3 points, 9.9 boards, 2.9 blocks, 1.1 assists and 1.0 steals in 30.6 minutes while shooting 75.4 percent from the floor.
Kessler finished Friday's 112-95 loss to the Warriors with 10 points (4-7 FG, 2-3 FT), 13 rebounds, two assists and five blocks across 31 minutes.
Kessler had one of his best defensive efforts of the season, posting a double-double with 13 rebounds and five blocks. The center was one of the few Lakers to finish with a positive plus-minus, and his rim protection remains a key piece of the starting lineup. He'll look to build on that Sunday against the Raptors.
Kessler registered 13 points (6-9 FG, 1-4 FT), eight rebounds, two blocks and one steal over 33 minutes during Tuesday's 136-129 loss to the Trail Blazers.
Kessler was solid in the loss, scoring on six of nine shots over 33 minutes. The center's free-throw shooting was an issue again, but his rim protection remains key to the Lakers' starting lineup.
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| Date | Opp | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | +/- | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2 | @ HOU | L 105-143 | 28 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 1-5 | -31 | -0.41 |
| Mar 27 | vs HOU | L 110-121 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 | -0.51 |
| Mar 25 | vs MEM | L 103-140 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -23 | -0.02 |
| Mar 23 | vs CLE | L 91-120 | 31 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3-12 | 1-8 | 0-4 | -40 | -1.31 |
| Mar 21 | vs BOS | L 99-121 | 29 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -17 | -0.20 |
| Mar 19 | vs WAS | W 128-112 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-6 | 0-0 | +2 | -0.25 |
| Mar 17 | vs CHI | L 97-111 | 31 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-5 | 1-1 | -9 | -0.13 |
| Mar 16 | @ MIN | L 102-128 | 31 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-15 | 1-6 | 2-2 | -23 | -0.27 |
| Mar 12 | @ MEM | L 115-122 | 29 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +1 | 1.49 |
| Mar 10 | @ BOS | L 108-114 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-5 | -8 | -0.45 |
| Mar 7 | @ TOR | L 109-118 | 33 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 2-7 | -18 | 0.58 |
| Mar 3 | vs DET | L 106-134 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -22 | -0.11 |
| Feb 28 | vs MIN | W 117-116 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +23 | 0.21 |
| Feb 26 | vs SAC | L 101-118 | 34 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10-10 | 0-0 | 5-7 | -2 | 1.33 |
| Feb 22 | vs HOU | W 124-115 | 33 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 1-3 | +11 | 0.13 |
| Feb 21 | vs OKC | L 107-130 | 32 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | -19 | -0.52 |
| Feb 12 | vs LAL | W 131-119 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +23 | 1.87 |
| Feb 10 | @ LAL | L 113-132 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | -26 | -0.02 |
| Feb 7 | @ PHX | L 127-135 | 38 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 1-1 | -7 | 1.33 |
| Feb 5 | vs GSW | W 131-128 | 36 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +15 | 0.31 |
| Feb 3 | vs IND | L 111-112 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-7 | +4 | -0.67 |
| Feb 1 | vs ORL | W 113-99 | 33 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | +17 | -0.20 |
| Jan 30 | vs MIN | L 113-138 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -10 | -0.63 |
| Jan 25 | @ MEM | L 103-125 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | -11 | 0.73 |
| Jan 22 | @ OKC | L 114-123 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 1-4 | -2 | -0.14 |
| Jan 20 | @ NOP | L 119-123 | 34 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8-10 | 0-1 | 3-4 | +7 | 0.77 |
| Jan 15 | vs CHA | L 112-117 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-4 | -5 | -0.80 |
| Jan 11 | @ PHX | L 106-114 | 31 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 | -4 | 0.25 |
| Jan 9 | vs MIA | L 92-97 | 30 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -2 | -0.16 |
| Jan 7 | vs ATL | L 121-124 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 5-6 | -2 | 1.05 |
| Jan 5 | @ ORL | W 105-92 | 29 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +1 | 0.12 |
| Jan 4 | @ MIA | W 136-100 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | +26 | -0.36 |
| Jan 1 | @ NYK | L 103-119 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -14 | -0.04 |
| Dec 30 | vs DEN | L 121-132 | 38 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -15 | 0.76 |
| Dec 28 | vs PHI | L 111-114 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-3 | -5 | -1.11 |
| Dec 26 | @ POR | L 120-122 | 30 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3-6 | +5 | -0.18 |
| Dec 23 | @ CLE | L 113-124 | 38 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 1-6 | -15 | -0.67 |
| Dec 21 | @ BKN | W 105-94 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -6 | 0.15 |
| Dec 19 | @ DET | W 126-119 | 35 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +15 | 0.53 |
| Dec 16 | @ LAC | L 107-144 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | -25 | -0.52 |
| Dec 13 | vs PHX | L 126-134 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-11 | 2-2 | 1-2 | -13 | -0.13 |
| Dec 8 | @ SAC | L 97-141 | 32 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -16 | 0.52 |
| Dec 6 | @ POR | W 141-99 | 31 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | +35 | 0.81 |
| Dec 3 | @ OKC | L 106-133 | 36 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 5-8 | -22 | -0.18 |
| Dec 1 | vs LAL | L 104-105 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | -1 | 0.36 |
| Nov 30 | vs DAL | L 94-106 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 4-5 | -12 | 1.98 |
| Nov 27 | vs DEN | L 103-122 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 0-2 | -9 | 0.51 |
| Nov 26 | vs SAS | L 115-128 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -13 | -0.25 |
| Nov 23 | vs NYK | W 121-106 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +34 | 0.17 |
| Nov 9 | @ SAS | W 111-110 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -11 | -0.92 |
| Nov 7 | @ MIL | L 100-123 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -17 | -0.10 |
| Nov 4 | @ CHI | W 135-126 | 32 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | +6 | -0.06 |
| Nov 2 | @ DEN | L 103-129 | 29 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 8-12 | -31 | 0.32 |
| Oct 31 | vs SAS | L 88-106 | 28 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -14 | -0.24 |
| Oct 29 | vs SAC | L 96-113 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -13 | 0.02 |
| Oct 28 | @ DAL | L 102-110 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-2 | -3 | 0.13 |
| Oct 25 | vs GSW | L 86-127 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -17 | -0.61 |
| Oct 23 | vs MEM | L 124-126 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 4-5 | +4 | 1.27 |
| Season | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | FT% | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-27 | LAL | 10 | 31.2 | 14.6 | 10.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 1.3 | .716 | .571 | 0.0 |
| 25-26 | UTA | 5 | 31.0 | 14.4 | 10.8 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 3.2 | .703 | .700 | 1.2 |
| 24-25 | UTA | 58 | 30.1 | 11.1 | 12.2 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 1.5 | .663 | .520 | 0.1 |
| 23-24 | UTA | 64 | 23.3 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .654 | .602 | 0.1 |
| 22-23 | UTA | 74 | 23.0 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0.8 | .720 | .516 | 0.0 |
| Career | 211 | 25.6 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .683 | .547 | 0.1 |