According to a report from Anthony Irwin of ClutchPoints, the Jazz got "fairly close" to a deal over the offseason to send Kessler to the Lakers, though they ultimately opted not to send the third-year big to Los Angeles.

We've had our second big trade early in the window from the Brooklyn Nets, sending Dorian Finney-Smith to the Lakers for D’Angelo Russell, which has kind of slowed and reset the market. But neither the Nets or Lakers are done dealing.