"We're Going to Be Nasty": Walker Kessler Sounds Off Major Warning to NBA Teams Amid Scrutiny Over Defense

Walker Kessler already has won over Lakers teammates without even playing game

Newly acquired Lakers center Walker Kessler is already winning over coach JJ Redick and teammates after arriving on a four-year, $130M deal.

"We're Going to Be Nasty": Walker Kessler Sounds Off Major Warning to NBA Teams Amid Scrutiny Over Defense

The Lakers have an offense built around Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, which is enough to generate headlines. But their defense remains the biggest unknown surrounding a team with championship ambitions. After a summer of changes on that end of the floor and a few drills, Walker Kessler believes Los Angeles has more than enough […]

Lakers' Walker Kessler Makes 'Nasty' Claim Days Before New Season

New Los Angeles Lakers center has challenged the notion that his teammates aren't built to dominate on the defensive end of the floor.

Kessler talks up retooled Lakers' title hopes behind 'nasty' defense

New addition Walker Kessler is convinced the Lakers have the right guys to be "a nasty defensive team" and a contender in the Western Conference this season.

Walker Kessler Predicts Lakers Will Be 'Nasty Defensive Team' on Video Ahead of 2026-27 NBA Season

Los Angeles Lakers center Walker Kessler believes that the team will be one of the NBA's elite defensive units during the 2026-27 season.

Walker Kessler brushes off first-day jitters as Lakers begin training camp

Kessler, the team’s prized offseason addition, has been spoken about as the cornerstone of how the Lakers will be able to become more of threat to make a deep postseason run.