Walker Kessler’s name may be connected to the New York Knicks yet again in 2025-26.

Knicks: Walker Kessler may divorce Jazz next season

The Athletic’s Tony Jones reported that the Jazz holding off on offering Kessler a new deal relates to their desire to have more payroll next summer, as NBC Sports’ Kurt Helen accentuated:

”The Jazz see themselves trying to end their time near the bottom of the Western Conference standings as soon as next summer. By not signing Kessler now, he would have a cap hold of $14.9 million next summer, which would give the Jazz enough space to keep Kessler’s hold and still do work in free agency,” Jones said.

Kessler has been a name tied to New York for quite some time. The 7-footer’s brilliant rim protection, as well as his rebounding are what New York would

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