Fansided · Dec 27, 2025
Jazz's embarrassing weakness will raise Walker Kessler's price
Los Angeles Clippers v Utah Jazz | Chris Gardner/GettyImagesEven after losing Walker Kessler for the season, the Utah Jazz continue to play with fire with their draft position after their win over the Detroit Pistons. No matter how the season turns out, the Jazz have shown themselves to be pretty lousy defensively, and one particular defensive stat not only sticks out like a sore thumb but also makes Kessler all the more expensive to keep.
A statistic from the X account Stat Defender shows that the Jazz are among the worst teams at rim defense, as only two teams have been worse than them.
Teams With The Worst Rim Defensive Field Goal Percentage (DFG%) In The 2025-26 NBA Regular Season :