Although the Utah Jazz will be one of the top sellers to monitor ahead of the 2025 NBA trade deadline, starting center Walker Kessler will not be leaving anytime soon.

Currently, the Jazz are 9-25, which would give them the fifth-best lottery odds. Truthfully, that might be their ceiling. The Washington Wizards, Charlotte Hornets and Toronto Raptors are all worse teams than Utah. The New Orleans Pelicans have a worse record than the Jazz, but they can become better if they return to full health.

Utah Jazz player Walker Kessler had the sweetest reaction when his girlfriend Abbie Stockard won the Miss America pageant on Sunday, Dec. 5.

Abbie Stockard, a nursing student from Alabama, took home the Miss America 2025 title on Sunday night in Orlando, Florida. Walker Kessler, center for the Utah Jazz, couldn’t hold back his excitement following Stockard’s victory,

The newly crowned Miss America has a special place in Utahns' hearts. Her name is Abbie Stockard and she’s a nursing student at Auburn University. But she’s also the girlfriend of Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler.

Utah Jazz starting center Walker Kessler has been getting some attention in un-basketball related news. Kessler’s girlfriend, Abbie Stockhard, was crowned Miss America, representing the state of Alabama.

Auburn's own Charles Barkley reacted to Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler's girlfriend Abbie Stockard winning Miss America.

Utah Jazz center and NBA player Walker Kessler’s girlfriend, Abbie Stockard, has grabbed headlines by becoming a pageant winner. Abbie claimed the title of Miss America at the 2025 edition of the annual beauty pageant,

No one was more excited about Abbie Stockard’s Miss America 2025 win than her boyfriend, star Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler. Taking to Instagram on Monday, the 7-foot NBA star posted a heartfelt tribute to the Alabama nursing student,