SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler's season is over almost as soon as it began, as the fourth-year player will undergo shoulder surgery.
Kessler suffered a torn labrum in his left shoulder and will have the surgery on Thursday in Los Angeles.
In the five games Kessler played this season, he averaged a double-double with 14.4 points and 10.8 rebounds per game, both above his career averages.
Starting last season, the first-round pick in the 2022 NBA Draft had started every game he played. Kessler will be a restricted free agent following the current season, as the two sides did not agree to a contract extension before last month's deadline.
