According to a report from Anthony Irwin of ClutchPoints, the Jazz got "fairly close" to a deal over the offseason to send Kessler to the Lakers, though they ultimately opted not

The Lakers and the Jazz nearly had a trade over the summer surrounding Walker Kessler, but now there's an issue.

Nikola Jokic and Russell Westbrook recorded triple-doubles, Jamal Murray had 20 points and 10 assists and the Denver Nuggets beat the Utah Jazz 132-121 in Salt Lake City on Monday.

When the Denver Nuggets have triple-doubles from both Nikola Jokic and Russell Westbrook but still have to play both players all the way to the final buzzer in order to beat the Utah Jazz, I think that says quite a bit about both teams.

Russell Westbrook finished the victory with 16 points, ten rebounds, ten assists and four steals while shooting 7/7 from the field in 33 minutes of playing time. Via The NBA: "RUSSELL WESTBROOK'S PERFECT NIGHT: 16p,