Who Should I Trade?
Jimmy Butler III for Walker Kessler (2025)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Jimmy Butler III F - GSW  | Walker Kessler C - LAL  | |
Expert |
60% Recommended by 3 of 5 experts |
40% Recommended by 2 of 5 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | ‐ | ‐ |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 32.0 | 30.9 |
| Field Goals Made | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Field Goals Att | 11.2 | 7.1 |
| Field Goals % | .501 | .680 |
| Three Points Made | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Three Points Att | 2.2 | 0.6 |
| Three Points % | .353 | .263 |
| Free Throws Made | 6.4 | 1.5 |
| Free Throws Att | 7.5 | 2.9 |
| Free Throws % | .850 | .538 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 5.2 | 11.5 |
| Assists | 5.0 | 1.6 |
| Turnovers | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Steals | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Points | 18.4 | 11.4 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | OUT | OUT |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 44 | # 62 |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 41 | # 60 |
| Jonah Hauman Yahoo! Sports | # 43 | # 63 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 41 | # 34 |
| Seth Fisher Total Sports Live | # 260 | # 258 |
| Jimmy Butler III F - GSW | Walker Kessler C - LAL | |
| 2025 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 1,182 | 154 |
| Field Goals Made | 240 | 26 |
| Field Goals Att | 461 | 37 |
| Field Goals % | .521 | .703 |
| Three Points Made | 32 | 6 |
| Three Points Att | 85 | 8 |
| Three Points % | .377 | .750 |
| Free Throws Made | 248 | 14 |
| Free Throws Att | 287 | 20 |
| Free Throws % | .864 | .700 |
| Offensive Rebound | 88 | 23 |
| Rebounds | 211 | 54 |
| Assists | 185 | 15 |
| Turnovers | 60 | 16 |
| Steals | 55 | 7 |
| Blocks | 8 | 9 |
| Points | 760 | 72 |
| Jimmy Butler III F - GSW | Walker Kessler C - LAL | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 32.0 | 30.9 |
| Field Goals Made | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Field Goals Att | 11.2 | 7.1 |
| Field Goals % | .501 | .680 |
| Three Points Made | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Three Points Att | 2.2 | 0.6 |
| Three Points % | .353 | .263 |
| Free Throws Made | 6.4 | 1.5 |
| Free Throws Att | 7.5 | 2.9 |
| Free Throws % | .850 | .538 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 5.2 | 11.5 |
| Assists | 5.0 | 1.6 |
| Turnovers | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Steals | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Points | 18.4 | 11.4 |
| Jimmy Butler III F - GSW | Walker Kessler C - LAL | |
| News | ||
| The Warriors hope Jimmy Butler III can return in January or February. Ari Koslow Sat, Oct 17th | Walker Kessler (finger) will play in Wednesday's game against the Golden State Warriors. Leo Sells Tue, Oct 20th | |
| The Warriors hope to have Jimmy Butler III back early in 2027. Ari Koslow Mon, Oct 5th | Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick said Walker Kessler jammed his finger on the backboard during practice and is considered day-to-day. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Oct 5th | |
| Jimmy Butler III told reporters he is progressing in his recovery from a torn right ACL. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th | Walker Kessler has been traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for two first round picks in 2031 and 2033, as well as two first round swaps in 2028 and 2030. Kessler will sign a 4-year, $130 million deal with LA. Garrett Ball Wed, Jul 1st | |
| Jimmy Butler III is scheduled to undergo surgery to repair his torn ACL on Monday. Ari Koslow Thu, Feb 5th | The Los Angeles Lakers are set to meet with restricted free agent center Walker Kessler. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 30th | |
| Jimmy Butler has suffered a season-ending torn right ACL. Ari Koslow Tue, Jan 20th | Walker Kessler is scheduled to meet with three teams on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 30th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
