Walker Kessler Confident in Lakers' "Nasty" Defense and Western Conference Title Hopes
New addition Walker Kessler believes the retooled Lakers have the personnel to be "a nasty defensive team" and a strong contender in the Western Conference this season.
Ben Golliver Sep 29, 2026, 08:01 PM ET Close Ben Golliver is a senior NBA writer who joined ESPN in May 2026.
Prior to joining ESPN, Golliver covered the NBA on a national level since 2010 for The Washington Post, Sports Illustrated and CBS Sports. He is the author of Bubbleball , an account of his 93-day stay at the NBA's "Bubble" in Disney World during the coronavirus pandemic. He is based in Los Angeles. Follow on X
_Originally reported by [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/50062704/kessler-talks-lakers-title-hopes-nasty-defense)._
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