The Los Angeles Lakers, by way of the NBA rumor mill, have made it perfectly clear they'd love to fill their center void with a trade for 23-year-old paint protector Walker Kessler.

Finding a front-line center remains a clear offseason priority for the Lakers, who have maintained a longstanding interest Utah’s Walker Kessler. The Jazz, though, have made Kessler unavailable for some time, which might have contributed to reports last week that suggested L.A. has interest in trading for Kessler’s teammate John Collins.

One NBA insider gave some bad news when it comes to the Lakers' report desire to trade for Jazz center Walker Kessler.