Kessler Edwards

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Kessler Edwards
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Edwards with the Brooklyn Nets in 2022
No. 17–Sacramento Kings
Position Small forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (2000-08-09) August 9, 2000 (age 23)
Glendale, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school Etiwanda
(Rancho Cucamonga, California)
College Pepperdine (2018–2021)
NBA draft 2021: 2nd round, 44th overall pick
Selected by the Brooklyn Nets
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–2023 Brooklyn Nets
2021–2023 →Long Island Nets
2023–present Sacramento Kings
2024 →Stockton Kings
Career highlights and awards
  • CBI champion (2021)
  • First-team All-WCC (2021)
  • Second-team All-WCC (2020)
  • WCC All-Freshman Team (2019)
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Kessler Donovan Edwards (born August 9, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Pepperdine Waves.

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High school career

Edwards played basketball for Etiwanda High School in Rancho Cucamonga, California. As a junior, he averaged 17 points and nine rebounds per game, earning First Team All-Baseline League honors. [1] Edwards averaged 21.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game as a senior and was named Baseline League MVP. [2] He competed for Prodigy Elite on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit. [3] A consensus three-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for Pepperdine. [4]

College career

As a freshman at Pepperdine, Edwards averaged 10 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. He was a WCC All-Freshman Team selection. [5] As a sophomore, Edwards averaged 13.8 points and a team-leading 7.5 rebounds per game. He was named to the Second Team All-WCC. [6] On January 21, 2021, he recorded a career-high 37 points and 11 rebounds in an 85–68 win over Pacific. [7] He led Pepperdine to the College Basketball Invitational title and was named MVP. [8] As a junior, Edwards averaged 17.2 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, earning First Team All-WCC recognition. On April 23, 2021, he declared for the 2021 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility. [9] He later signed with BDA and WME Sports, forgoing his remaining eligibility. [10]

Professional career

Brooklyn Nets (2021–2023)

Edwards was selected in the second round of the 2021 NBA draft with the 44th pick by the Brooklyn Nets, [11] and was later included in the roster of the Nets for the 2021 NBA Summer League. [12] On August 16, he signed a two-way contract with the Nets. Under the terms of the deal, he split time between Brooklyn and their NBA G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets. [13] On April 10, 2022, Edwards's deal was promoted to a standard contract. [14]

On July 6, 2022, Edwards re-signed with the Nets to a reported two-year contract. [15] [16]

Sacramento Kings (2023–present)

On February 8, 2023, Edwards and cash considerations were traded to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for the draft rights to David Michineau. [17]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2021–22 Brooklyn 482320.6.412.353.8423.6.6.6.55.9
2022–23 Brooklyn 1415.6.250.167.5001.0.1.2.11.1
Sacramento 22313.9.435.349.7692.11.0.5.23.9
2023–24 Sacramento 5405.1.415.385.556.8.3.2.11.7
Career1382711.9.407.350.7442.0.5.4.23.5

Play-in

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2022 Brooklyn 107.6.000.000—.0.0.0.0.0
2024 Sacramento 102.2———1.0.0.0.0.0
Career204.9.000.000—.5.0.0.0.0

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2022 Brooklyn 203.5———.0.5.5.0.0
2023 Sacramento 601.2———.2.0.0.0.0
Career801.8———.1.1.1.0.0

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19 Pepperdine 342728.8.438.370.6945.41.01.11.09.8
2019–20 Pepperdine 313132.7.471.437.7617.41.5.91.813.6
2020–21 Pepperdine 272633.9.491.378.8766.81.21.01.217.2
Career928431.6.469.395.7896.51.21.01.313.3

Personal life

Edwards's older brother, Kameron, played college basketball for Pepperdine before embarking on a professional career. [18]

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  13. ↑ "BROOKLYN NETS SIGN KESSLER EDWARDS TO TWO-WAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. August 16, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
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