The Utah Jazz came up short for a win against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night, falling 122-125 in their first meeting of the season. Yet, the end result in this one could be exactly what the Jazz are looking for in their hopes of maximizing their spot in this year's draft lottery.

Well, on Friday night, the Jazz found a loophole. Kessler was not on the injury report, was available to play and in uniform. And he watched the Jazz’s 126-118 loss to the Toronto Raptors from the comfort of the bench the whole night.