| Kessler Edwards | |
| Position: | Small forward |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 7 |
| Weight Lbs: | 203 |
| League: | NBA |
| Team: | Dallas Mavericks |
| Number: | 20 |
| Birth Date: | 9 August 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Glendale, California, U.S. |
| High School: | Etiwanda (Rancho Cucamonga, California) |
| College: | Pepperdine (2018–2021) |
| Draft Year: | 2021 |
| Draft Round: | 2 |
| Draft Pick: | 44 |
| Draft Team: | Brooklyn Nets |
| Career Start: | 2021 |
| Years1: | – |
| Team1: | Brooklyn Nets |
| Years2: | 2021–2023 |
| Team2: | →Long Island Nets |
| Years3: | – |
| Team3: | Sacramento Kings |
| Years4: | 2024 |
| Team4: | →Stockton Kings |
| Years5: | –present |
| Team5: | Dallas Mavericks |
| Years6: | 2024–present |
| Team6: | →Texas Legends |
| Highlights: | |
Kessler Donovan Edwards (born August 9, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Texas Legends of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Pepperdine Waves.
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]
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]
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]
On February 8, 2023, Edwards and cash considerations were traded to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for the draft rights to David Michineau.[17]
On August 8, 2024, Edwards signed a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks.[18]
|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|Brooklyn| 48 || 23 || 20.6 || .412 || .353 || .842 || 3.6 || .6 || .6 || .5 || 5.9|-| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2|| style="text-align:left;"|Brooklyn| 14 || 1 || 5.7 || .250 || .167 || .500 || 1.0 || .1 || .2 || .1 || 1.1|-| style="text-align:left;"|Sacramento| 22 || 3 || 13.9 || .435 || .349 || .769 || 2.1 || 1.0 || .5 || .2 || 3.9|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|Sacramento| 54 || 0 || 5.1 || .415 || .385 || .556 || .8 || .3 || .2 || .1 || 1.7 |- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 138 || 27 || 11.9 || .407 || .350 || .744 || 2.0 || .5 || .4 || .2 || 3.5
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022| style="text-align:left;"| Brooklyn| 1 || 0 || 7.6 || .000 || .000 || || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2024| style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento| 1 || 0 || 2.2 || || || || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career| 2 || 0 || 4.9 || .000 || .000 || || .5 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0
|-| style="text-align:left;"|2022| style="text-align:left;"|Brooklyn| 2 || 0 || 3.5 || || || || .0 || .5 || .5 || .0 || .0|-| style="text-align:left;"|2023| style="text-align:left;"|Sacramento| 6 || 0 || 1.2 || || || || .2 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 8 || 0 || 1.8 || || || || .1 || .1 || .1 || .0 || .0
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| Pepperdine| 34 || 27 || 28.8 || .438 || .370 || .694 || 5.4 || 1.0 || 1.1 || 1.0 || 9.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Pepperdine| 31 || 31 || 32.7 || .471 || .437 || .761 || 7.4 || 1.5 || .9 || 1.8 || 13.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Pepperdine| 27 || 26 || 33.9 || .491 || .378 || .876 || 6.8 || 1.2 || 1.0 || 1.2 || 17.2|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 92 || 84 || 31.6 || .469 || .395 || .789 || 6.5 || 1.2 || 1.0 || 1.3 || 13.3
Edwards's older brother, Kameron, played college basketball for Pepperdine before embarking on a professional career.[19]