Walker Kessler is gone -- it was not a nightmare, nor can this moment in history be undone. Signing with the Los Angeles Lakers felt like an inevitability for Rob Pelinka's apparent favorite rim protector. He had been at the top of the team's trade deadline and free agency deadline wishlist for years now, and now the Lake Show finally has their center of the future.

On the bright side, two unprotected first-round picks and two more pick swaps are a more than adequate consolation prize for the Utah Jazz, who weren't keen to cough up Kessler's steep asking price and stretched out an arduous negotiation process.

But that's in the past, and the "bright tomorrow" Jazz are moving into the upcoming season with a fresh resolve to reintegrate into a winning society.

And that starts by finalizing the situation at the center position; it's a bit of a log jam at the moment.

At the time of this article, the Utah Jazz currently have four centers on the roster, giving Will Hardy an excess of options, which could be both a good and a bad thing.

Good, because who doesn't love options? Last season's center rotation shallowed out when Kessler went out with injury, and though Nurkic enjoyed his best season in a very long time, it wasn't long before the Bosnian Beast traded his gameday threads for street clothes as he was scratched from the lineup with injuries of his own.

This year, the Jazz have depth at the 5, but with that comes a struggle to maximize the lineups. That's where the challenge will stand.

Jaren Jackson Jr

Standing at 6'10", Jackson is more of a hybrid 4/5 build. He spaces the floor exceptionally, and does an even better job as a rim protector, but his All-Star status has come despite struggles as a rebounder. The Grizzlies ultimately decided that Jackson's abilities were maximized when paired with a big center, so it'll be up to Hardy to determine if he wants a starting lineup with Jackson at the 5, or needs to fill in that starting role with another big.

Jusuf Nurkic

And Nurkic is the obvious candidate to fill that need if Jackson is destined to play the 4. An excellent passer and strong shooter for his size, Nurkic is much more defensively limited than Kessler or Jackson, but could offer size and connective passing that fits flawlessly into Hardy's ball movement system.

Jaxson Hayes

Hayes isn't the best center in the NBA. In fact, he was often the player that the Lakers were dying to swap for Kessler. In a roundabout way, they've done just that, but Hayes' ceiling is likely as a second-unit rim-runner in Utah.

Mo Bamba

A surprise addition to the lineup, the Jazz have signed Mo Bamba yet again, but this time in a more permanent role... ish. The former 6th pick in his draft class, Bamba hasn't panned out to become the type of player many expected him to be in the NBA. He'll warm the bench in Utah, barring a career renaissance.