Tag: Jazz
The Miami Heat dealt Kevin Love to the Utah Jazz as part of a three-team trade with the Los Angeles Clippers earlier this month, and the Jazz are rumored to buy out the remaining $4.15 million of his contract. Kevin Love Prefers Big Glamour Markets A contract buyout would make Love a free agent. When […]
The Utah Jazz have waived Jaden Springer ahead of his July 25 contract guarantee date. Had Utah kept Springer on the roster, he would have seen the protection in his $2.34 million non-guaranteed contract increase from $0 to $400,000, according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks. Springer also would’ve received $600,000 had he stayed on the roster […]
Although the Utah Jazz parted ways with veterans Jordan Clarkson, John Collins, and Collin Sexton this offseason, the Western Conference team is reportedly not planning to move Lauri Markkanen this summer. Jazz Intend To Build Around Lauri Markkanen According to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, scouts and executives are wondering “whether the Jazz would trade 28-year-old Markkanen […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers may decide to bring back Kevin Love this summer after the five-time All-Star was dealt to the Utah Jazz by the Miami Heat in Monday’s three-team trade with the Los Angeles Clippers. Jazz Could Buy Out Kevin Love’s Contract Love, who last played for the Cavaliers during the 2023-23 season, was recently […]
The Miami Heat reportedly are expected to be active in monitoring the trade market this offseason. Per NBA insider Jake Fischer, the Heat have “been linked to” Sacramento Kings veteran guard DeMar DeRozan and also have been “mentioned as a potential destination” for Utah Jazz veteran wing John Collins. DeMar DeRozan, John Collins Will Each […]
If the Los Angeles Lakers want Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler, they will not be able to acquire him for less than two first-round draft picks, according to The Athletic’s Jovan Buha. Jazz Have Steep Asking Price For Walker Kessler Buha said in a Monday livestream (31:30 mark) of his YouTube podcast that he’s “heard […]
The Utah Jazz selected Ace Bailey with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft, despite the Rutgers star publicly expressing his desire to play for teams like the Washington Wizards, New Orleans Pelicans, and Brooklyn Nets. Ace Bailey’s Reps Told Top-5 Team Not To Select Him Bailey’s decision to skip workouts with […]
Ace Bailey didn’t expect to hear his name called by the Utah Jazz with the No. 5 overall pick on Wednesday night in the 2025 NBA draft. Leading up to the event, Bailey’s decision to skip workouts with every NBA team led to speculation that he potentially already had a promise from a team. Despite […]
Utah Jazz veteran forward John Collins has picked up his $26.5 million player option for the 2025-26 season, sources informed ESPN’s Shams Charania on Wednesday. This is part of the five-year, $125 million contract he signed with the Atlanta Hawks in August 2021. Then in July 2023, the Hawks traded Collins to Utah for Rudy […]
The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly not interested in a trade for Utah Jazz veteran forward John Collins despite several sources linking the former first-rounder to the purple and gold, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line. “Collins had a strong 2024-25 campaign, but I’m told any suggestion that the Lakers are a trade […]
