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Noman Powell and John Collins highlight 3 team trade

Originally posted on Celtics Life | Last updated Jul 7, 2025 12:47 PM ET

The Los Angeles Clippers are acquiring John Colllins from the Utah Jazz in a deal that also sends Norman Powell to the Miami Heat. The Clippers add a very solid wing, while the Heat get an offensive boost on the wing.

For the Jazz, the deal appears to be a salary dump of the remaining money owed on Collins' contract. The Clippers are rumored to be pursuing Bradley Beal once he reaches a buyout with the Phoenix Suns. Moving Powell likely makes Los Angeles more attractive to Beal who hasn't enjoyed a reduced usage role in Phoenix.

BREAKING: The Clippers, Jazz and Heat have agreed to a trade that sends Norman Powell to Miami, John Collins to Los Angeles, and Kevin Love, Kyle Anderson and a 2027 Clippers second-round pick to the Jazz, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/o0FkV0o2l8
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 7, 2025

We’ll see where all the chips fall, but Bradley Beal to the Clippers after being bought out by the Suns feels like a natural way for things to play out.

John Collins and Brook Lopez are a couple of really strong additions for LAC this offseason.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) July 7, 2025