“The Jazz and Kings have conducted exploratory trade talks centered on John Collins,” Forbes’ Evan Sidery shared via Twitter/X on Thursday afternoon. “Sacramento can make salaries work while avoiding the tax by including Kevin Huerter and Trey Lyles.”

The Sacramento Kings have reportedly reached out to the Utah Jazz about trading for their star forward amid trade rumors.

The Jazz and Kings have conducted exploratory trade talks centered on John Collins. Sacramento can make salaries work while avoiding the tax by including Kevin Huerter and Trey Lyles. Collins is averaging 17.9 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists while shooting 43.8% on threes. pic.twitter.com/1o9HpiRolO

The Sacramento Kings could add a valuable power forward to their frontcourt ahead of the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline. Forbes’ Evan Sidery reported on Thursday

Evan Sidery, who covers the NBA for Forbes, reported Thursday the Kings and Utah Jazz have had exploratory conversations centered on Jazz forward John Collins. A deal for Collins would likely include Kings guard Kevin Huerter and forward Trey Lyles.

In that regard, even with their ragged play and needed late heroics, enough again broke right for the Heat in Thursday night’s 97-92 victory over the Utah Jazz at Delta Center. “It was definitely a sign of mentality stability and some improvement in that department,” coach Erik Spoelstra said. “That game was pretty ugly for us offensively.”

Now, it seems some teams around the league have started to notice some of the Jazz's commodities, and could aim to make a deal for the right price. Most recently, the Golden State Warriors have popped up on Utah's radar, as they've seemingly had interest in one of their veteran talents.

Here we will discuss the top three players whom the Utah Jazz must consider as trade targets for the 2024-25 season.

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The Kings turned in an impressive performance Sunday, blowing out the Golden State Warriors to win their fourth in a row under interim coach Doug Christie. Malik Monk had 26 points and 12 assists to lead the Kings to a 129-99 victory over the Warriors at Chase Center in San Francisco.

Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 136-100 loss to the Utah Jazz (8-25) on Saturday night at Kaseya Center to close its three-game homestand at 1-2. The Heat (17-16) now embarks on a six-game West Coast trip that begins Monday against the Sacramento Kings:

The Sacramento Kings and the Utah Jazz are negotiating for John Collins, who could end up in California in exchange for Kevin Huerter and Trey Lyles.