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

One of those appealing aspects of Utah's season has been the play of John Collins, and his improvement during his second year in a Jazz uniform. Collins has seen some noticeable improvements for his average in points,

The Jazz dropped the first of a two-game tank-off with the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday, falling 136-123 at the Smoothie King Center.

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

Collins (hip) remains out for Wednesday's game against the Hornets, Andy Larsen of The Salt Lake Tribune reports.

It’s been a difficult first half of the season for the New Orleans Pelicans and the Utah Jazz, but they’ll square off Friday night in a matchup of two teams

Collins has been upgraded from questionable to probable Saturday after missing Utah's last five outings. If Collins is able to return to action against Miami, Johny Juzang will likely return to the bench.

New Orleans plays Utah in a matchup of Western Conference teams. The teams play Friday for the first time this season.

Currently, the Atlanta Hawks (18-18) have six players on the injury report, including Trae Young, for their matchup with the Utah Jazz (9-25) at Delta Center on Tuesday, January 7 at 9:00 PM ET. The Jazz have five injured players,

The Utah Jazz lose frequently. But they are improving ... But on Sunday, the Jazz were without Markkanen, Jordan Clarkson, Keyonte George and John Collins. That’s three starters and the sixth man. Clearly, the Jazz have begun doing something correctly.

Despite those issues, the Jazz have managed to win a respectable three of seven games this month. Among those victories were a 136-100 thrashing of Miami and a 105-92 win over an

With John Collins (hip) and Lauri Markkanen (back) both dealing with injuries, Eubanks should continue to receive increased playing time as a bench option in Utah's frontcourt.