Powell to Heat, Collins for Clipper in three-team trading

The Clippers, Jazz and Heat agreed to a trade on Monday, the Norman Powell to Miami, John Collins to Los Angeles and Kevin Love, Kyle Anderson and a second round in 2027 to Utah.

The 32-year-old Powell has had his best season in which he scored an average of 21.8 points and was an all-star candidate who started all 60 games in which he first played in his career. Miami wants to pick up a turbulent season to which the Jimmy Butler trade with Golden State belonged, and ended with a sweep from Cleveland in the first round. Powell adds insulting firepower and was a 42% shooter behind the arc last season. The 6-foot 4 guard is one of the most difficult work players in the league and should fit the culture of Miami seamlessly. He is entitled to expand and has concluded the last year of his contract with 20.4 million US dollars this season.

Collins, 27, is the type of sporty big that the clipper have desired in the past. The 6: 9 striker scored an average of 19 points and 8.2 rebounds in 40 games in 40 games last season.

According to sources, it was unlikely that Powell and Collins will sign extensions with their respective teams.

Lawrence Frank, President of Clipper from Basketball Operations, said that the team has addressed Collins “in recent years”.

“He is in his heyday,” said Frank on Monday in a call with reporters. “He is a power striker who can also play a little small ball [Harden] Can unlock certain parts of his game that our team can unlock. It can also help to clear the ground, which shot 40% from 3 years last year, will also help with our back rim. “

Frank said that the Clipperers want to stay flend with cap flexibility when a young star makes the road down and at the same time remains as competitive as for this season.

“It is constantly pushing and how can we be opportunistic and remain disciplined,” said Frank. “We are one of the two oldest teams in the league and we will have an infusion of younger talents over time – so as not to replace the boys we have, just to add them, and you can do so with free agency, draft and trades.

Although Powell was one of the best sixth men in the league in his first two seasons in Los Angeles before he was thriving with Kawhi Leonard in the first two months last season, the Clippers searched for more cap flexibility.

Leonard still has two years in his contract, and the steps of the Clipper in this low season have been geared towards future flexibility. They just agreed to a new two-year contract for $ 81.5 million with James Harden. The second year of Harden's deal has a player option and is partially guaranteed, said sources ESPN. Los Angeles also signed Center Brook Lopez $ 18 million for the second year of the contract with a team option of two years.

The Clippers can use another rifle guard and the point guard and that are not taxable $ 5.3 million. In fact, Frank said that the Clippers still have to shoot and add games.

“We're not finished,” he said.

Utah converted Collins' contract into a asset of a second round and will also create an exception of $ 26.6 million. Jazz exchanged Collin Sexton and a choice in the second round against Charlotte against Jusuf Nurkic and concluded a contract purchase by the guards Jordan Clarkson in this off -season.

The 36-year-old love, a five-time all-star, scored an average of 5.3 points and 4.1 rebounds for the heat last season. The 31 -year -old Anderson, who was purchased by Miami in retail with the Warriors with Butler last season, scored an average of 6.7 points in 25 games after trading.