Clippers trade Norman Powell to Heat as part of three-team deal, net John Collins

Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times on Jul 7, 2025

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LOS ANGELES — The Clippers have traded guard Norman Powell to the Miami Heat and have acquired forward John Collins from the Utah Jazz in a three-team, multiplayer deal that also includes a draft pick, according to people with knowledge of the situation not authorized to speak on the matter.

The Clippers will send a 2027 second-round pick to the Jazz and the Heat will send Kyle Anderson and Kevin Love to the Jazz as part of the deal.

In Collins, the Clippers get some much-needed size for the frontcourt and youth.

Though Collins, 27, played just 40 games last season for the Jazz, including 31 starts, he averaged 19.0 points and 8.2 rebounds.

A 6-foot-9, 226-pound power forward, Collins improved his outside shooting, making a career-best 39.9% of his 3-pointers last season despite dealing with back and ankle injuries.

Over the course of his eight-year career, Collins has averaged 16.0 points, 8.1 rebounds and shot 54.6% from the field, 36.3% from 3-point range and 79.2% from the free throw line, including a career-best 84.8% last season.

Collins opted into his player option that pays him $26.5 million next season, his last year of that deal.

Powell, 32, was one of the Clippers' top performers last season, averaging a career-high 21.8 points per game, second-best on the team. He was in the final year of a contract that was to pay him $20.4 million next season and was seeking an extension.

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