“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 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

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.

The Sacramento Kings are winners of seven of their last eight games and are back to .500 on the season. With their upward surge, the Kings are expected to crack their way into the playoff picture, and a lot of credit is owed to interim head coach Doug Christie.

Despite their recent run of success, the Sacramento Kings reportedly haven't been major players on the trade market as of yet. Speaking Wednesday on

The Sacramento Kings must address this need on their roster before the upcoming 2024-25 NBA trade deadline.

League sources say Washington and Utah are actively exploring the market possibilities with Jonas Valančiūnas and John Collins, respectively. Chicago has likewise invited trade interest in center Nikola Vučević for weeks.

This latest trade rumor surrounding the Utah Jazz may have legs. According to NBA correspondent Evan Sidery of Forbes, the Jazz and the Sacramento Kings have st