Powell joins Heat, Collins heads to Clippers, Love and Anderson to Utah in 3-team trade: Report

The Miami Heat are set to acquire Norman Powell, while John Collins will be heading to the Los Angeles Clippers, and Kevin Love and Kyle Anderson are set to join the Utah Jazz as part of a three-team trade, ESPN reported, citing sources.

The person with the knowledge of the deal, who, on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press on Monday that as part of the deal, at least one second-round draft pick is going from the Clippers to Utah. The trade, however, has not received the required approval from the NBA.

Powell averaged 21.8 points last season for the Clippers and is a career 40% shooter from 3-point range. Collins averaged 19 points in 40 games for the Jazz last season, while Love averaged 5.3 points in 23 games with the Heat, and Anderson averaged 6.7 points in 25 games after being traded to Miami.


Powell is expected to provide Miami with much-needed scoring and shooting. The Heat were 24th out of 30 teams in points per game last season and have already seen the departure of Duncan Robinson, the team's all-time 3-point leader, in the summer of 2025. Robinson is joining the Detroit Pistons.

Love is an NBA champion, a five-time All-Star, and a likely Hall of Famer when his playing days end, and he has expressed interest in possibly remaining with the Heat even past his current contract, which expires after the coming 2025-26 season.

Collins has averaged 16 points per game in eight seasons, the first six with Atlanta and two with Utah. Anderson will be joining his sixth team, after previous stints with San Antonio, Memphis, Minnesota, and Golden State, before getting sent to the Heat as part of the trade that moved Jimmy Butler to the Warriors.