<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-john-collins-becoming-prime-jazz-trade-candidate');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: John Collins becoming ‘prime’ Jazz trade candidate');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/NBA-rumors-John-Collins-becoming-prime-Jazz-trade-candidate-1.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: John Collins becoming ‘prime’ Jazz trade candidate</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-01T19:37:12-08:00">December 1st, 7:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-01T19:44:35-08:00">December 1st, 7:44pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jazzs-biggest-disappointment-early-in-2024-25-season">Utah Jazz are not having a terrific season</a>, to say the least. But they can be one of the most talked-about teams heading into the NBA trade deadline in February, with star forward John Collins already becoming an intriguing Utah asset that many view <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/sunday-best-all-my-latest-trade-talk?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=152376939&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">has a good chance of being moved</a>.</p><p>“The leaguewide presumption about the Jazz nonetheless persists that Collins — like fellow veterans Jordan Clarkson and Collin Sexton — is a prime candidate to be dealt between now and the Feb. 6 trade deadline by Jazz CEO Danny Ainge,” NBA insider Marc Stein wrote.</p><p>“Collins, though, learned how to cope with such chatter and uncertainty through numerous transactional cycles after landing his Atlanta deal and, to his credit, has been a source of consistency (and efficiency) for a team that is known to be prioritizing draft position above all this season as Utah plots its course to build out a sustainable core around star forward Lauri Markkanen,” added Stein.</p><p>Collins, who was traded by the Atlanta Hawks to the Jazz in 2023 in exchange for Rudy Gay and a second-round pick in 2026, is earning $26.58 million in the 2024-25 NBA season. He has a player option worth the same amount in the 2025-26 season, though, he has yet to exercise that privilege.</p><h2><b>John Collins is having a solid season amid NBA trade noise</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Nassir-Little.jpg"><figcaption>© Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Regardless of the trade noise swirling around his name, Collins is consistently providing solid performances for the Jazz, who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-vs-jazz-prediction-odds-pick-12-1-2024">entered Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers</a> with just four wins through 15 games. Prior to the Lakers game, Collins is averaging 17.8 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.8 blocks while shooting 53.5 percent from the floor.</p><p>He is still not a real threat from behind the arc, as he’s taking just 2.8 attempts from behind the arc per game, but Collins is a big asset for Utah on both ends of the floor. In Utah’s first 19 games, Collins was tied with Lauri Markkanen in terms of win shares (1.4) while ranked first on the team with a 21.2 player efficiency rating.</p><p>At 27 years old, Collins has plenty of prime seasons in front of him, but the Jazz appear to have considerable interest in trading the former Wake Forest Demon Deacons star rather than keeping him as part of the franchise’s ongoing rebuild.</p><p>Collins arrived in the NBA in 2017 when the Hawks selected him 19th overall in the first round of that year’s NBA draft.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: John Collins becoming ‘prime’ Jazz trade candidate

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jazz-news-john-collins-hero-moment-mavericks-spoils-luka-doncic-huge-night');   ga('set', 'title', 'John Collins’ hero moment in Jazz win vs. Mavericks spoils Luka Doncic’s huge night');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jazz-news-John-Collins-hero-moment-vs-Mavs-spoils-Luka-Doncics-huge-night.jpg"></figure><h1>John Collins’ hero moment in Jazz win vs. Mavericks spoils Luka Doncic’s huge night</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-14T20:53:32-08:00">November 14th, 8:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-14T20:53:32-08:00">November 14th, 8:53pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-kyrie-irving-luka-doncic-injury-report-dallas-jazz-game">Even without Kyrie Irving</a>, the Dallas Mavericks were favored to take the win in their Thursday night contest against the Utah Jazz despite being on the road. Luka Doncic was still around anyway to lead the way. But the 2-8 Jazz managed to play above expectations all night long despite the absence of Walker Kessler as well as the early exit of Lauri Markkanen, stealing the win, 115-113, courtesy of a John Collins slam.</p><p>With the game tied up at 113 following a Klay Thompson triple, the Jazz decided not to call a timeout to set up a play. Instead, they let Jordan Clarkson commandeer the offense as he ran down the clock. While Clarkson was isolating, the Mavericks had a bit of confusion on the help side, with Doncic and Quentin Grimes not paying attention. Clarkson capitalized on this gaffe and threw a bullet pass to a wide-open Collins <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1857279557188935989" rel="noopener">near the rim</a>, and with Kyle Filipowski spreading the floor, Dereck Lively II was too late in his help.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jordan Clarkson 👉 John Collins 💥</p><p>Ball game, Utah Jazz!<a href="https://t.co/zB5HMrumVE">pic.twitter.com/zB5HMrumVE</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1857279557188935989?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>This, however, still left 6.4 seconds for the Mavericks to try to at least send the game to overtime. With Doncic <a href="https://x.com/statmuse/status/1857277756389662794" rel="noopener">having 37 points</a> on the night, everyone in the building knew that the ball was going to his hands. The Jazz defense adjusted accordingly, sending late help to Doncic as he chiseled his way towards the basket. This forced Doncic to swing the ball to Naji Marshall on the corner, and Marshall promptly threw up an airball, sealing the win for the Jazz.</p><p>It looked as though the Mavericks had the Jazz on the ropes late in the game as they came all the way from down 16 points to take the lead in the fourth. But the Jazz’s veterans came through. Clarkson scored a crucial and-one layup to give Utah back the lead, and then Collins had a putback dunk to give them a 113-110 advantage, setting up the turn of events that was already mentioned above.</p><p>This win puts the Jazz at 3-8 to begin the season and their first win of the year at home. Meanwhile, the Mavericks have now lost four consecutive games in the clutch in what has been a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-kyrie-irving-admission-after-loss-nuggets">heartbreaking way</a> for them to follow up their run to the NBA Finals last season.</p><h2><b>The Jazz will be alright</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jazz-guard-Jordan-Clarkson-00-reacts.jpg"></figure><p>It has been a rough start to the season for the Jazz. They seem to have skipped the portion of the season where they’re at least semi-competitive, as they have plummeted down the standings through the first few games of the new campaign. But their performance on Thursday against the Mavericks shows that they will be alright moving forward.</p><p>Head coach Will Hardy still looks like one of the best in the business, pulling the strings to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-vs-jazz-predictions-odds-pick-11-14-2024">hold off the Mavericks’ hard-charging comeback</a> attempt in the end. Youngsters Kyle Filipowski, Keyonte George, and Isaiah Collier all had their moments, while the team’s veterans made sure that the Jazz wouldn’t choke in the end.</p><p>The Jazz will now look to keep their momentum going when they take on the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night at 10 PM E.T.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

John Collins’ hero moment in Jazz win vs. Mavericks spoils Luka Doncic’s huge night

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/timberwolves-news-did-anthony-edwards-troll-john-collins-with-viral-jersey-video-heres-the-truth');   ga('set', 'title', 'Timberwolves: Did Anthony Edwards troll John Collins with viral jersey video? 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Here’s the truth</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-19T07:45:21-07:00">March 19th, 7:45am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-19T14:53:12-07:00">March 19th, 2:53pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Monday night, it was Anthony Edwards who became the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-anthony-edwards-vicious-poster-on-john-collins-has-fans-losing-their-minds" rel="noopener">talk of the town</a> after he embarrassed John Collins with a mean poster jam during the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 114-104 win over the Utah Jazz.</p><p>Edwards got so much elevation, giving Collins no chance to contest his dunk attempt — with the Timberwolves star leaving a trail of destruction in his wake after his stiff-arm on the Jazz big man knocked him out for the rest of the game.</p><p>It seemed like <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-even-anthony-edwards-cant-believe-his-vicious-dunk-that-injured-john-collins" rel="noopener">Edwards had a vendetta</a> against Collins. The Timberwolves star didn’t just throw down the arguable dunk of the year over him, he also hit him with a nasty crossover in the first half. But it seemed like Edwards’ mockery of Collins did not stop on the hardwood.</p><p>After the game, Anthony Edwards took some time to engage with some of his fans who made the trip to Salt Lake City. One fan asked the Timberwolves star if he could get his jersey.</p><p>Edwards rebuffed the request, and in doing so, it sounded like his reason for doing so was that he was going to hand out the jersey to John Collins. While that would have been hilarious, Tony Jones of The Athletic reported that what Edwards said was “Collin,” which meant that he was going to <a href="https://twitter.com/Tjonesonthenba/status/1769942554013995171" rel="noopener">do a jersey swap</a> with Collin Sexton in the locker room.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">So to be accurate about this: Anthony Edwards exchanged jerseys with Collin Sexton. The two are longtime friends from their days of growing up in Georgia….</p><p>He did not say John Collins <a href="https://t.co/9wza1T91aG">https://t.co/9wza1T91aG</a></p><p>— Tony Jones (@Tjonesonthenba) <a href="https://twitter.com/Tjonesonthenba/status/1769942554013995171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It would have been one of the worst professional days of John Collins’ career if Anthony Edwards rubbed even more salt on his wounds by giving him his jersey. The mere thought of Edwards doing this had fans in stitches on social media, but alas, the truth is oftentimes more grounded than the possibilities presented to us by our imaginations.</p><p>Edwards will now have to find the joy he had in the way he crushed the Jazz on Monday in lifting a shorthanded Timberwolves squad. Currently, Naz Reid is dealing with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-hit-with-another-brutal-big-man-injury-blow-after-naz-reid-exits-vs-jazz" rel="noopener">a head knock</a>, Rudy Gobert is nursing a rib injury, while Karl-Anthony Towns doesn’t have a definite return timeline from his meniscus tear in his knee.</p><p>The Timberwolves will be facing the reigning champion Denver Nuggets later tonight, and it’ll be interesting if Edwards can replicate his thorough demolition of John Collins against a much tougher opponent.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Timberwolves: Did Anthony Edwards troll John Collins with viral jersey video? Here’s the truth

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/timberwolves-news-even-anthony-edwards-cant-believe-his-vicious-dunk-that-injured-john-collins');   ga('set', 'title', 'Timberwolves: Even Anthony Edwards can’t believe his vicious dunk that injured John Collins');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Timberwolves-Even-Anthony-Edwards-cant-believe-his-vicious-dunk-that-injured-John-Collins.jpg"></figure><h1>Timberwolves: Even Anthony Edwards can’t believe his vicious dunk that injured John Collins</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-18T21:31:59-07:00">March 18th, 9:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-18T21:31:59-07:00">March 18th, 9:31pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Monday night, Anthony Edwards may have thrown down the dunk of the year. Edwards, in the third quarter of what ended up being a 114-104 win for the Minnesota Timberwolves over the Utah Jazz, took off on the fastbreak, jumping from the inner circle of the charity stripe while stiff-arming John Collins (forcing him to exit the game due to a concussion) en route to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-anthony-edwards-vicious-poster-on-john-collins-has-fans-losing-their-minds" rel="noopener">nasty poster jam</a> that will be part of “best dunks in NBA history” compilation videos until the end of time.</p><p>Edwards has long been capable of pulling off some otherworldly feats of athleticism that would have everyone questioning whether or not gravity is real. After all, back in his rookie season, the Timberwolves star already detonated for an unfathomably nasty jam over Yuta Watanabe. Nonetheless, even Edwards himself couldn’t believe what he’s capable of sometimes, as evidenced by <a href="https://twitter.com/ChristopherHine/status/1769926333596115203" rel="noopener">his hilarious reaction</a> when the Bally Sports North booth showed him the replay of his dunk over Collins during his postgame interview.</p><p>“Ha! Little a** n***a! Oh my god!” Edwards said while being animated as ever, via Chris Hine of Star Tribune. “That was my best dunk of my career, I’m not gonna lie. I couldn’t even react because I dislocated my finger!”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Anthony Edwards reacting to a replay of the dunk <a href="https://t.co/yEfQYXVfy0">pic.twitter.com/yEfQYXVfy0</a></p><p>— Chris Hine (@ChristopherHine) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChristopherHine/status/1769926333596115203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Anthony Edwards is a highlight reel unto himself, and it certainly means a lot if the Timberwolves star ranks this vicious dunk over John Collins as the best of his career. As Bally Sports North’s Kevin Lynch pointed out, Edwards has plenty of candidates for that distinction, including the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-anthony-edwards-dunk-of-the-year-just-ended-yuta-watanabe" rel="noopener">aforementioned dunk</a> over Watanabe.</p><p>In terms of sheer athletic prowess, this indeed might be the best throwdown of Edwards’ career. He took off from a mile out, and he had to ward off the defense of John Collins, a 6’9 big man who averages one block per game over his career. The dunk over Watanabe is insane as well, make no mistake about it, but this had a greater degree of difficulty.</p><p>Earlier in the season, the Timberwolves star also got the NBA fanbase talking after he threw an alley-oop to himself, so this season alone, Edwards has some worthy contenders that match this epic poster.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Timberwolves: Even Anthony Edwards can’t believe his vicious dunk that injured John Collins

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jazz-news-john-collins-exits-timberwolves-head-injury-caused-anthony-edwards-dunk');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jazz’s John Collins exits vs. Timberwolves due to head injury caused by Anthony Edwards dunk');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Jazz-news-John-Collins-exits-vs.-Timberwolves-due-to-head-injury-caused-by-Anthony-Edwards-dunk.jpg"></figure><h1>Jazz’s John Collins exits vs. Timberwolves due to head injury caused by Anthony Edwards dunk</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-18T20:51:22-07:00">March 18th, 8:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-18T20:51:22-07:00">March 18th, 8:51pm</time><address><a>Peter Sampson</a>Peter Sampson has been covering all things sports (with a focus on the Portland Trail Blazers) for more than a decade, most recently hosting "The Pulse with Peter Sampson" in Afternoon Drive for 750 The Game. Prior to that, he hosted an NBA wrap-up show that aired immediately at the conclusion of every Trail Blazers game. Peter had previous stops at Blazer's Edge and XRAY.FM - where his show "Blazer's Edge Radio" was named "Portland's Best Sports Radio" in the 2017 Willamette Week reader's poll. When he's not telling the stories of your favorite sports team, Peter can be found recording the next garage rock classic in his basement studio, whipping up an authentic Italian meal in the kitchen, or trying to figure out the appeal of Minecraft with his 9-year-old son in the living room.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Utah Jazz big man John Collins was forced to exit his team’s matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night due to a head injury cause by an explosive Anthony Edwards dunk:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">ANTHONY EDWARDS WITH THE DUNK OF THE YEAR?!</p><p>WOW 🤯<a href="https://t.co/KDXVUgnbvi">pic.twitter.com/KDXVUgnbvi</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1769914227181977620?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Collins, who attempted to contest the Edwards slam, was being evaluated for a concussion, according to the Jazz.</p><p>He ultimately was ruled out with a head contusion, <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1769925642303553740?s=20" rel="noopener">but not a concussion</a>, per Shams Charania of The Athletic.</p><p>Collins was visibly shaken up after attempting to contest an Anthony Edwards’ dunk-of-the-year submission. His next opportunity to take the court comes Wednesday versus Oklahoma City, but his status for the remainder of the week could be up in the air. In his stead, Walker Kessler is likely due for more minutes, while Luka Samanic could re-enter the rotation and the versatility of Taylor Hendricks may be leaned on.</p><p>Collins recently made news when, in the final moments of the Jazz’s 119-117 loss to the Chicago Bulls, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-bulls-jazz-showdown-gets-heated-john-collins-shoves-chicago-assistant-coach" rel="noopener">a scuffle broke out</a> after Collin Sexton intentionally fouled DeMar DeRozan. Bulls forward Torrey Craig, who wasn’t on the active roster, jawed at Sexton, and Sexton is not exactly someone who backs down.</p><p>Things got heated to the point where the Jazz big man thought it was necessary for him to intervene. However, that only escalated the tension after Bulls assistant coach Chris Fleming appeared to shove Collins, an act which he took exception to.</p><p>Afterward, Collins explained his side of the story.</p><p>“Collin and T-Craig got into a little [scuffle], they’re talking. Ran over, I’m standing there and the coach comes over and just shoves me for no reason. Y’all can go watch the film,” <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jazz-news-john-collins-breaks-silence-on-controversial-shoving-match-with-bulls-assistant" rel="noopener">said the Jazz forward</a>. “I just protected myself. Literally just standing there and dude just puts a forearm on my chest and pushing me back. He needs more self-control.”</p><p>The Jazz next take on the Thunder on Wednesday night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jazz’s John Collins exits vs. Timberwolves due to head injury caused by Anthony Edwards dunk

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/timberwolves-news-anthony-edwards-vicious-poster-on-john-collins-has-fans-losing-their-minds');   ga('set', 'title', 'Timberwolves: Anthony Edwards’ vicious poster on John Collins has fans losing their minds');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Timberwolves-Anthony-Edwards-vicious-poster-on-John-Collins-has-fans-losing-their-minds.jpg"></figure><h1>Timberwolves: Anthony Edwards’ vicious poster on John Collins has fans losing their minds</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-18T20:36:50-07:00">March 18th, 8:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-18T20:36:50-07:00">March 18th, 8:36pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards is the rare player fans should never take their eyes off at any time. After all, Edwards is capable of pulling off some <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-anthony-edwards-wild-admission-after-insane-game-saving-block-vs-pacers" rel="noopener">jaw-dropping feats of athleticism</a> without prior notice, and during their Monday night clash against the Utah Jazz, that’s exactly what Edwards did.</p><p>With the Timberwolves down by one, 66-65, in the middle of the third quarter, Edwards came storming in transition, throwing down an emphatic poster jam over Jazz big man John Collins despite taking off from the inner circle of the free-throw line. Collins <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1769916631084380235" rel="noopener">stood no chance</a>, as Edwards was already at the apex of his jump before he could even get some lift on his shot-contest attempt.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Another look at Anthony Edwards' poster dunk on John Collins 👀<a href="https://t.co/zDw0kRHRCP">pic.twitter.com/zDw0kRHRCP</a> <a href="https://t.co/j4YjcjHl1T">https://t.co/j4YjcjHl1T</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1769916631084380235?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This picture of Anthony Edwards’ dunk over John Collins is TOO COLD 😤</p><p>(📸: <a href="https://twitter.com/Timberwolves?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Timberwolves</a>) <a href="https://t.co/8RIIv2nKWh">pic.twitter.com/8RIIv2nKWh</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1769916850450661449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Anthony Edwards’ dunk caused some considerable carnage, both on John Collins and on Edwards himself. In the aftermath of the play, Edwards reportedly dislocated his finger, forcing him to exit the game to sort out the issue. (The Timberwolves star returned to the game, thankfully.) Meanwhile, the Jazz big man reportedly sustained a concussion, with Edwards leaving quite the wake of destruction with what might be the best dunk of the year.</p><p>“Ant dunked on Collins so hard he broke his finger &amp; Collins got a concussion… that is nuts 🤯,” <a href="https://twitter.com/jasonali_/status/1769922745322913817" rel="noopener">wrote one fan</a> on Twitter (X). <a href="https://twitter.com/ItsJustKimble/status/1769922456125428179" rel="noopener">Added another</a>, “Ant Man dunked on John Collins so bad, he out w/ a concussion. Ohmygawd lmaooo 💀.”</p><p>This actually wasn’t the first time in the game that the Timberwolves star put John Collins through the ringer. Earlier, Anthony Edwards had Collins on toast, with Edwards hitting the Jazz big man with a mean crossover before finishing with an acrobatic lefty layup.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">John Collins having nightmares about Ant tonight fasho… Mixed and punched on in the same game?! <a href="https://t.co/OxfxkNilro">https://t.co/OxfxkNilro</a></p><p>— Wan (@juwanmccloud) <a href="https://twitter.com/juwanmccloud/status/1769922518691815568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Anthony Edwards’ dunk simply might be retribution; earlier in the game, John Collins hit Naz Reid on the head, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-hit-with-another-brutal-big-man-injury-blow-after-naz-reid-exits-vs-jazz" rel="noopener">forcing Reid to exit</a> the game at the half. With the Timberwolves already facing a few frontcourt injuries, Edwards is taking it upon himself to bear a heavy burden.</p><p>“Ant tried to get revenge on John Collins for what he did to Naz Reid, but now he might be hurt,” @ImDaRealAni <a href="https://twitter.com/ImDaRealAni/status/1769914302125703455" rel="noopener">pointed out</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Naz Reid got hit in the back of his head by John Collins and is OUT for the remainder of the Timberwolves-Jazz game.</p><p>Hope he's okay 🙏<a href="https://t.co/bzUEtR1Vo4">pic.twitter.com/bzUEtR1Vo4</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1769913302878982578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In the end, Edwards finished with 32 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists to lead the Timberwolves to a 114-104 victory over the Jazz.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Timberwolves: Anthony Edwards’ vicious poster on John Collins has fans losing their minds

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jazz-news-john-collins-breaks-silence-on-controversial-shoving-match-with-bulls-assistant');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jazz’s John Collins breaks silence on controversial shoving match with Bulls assistant');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Jazzs-John-Collins-breaks-silence-on-controversial-shoving-match-with-Bulls-assistant.jpg"></figure><h1>Jazz’s John Collins breaks silence on controversial shoving match with Bulls assistant</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-06T22:34:40-08:00">March 6th, 10:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-06T22:34:40-08:00">March 6th, 10:34pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In the dying embers of the Utah Jazz’s 119-117 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-bulls-jazz-showdown-gets-heated-john-collins-shoves-chicago-assistant-coach" rel="noopener">a scuffle broke out</a> after Collin Sexton intentionally fouled DeMar DeRozan. Bulls forward Torrey Craig, who wasn’t on the active roster, jawed at Sexton, and Sexton is not exactly someone who backs down. Things got heated to the point where Jazz big man John Collins thought it was necessary for him to intervene. However, that only escalated the tension after Bulls assistant coach Chris Fleming appeared to shove Collins, an act which Collins took exception to.</p><p>Following the Jazz’s defeat to the Bulls, which happened in heartbreaking fashion, Collins revealed<a href="https://twitter.com/DarnellMayberry/status/1765605200587608431" rel="noopener"> his side of the story</a> on his altercation with Fleming. The Jazz big man said that he was merely defending himself after the Bulls assistant fired the first shot.</p><p>“Collin and T-Craig got into a little [scuffle], they’re talking. Ran over, I’m standing there and the coach comes over and just shoves me for no reason. Y’all can go watch the film,” Collins told reporters, via Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic. “I just protected myself. Literally just standing there and dude just puts a forearm on my chest and pushing me back. He needs more self-control.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jazz forward John Collins tells his side of the story from the altercation near the conclusion of tonight’s Bulls-Jazz game.</p><p>“I’m standing there and the coach comes over and just shoves me for no reason. Y’all can go watch the film,” Collins said. “I just protected myself.” <a href="https://t.co/19T23Zr8iC">pic.twitter.com/19T23Zr8iC</a></p><p>— Darnell Mayberry (@DarnellMayberry) <a href="https://twitter.com/DarnellMayberry/status/1765605200587608431?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 7, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>When combing through the film, it certainly looked like Bulls assistant Chris Fleming made first contact against John Collins. The Jazz big man was clearly looking at the eye line of Torrey Craig before he felt the arm on his chest. Collins, however, in retaliation, also shoved Fleming, so it’s not like he’s blameless. Moreover, his hands were maybe a bit too high, which could have been dangerous.</p><p>Nevertheless, this is something that Collins and the Jazz will have to brush off after suffering the defeat against the Bulls despite having a golden opportunity to win the game. The Jazz missed two open three-point looks that could have given them the lead (they cut the Bulls’ lead to just two thanks to a technical free throw courtesy of Fleming’s involvement in the fracas).</p><p>For John Collins, the next few games will be huge opportunities for him to prove that he’s a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-john-collins-gets-eye-opening-trade-update-as-jazz-surge-up-standings" rel="noopener">keeper for the Jazz</a> given how depleted their frontcourt is at the moment.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jazz’s John Collins breaks silence on controversial shoving match with Bulls assistant

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-news-bulls-jazz-showdown-gets-heated-john-collins-shoves-chicago-assistant-coach');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls-Jazz showdown gets heated after John Collins shoves Chicago assistant coach');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/NBA-news-Bulls-Jazz-showdown-gets-heated-after-John-Collins-shoves-Chicago-assistant-coach.jpg"></figure><h1>Bulls-Jazz showdown gets heated after John Collins shoves Chicago assistant coach</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-06T20:58:41-08:00">March 6th, 8:58pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-06T21:07:47-08:00">March 6th, 9:07pm</time><address><a>Jay Postrado</a>Jay is a lifelong motorsports and tennis fan. His need for speed may no longer be on the grid or courts but has stayed with him through writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The clutch can get intense for any NBA player, especially when it’s a close game. John Collins did not have the best time as the Utah Jazz went up against the DeMar DeRozan-led Chicago Bulls. With roughly nine seconds left in the game, he had an unfortunate confrontation with both Torrey Craig and assistant coach Chris Fleming.</p><p>It started out as a scuffle between Torrey Craig and John Collins. The catalyst for the conflict was the back-and-forth chirping between Collin Sexton, Collins, and Chris Fleming. Then, emotions <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jazz-biggest-mistake-2024-nba-trade-deadline" rel="noopener">got the best of the Jazz</a> forward as he proceeded to use his brute force on Chris Fleming. The benches of both teams started to get up.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Things get HEATED in the final seconds of Bulls-Jazz 👀</p><p>John Collins is seen shoving Bulls assistant coach Chris Fleming.<a href="https://t.co/vLMizTnsJr">pic.twitter.com/vLMizTnsJr</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1765592648025256364?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 7, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Andre Drummond even started going after Collins. Thankfully, he was not able to reach him. The confrontation was quickly de-escalated as heads started to cool down in<a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1765593446360686809" rel="noopener"> the dying seconds</a>. Officials had to review the incident for a while. They gave unsportsmanlike fouls to Fleming, Craig, and Collins.</p><p>The game ended with the Bulls narrowly escaping their opponents by two points. Big performances by DeMar DeRozan, Nikola Vucevic, and Ayo Dosunmu had been tainted with this unfortunate event. Collins and Sexton were also racking up big numbers for the squad but it was to no avail.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-billy-donovan-gives-honest-comparison-last-two-chicago-teams" rel="noopener">Bulls now move up</a> to 30 wins after the game while the Jazz’s postseason hopes slowly shut in front of them due to this 35th loss for the season.</p><h2>Big numbers in Bull-Jazz</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Utah-Jazz-forward-John-Collins-20-dunks-the-ball-against-Chicago-Bulls-guard-Ayo-Dosunmu-12-and-center-Nikola-Vucevic-9.jpg"><figcaption>© Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The scuffle may have been what this game will be known for but players still poured their hearts out up until crunch time. DeRozan knocked down 10 out of 21 of his field goal attempts while going perfect seven of seven on free throws for 29 points. He also recorded seven assists and grabbed six rebounds. Vucevic also notched a monster double-double with 23 points and 12 boards. Ayo Dosunmu then ran a clinic on facilitating an offense. He dropped nine assists while scoring eight points.</p><p>Collins was also instrumental to keeping the Jazz within striking distance. He sank notched 25 points and recorded 14 big rebounds. It is just unfortunate that tensions rose and he had to resort to being physical.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls-Jazz showdown gets heated after John Collins shoves Chicago assistant coach

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jazz-news-will-hardy-reveals-1-regret-amid-brutal-john-collins-turnover-in-loss-to-warriors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jazz’s Will Hardy reveals 1 regret amid brutal John Collins turnover in loss to Warriors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Jazzs-Will-Hardy-reveals-1-regret-amid-brutal-John-Collins-turnover-in-loss-to-Warriors.webp"></figure><h1>Jazz’s Will Hardy reveals 1 regret amid brutal John Collins turnover in loss to Warriors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-15T22:28:18-08:00">February 15th, 10:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-15T22:28:18-08:00">February 15th, 10:28pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Utah Jazz were in the middle of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-steve-kerr-hits-historic-milestone-after-surviving-scare-vs-jazz" rel="noopener">mounting a major comeback</a> over the Golden State Warriors in the fourth quarter of their Thursday night contest. They were down by 18 to start the period, and yet with less than 10 seconds to go in the contest, the Jazz had trimmed the lead to one and they even had the ball with the chance to take the lead.</p><p>However, what ensued for the Jazz was a tragedy of errors. After Lauri Markkanen missed a semi-open corner three, John Collins was able to retrieve an offensive board, taking advantage of the Warriors’ lack of size. However, the Dubs defenders converged quickly on Collins. As a result, Collins became flustered and <a href="https://twitter.com/BensHoops/status/1758347258591170568" rel="noopener">overthrew a pass</a> that was meant for Keyonte George, giving the ball back to Golden State.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This is an insane way for an otherwise amazing game to end. </p><p> <a href="https://t.co/1A1EjXEJWO">pic.twitter.com/1A1EjXEJWO</a></p><p>— Ben Anderson (@BensHoops) <a href="https://twitter.com/BensHoops/status/1758347258591170568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Warriors then proceeded to make two free throws courtesy of Stephen Curry, and the Jazz were unable to send the game overtime after Collin Sexton missed a wide-open triple, sealing a 140-137 loss for Utah. Now, all that’s left for head coach Will Hardy is to <a href="https://kslsports.com/511377/john-collins-pass-golden-state-warriors/" rel="noopener">ponder about the what-ifs</a>, especially on the crucial play where Collins threw the ball into the stands.</p><p>“When John got that offensive rebound and pivoted out, I thought the ball was going out to Collin [Sexton] at the top of the key,” Hardy said, per Ben Anderson of KSL Sports. “That’s not the way that it worked out so I’ll get to spend the next five days thinking about if there was a half-second there that I could have called timeout.”</p><p>Indeed, when John Collins retrieved the ball, it took him about 2.5 seconds before he let go of the basketball. So Will Hardy definitely would have had time to call a timeout. But the Jazz head coach said that he saw Collin Sexton wide open at the top of the three-point arc (he was) and had he called a timeout, they would have missed the opportunity to get the ball to a red-hot shooter’s hands.</p><p>Nonetheless, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-jazz-exploring-trade-options-for-ex-hawks-star-john-collins" rel="noopener">Collins isn’t exactly</a> the best playmaker in the world, so perhaps it was the best call for the Jazz to ask for a timeout to draw up a play. The play they drew up on the final possession was a good one anyway, so they should just chalk this loss up to inexperience even though the manner in which they lost the game will not sit well for them entering the All-Star break.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jazz’s Will Hardy reveals 1 regret amid brutal John Collins turnover in loss to Warriors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jazz-news-john-collins-goes-full-rudy-gobert-with-epic-franchise-masterpiece-in-win-vs-wizards');   ga('set', 'title', 'John Collins goes full Rudy Gobert with epic franchise masterpiece in win vs. Wizards');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Jazz-news-John-Collins-drops-truth-bomb-on-adjusting-to-Utah-following-offseason-trade.jpg"></figure><h1>John Collins goes full Rudy Gobert with epic franchise masterpiece in win vs. Wizards</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-01-25T18:43:01-08:00">January 25th, 6:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-01-25T18:43:01-08:00">January 25th, 6:43pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is based in Los Angeles and currently covers basketball at every level from NBA/WNBA to men/women college and boys/girls high school.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Utah Jazz have been a team that’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-john-collins-gets-eye-opening-trade-update-as-jazz-surge-up-standings" rel="noopener">fighting for a play-in</a> spot this season. On Thursday they snapped a three game losing streak by beating the Washington Wizards, 123-108, and climbed to .500 at 23-23. This is a team that plays hard and plays tough and they’re not to be taken lightly. In the Jazz win against the Wizards, John Collins put up a <a href="https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/1750703565151047772" rel="noopener">monster stat line</a> that hasn’t been seen since Rudy Gobert was manning the paint as per StatMuse.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">John Collins in the win:</p><p>22 PTS<br>16 REB<br>11-15 FG</p><p>First Jazz since Gobert with a 20/15 game on 70 FG%. <a href="https://t.co/9M6EWYZcD8">https://t.co/9M6EWYZcD8</a></p><p>— StatMuse (@statmuse) <a href="https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/1750703565151047772?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 26, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In the Jazz win against the Wizards, John Collins finished with 22 points and 16 rebounds and he shot 11-15 from the field. It’s the first time a Jazz player has put up at least 20 points and 15 rebounds while shooting 70 percent from the field since Rudy Gobert.</p><p>Collins has been a player that’s seen his name in trade rumors way more often than not. When he was still a member of the Atlanta Hawks, he was seemingly in trade chatter every season until they finally opted to move him to the Jazz this past offseason. Even this year when the Jazz were struggling early on, he found himself in trade rumors. But that’s quieted down now that the team has been playing much better with Collins being one of the driving forces behind that.</p><p>This season, Collins has started 39 of the 41 games he’s played in. He’s been averaging 13.8 points per game, 7.6 rebounds and 1.0 assists with splits of 49.9 percent shooting from the field, 35.6 percent shooting from the three point line and 80 percent shooting from the free throw line.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

John Collins goes full Rudy Gobert with epic franchise masterpiece in win vs. Wizards

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-john-collins-gets-eye-opening-trade-update-as-jazz-surge-up-standings');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: John Collins gets eye-opening trade update as Jazz surge up standings');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/John-Collins-gets-eye-opening-trade-update-as-Jazz-surge-up-standings_1_50.webp"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: John Collins gets eye-opening trade update as Jazz surge up standings</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-01-16T16:16:15-08:00">January 16th, 4:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-01-16T16:17:53-08:00">January 16th, 4:17pm</time><address><a>Christopher Smith</a>Chris Smith is a writer and sports enthusiast from Aurora, Illinois. He currently serves as an Associate Editor, covering all sports at ClutchPoints. Smith earned a degree in philosophy from Creighton University, where he also competed as a Division 1 Cross Country runner. He is a devout distance runner and loves eating good food.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Utah Jazz find themselves amid the latest NBA trade rumors. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pacers-vs-jazz-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-1-15-2024" rel="noopener">The Jazz are 22-20</a> and sit ninth in the Western Conference standings. They are the fringe of the playoff conversation, yet, are not immune to trades. Former Hawks center John Collins is a target the team may not move.</p><h2><b>John Collins could remain on the Jazz for longer than expected</b></h2><p>Collins has been Utah’s starting center amid the team’s 15-4 hot streak. While other players have arguably shined brighter, Collins has a valuable role on the squad. The notion Utah is actively trying to trade the star center <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/more-from-the-nba-trade-season-grapevine?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=140742436&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">has quieted down</a>, per insight from Marc Steins’ Substack newsletter.</p><p>The Jazz were originally open to moving Collins in December amid the team’s struggles. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-michael-malone-brutally-honest-denver-embarrassing-loss-jazz" rel="noopener">Utah has put itself</a> back into playoff contention. Moreover, Collins earned the starting center spot over renowned second-year big man Walker Kessler.</p><p>Collins is finding his rhythm with the team after being traded from the Hawks during the summer of 2023. The 26-year-old averages 13.8 points, 7.7 rebounds, and shoots 38% on three-pointers halfway into the season.</p><p>If John Collins continues his solid production, he will help the Jazz further climb the Western Conference standings. Of course, he cannot take all the credit for Utah’s mid-season surge.</p><p>Lauri Markkannen leads the team in points (24.0) and rebounds (8.8). He has become the Jazz’s go-to scorer. Moreover, Utah’s guard depth is a force to be reckoned with, as the team boasts Collin Sexton, Kris Dunn, and Jordan Clarkson.</p><p>The Jazz look to continue their ascent up the NBA standings amid the onslaught of trade rumors. Will they be able to make the playoffs and go on a deep run?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: John Collins gets eye-opening trade update as Jazz surge up standings

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-jazz-exploring-trade-options-for-ex-hawks-star-john-collins');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rumors: Jazz exploring trade options for ex-Hawks star John Collins');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/NBA_rumors_Jazz_exploring__trade_options__for_ex-Hawks_star_John_Collins.webp"></figure><h1>Rumors: Jazz exploring trade options for ex-Hawks star John Collins</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-01-05T18:38:04-08:00">January 5th, 6:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-01-05T18:38:04-08:00">January 5th, 6:38pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is based in Los Angeles and currently covers basketball at every level from NBA/WNBA to men/women college and boys/girls high school.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>If there’s one player who has seen his name come up in trade rumors seemingly every season, it’s Utah Jazz forward John Collins. Back when he was a member of the Atlanta Hawks, Collins seemingly had <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jazz-news-john-collins-shades-hawks-with-savage-comments-after-utah-trade" rel="noopener">his name in trade rumors</a> every trade deadline. Each deadline though he remained with the Hawks. This offseason he was finally moved, to the Jazz, but now it appears as if history is repeating itself. The Jazz have reportedly begun <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/the-latest-from-nba-trade-season" rel="noopener">exploring potential trade options</a> for John Collins as per NBA insider Marc Stein.</p><p>Stein reports that, “league sources say that one definite in Salt Lake City is that the Jazz have continued to explore trade options for offseason acquisition John Collins, whose picture featured in our Thursday piece about the slew of wild scores seen Wednesday night.”</p><p>Such is the life for Collins in the NBA. He’s only played close to half a season for the Jazz and they’re already reportedly looking to move him. This Collins’ seventh season in the NBA after the Hawks selected him with the No. 19 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft.</p><p>Collins played six of those seven seasons with the Hawks, battling trade rumors, until he was finally dealt. This season, he’s appeared in 31 games for the Jazz including 29 starts. He’s been averaging 13.7 points per game and 7.8 rebounds with splits of 47.6 percent shooting from the field, 37.3 percent shooting from the three-point line and 77.6 percent shooting from the free-throw line. Those numbers aren’t too far off from Collins’ career averages but the Jazz apparently want to go in a different direction.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rumors: Jazz exploring trade options for ex-Hawks star John Collins

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jazz-news-john-collins-bold-take-on-career-trajectory-after-joining-utah');   ga('set', 'title', 'John Collins’ extremely bold take on career trajectory after joining Jazz');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Jazz_news_John_Collins__extremely_bold_take_on_career_trajectory_after_joining_Utah.jpg"></figure><h1>John Collins’ extremely bold take on career trajectory after joining Jazz</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-10-24T18:38:14-07:00">October 24th, 6:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-10-24T18:38:14-07:00">October 24th, 6:38pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Utah Jazz forward John Collins has high hopes for the remainder of his NBA career. Although <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jazz-2023-offseason-recap-john-collins-lauri-markkanen-keyonte-george" rel="noopener">Collins once projected</a> to be an elite talent during his time with the Atlanta Hawks, things eventually fizzled out between the former Wake Forest standout and the franchise that drafted him, leading to him being <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jazz-news-john-collins-drops-truth-bomb-on-adjusting-to-utah-following-offseason-trade" rel="noopener">traded to the Jazz</a> earlier this summer.</p><p>Still, that hasn’t deterred Collins from <a href="https://twitter.com/SiriusXMNBA" rel="noopener">setting the bar high</a> for himself as he starts his next chapter.</p><p>“I want to be a Hall of Fame player at the end of my career,” said Collins, per SiriusXM NBA Radio.</p><p>If John Collins does end up etching his name into the record books in Springfield, Massachusetts, he will have to resurrect several parts of his game that have bizarrely diminished over the last few years despite his relatively youthful NBA age of 26.</p><p>The biggest conundrum in Collins’ game, and the one that resulted in Utah acquiring him in exchange for virtually nothing, is the fact that his skillset is such that he is really only effective around the basket on offense, but he is so undersized defensively that he must be paired with another big man at all times, which clogs the floor severely, a problem that Trae Young found out about firsthand throughout the last couple of seasons.</p><p>The easiest way that Collins can amend this problem is by improving his three-point shooting, which has oddly fallen off a cliff in the last two years, shooting below 30% a season ago.</p><p>The Jazz tip things off on October 25 against the Sacramento Kings.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

John Collins’ extremely bold take on career trajectory after joining Jazz

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jazz-2023-offseason-recap-john-collins-lauri-markkanen-keyonte-george');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jazz 2023 offseason recap: John Collins trade brings more firepower');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Jazz-2023-offseason-recap-John-Collins-trade-brings-more-firepower-slide-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Jazz 2023 offseason recap: John Collins trade brings more firepower</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-10-24T08:58:20-07:00">October 24th, 8:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-10-24T11:31:07-07:00">October 24th, 11:31am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Not long ago, the Utah Jazz were the 1-seed in the Western Conference with Donovan Mitchell, Mike Conley Jr., Bojan Bogdanovic, and Rudy Gobert running the show. With Mitchell, Gobert, and Bogdanovic all being traded before the start of the 2022-23 season, the Jazz were viewed as a younger, inexperienced team that would finish near the bottom of the league standings.</p><p>This was not the case, as the Jazz came within a few games of reaching the play-in tournament in the Western Conference. Led by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jazz-news-lauri-markkanen-drops-truth-bomb-on-winning-most-improved-player" rel="noopener">2022-23 Most Improved Player</a> and first-time All-Star Lauri Markkanen, the Jazz were one of the most dynamic and versatile teams last season. Utah may be young, but head coach Will Hardy and his staff have done an excellent job of tapping into their team’s full potential, working with each player individually to make sure they fit into this team’s system.</p><p>Heading into the 2023-24 season, the goal for the Jazz is simple: Make it back to the playoffs in order to prove to the rest of the league that they are going to be a problem for many years to come.</p><p>From one year to the next, the Jazz basically have the same roster. Jordan Clarkson and Markkanen remain the focal points offensively, as Walker Kessler is the defensive anchor in the paint. Kelly Olynyk, Talen Horton-Tucker, and Ochai Agbaji are all back as well for Utah, giving this team the secondary depth they need.</p><p>The Jazz also went out and added a significant contributor to their roster, as John Collins comes to Salt Lake City after spending the first six seasons of his career with the Atlanta Hawks. An athletic power forward who can play perimeter-to-post, Collins is the perfect complimentary forward for the Jazz to have alongside Markkanen. Better yet, the former Hawk is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jazz-news-john-collins-shades-hawks-with-savage-comments-after-utah-trade" rel="noopener">thrilled to be with Utah</a>, a team he can relate to.</p><p>“I’d say the one thing that has surprised me is the lack of ego here,” Collins said during media day. “It’s refreshing, you know what I mean, to have a group of guys that truly emphasize playing team basketball and that want to do so. It’s nice for me to see and exciting for me to be around. That helps me wake up in the morning motivated to go play.”</p><p>What’s interesting about Collins is that he’s an experienced veteran in this league that’s still only 26 years old. Collins fits the timeline of this team perfectly and will be playing with a chip on his shoulder, looking to prove all of his doubters wrong.</p><p>The Jazz are only going to get better as time goes on. Not only did they add Collins in order to continue growing in the West, but Utah also brought in quite a few high-potential rookies, one of which has high Rookie of the Year aspirations.</p><h2><b>Jazz offseason additions and departures</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Jazz-2023-offseason-recap-John-Collins-trade-brings-more-firepower-slide-2.jpg"></figure><p><i>Additions: F John Collins (trade – ATL), G Keyonte George (draft), C Omer Yurtseven (free agency – MIA), F Taylor Hendricks (draft), F Brice Sensabaugh (draft)</i></p><p><i>Departures: F Rudy Gay (trade – ATL), C Damian Jones (free agency – CLE)</i></p><p>It is very clear to see that the Jazz have a vision for building their team of the future. As much as they want to find success right now, their focus is on constructing a core group that can compete in the Western Conference and grow amongst one another. That is why they utilized all three of their first-round picks on versatile, intriguing players.</p><p>Taylor Hendricks was the team’s first draft pick this offseason at ninth overall. Just 19 years old and possessing a lot of length as a combo forward, Hendricks has a chance to fill a role similar to that held by Lauri Markkanen. Viewed as a power forward by many due to his shot blocking abilities and skill in the low-post, Hendricks may wind up seeing some time at small forward as well since he can stretch the floor and shoot from the wing.</p><p>Still a very unpolished and raw talent, Hendricks will likely spend most of the 2023-24 season working on his craft. It would not come as a shock if he spends some time in the G League if there are not minutes to be had right away behind Kelly Olynyk and Markkanen.</p><p>A handful of picks later, the Jazz were able to grab Keyonte George with the 16th overall selection. George was a player Utah had their eyes on all throughout the pre-draft process and that is because they viewed him as a successor to Donovan Mitchell at the shooting guard/point guard positions. While he did not necessarily show it a whole lot at Baylor, George is an all-around playmaker and one of the better score-first players from this 2023 draft class.</p><p>A confident, young, and dynamic guard who can play with or without the ball in his hands, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-summer-league-biggest-winners" rel="noopener">George stood out amongst all rookies</a> at Summer League this offseason, averaging 21.7 points and 6.3 assists per game while shooting 52.3 percent from the floor and 44.4 percent from three-point range in three games. All the spotlight this season is on Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren in the race for Rookie of the Year, but <a href="https://youtu.be/bbBBt82W9lE?si=jcnXB_A8QENhwyJe" rel="noopener">George believes</a> he will be the one who ends up with this illustrious honor.</p><p>“For myself, I set really high goals,” George told reporters at media day. “I want to be Rookie of the Year. As far as the season, I want to get better each and every day… Just try to not only be the best version of myself, but try to bring the best version out of this team.”</p><p>Aside from Hendricks and George, the Jazz also drafted Brice Sensabaugh, an offensive-minded wing who is currently recovering from a knee injury. Like Hendricks, Sensabaugh will probably spend most of his rookie year working on his craft and getting adjusted to the NBA game.</p><p>Both Collins and George have a chance to make an impact from Day 1 with their new team, especially given that they can provide the Jazz with a sense of comfortability on the offensive side of things. One of the biggest struggles Utah faced last season was their lack of productivity when either Markkanen or Clarkson were out of the game.</p><p>With two capable secondary scorers, one of which is a rookie who could grow into a primary scoring option in the backcourt, the Jazz will have a lot of ways to break down their opponents entering the 2023-24 season.</p><h2><b>2023-24 season outlook</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Jazz-2023-offseason-recap-John-Collins-trade-brings-more-firepower-slide-3.jpg"></figure><p>The Jazz have a chance to be a complete wild card this season. With how talented the Western Conference is, it would not come as a shock to see them remain the same as they were last season in terms of record. Then again, this team is young and only going to get better, so nobody should be shocked if they take that next step now and make the playoffs.</p><p>John Collins seems to be a perfect fit at the power forward spot for this franchise, plus there is a lot to like about the size and length this team possesses. At the end of the day, all it takes for young teams to find their stride in this league is time. The Jazz know this, which is why they are going to do everything they can to <a href="https://theathletic.com/4913172/2023/09/30/utah-jazz-training-camp-will-hardy/" rel="noopener">develop the youth</a> on their roster while also utilizing their experienced veterans to push everyone every single day.</p><p>“Our goal as a staff is to figure out how this group fits together,” Hardy stated this offseason, via The Athletic’s Tony Jones. “We have new pieces and new roles, and we are going to try and take this team at face value. But that doesn’t mean we aren’t going to go out there and try and win every night. We know this team will play hard and fight hard and compete.”</p><p>Utah knows that they are not in a position to contend for the 1-seed in the conference like they were just a couple of years ago. However, that doesn’t mean they cannot be a competitive team and that is what Hardy was talking about.</p><p>This organization learned a lot about themselves during the 2022-23 season, which is why they are poised for growth. It’s going to be tough to make the postseason in the West this year. The Jazz are going to need to get off to a fast start if they are to emerge as a team to be taken seriously during the 2023-24 season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jazz 2023 offseason recap: John Collins trade brings more firepower

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jazz-news-john-collins-drops-truth-bomb-on-adjusting-to-utah-following-offseason-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'John Collins drops truth bomb on adjusting to Jazz following offseason trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Jazz-news-John-Collins-drops-truth-bomb-on-adjusting-to-Utah-following-offseason-trade.jpg"></figure><h1>John Collins drops truth bomb on adjusting to Jazz following offseason trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-10-12T19:40:57-07:00">October 12th, 7:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-10-12T19:40:57-07:00">October 12th, 7:40pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is based in Los Angeles and currently covers basketball at every level from NBA/WNBA to men/women college and boys/girls high school.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After hearing his name come up in trade rumors seemingly every season, John Collins <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jazz-news-john-collins-shades-hawks-with-savage-comments-after-utah-trade" rel="noopener">was finally traded</a> from the Atlanta Hawks to the Utah Jazz this past offseason. The Jazz sent Rudy Gay and a first round pick to the Hawks in return. A borderline All-Star caliber player, Collins will help bolster the Jazz frontline. After spending the first six years of his NBA career with the Hawks, Collins is going to have to adjust to a brand new environment, something he hasn’t had to do since he was a rookie. Collins admitted that it’s going to be a little bit difficult as per Sarah Todd of The Desert News.</p><p>“It’s pretty difficult in the sense of feeling like a rookie again,” Collins said. “Not in terms of obviously my my experience in the NBA, but it’s a new home, new coaches, new everything, new teammates, and it’s hard to adjust to new. I have to adapt to a bunch of things that I wasn’t used to doing in Atlanta, and that’s part of the game, and I’m embracing it because it’s a new chapter for me and it also allows my game to grow.”</p><p>In the Jazz’ first preseason game against the Los Angeles Clippers over the weekend, John Collins finished with five points and four rebounds in 18 minutes of play. In their second preseason game also against the Clippers, Collins finished with three points and five rebounds in 19 minutes.</p><p>Overall though, the trade is a fresh start for John Collins and the opportunity to take his game to another level.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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2024-25 SEASON STATS
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