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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Grade The Trade: Norman Powell To Heat, John Collins To Clippers, Jazz Receive Assets
Grade The Trade: Norman Powell To Heat, John Collins To Clippers, Jazz Receive Assets originally appeared on Fadeaway World. In a big move orchestrated by the Los Angeles Clippers, Utah Jazz, and Miami Heat, guards are on the move, and strategies shift rather quickly. Norman Powell, fresh off a 21.8-point season, lands in Miami to bolster their wing depth and create a new Big Three alongside Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo. John Collins embarks on a new chapter with the Clippers as they chase frontcourt balance around Kawhi Leonard and James Harden. And Utah, embracing youth, absorbs seasoned role players and a 2027 second-rounder in exchange for out-of-favor veterans. Full Trade Details Miami Heat Receive: Norman Powell Los Angeles Clippers Receive: John Collins Utah Jazz Receive: Kevin Love, Kyle Anderson, 2027 second-round pick Let's break down how each team and player fares in this multi-layered swap. Miami Heat: A Miami lands a dual-threat in Powell, an elite slasher who shines on both ends and carries playoff-tested toughness. At 32, his expiring contract offers flexibility for future roster moves. His 41.8% three-point accuracy and ability to pressure opposing wings perfectly complement Herro and Adebayo's inside-out dynamic. With their championship window still open, adding a reliable 20-point scorer and versatile defender represents slam-dunk value. The Heat not only improve now, but also keep their cap options open next offseason. Powell is under contract for $20.5M this season but will be a free agent next year, so they have the flexibility to see how the team performs in 2025-26 and make a judgment accordingly. Los Angeles Clippers: B+ The Clippers pivot from perimeter punch to interior presence, trading Powell's scoring for Collins's size and athleticism. Collins averaged 19 points on 52.7% shooting and grabbed 8.2 boards, bringing stretch-four versatility they sorely needed. Though they lose a clutch wing, Collins shores up rebounding, floor spacing, and adds downstream trade or extension possibilities. It's a calculated gamble, sacrificing scoring flair for a steadier foundational piece. If Collins adapts, winger deficits may be offset by richer inside play. A new starting lineup of James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, John Collins, and Ivica Zubac looked stacked on paper. Utah Jazz: C+ Utah ships out Collins in favor of a trio of veteran building blocks and a future pick, signaling full-force into youth. Kevin Love's expiring deal offers flexibility ($4,150,000), Kyle Anderson provides playmaking and perimeter defense ($9,658,536 in 2026-27), and the 2027 second-rounder adds future value. But losing Collins's consistent offense and upside dents their competitive breadth. The added veterans may capably bridge the transition, but Jazz step down in talent ceiling. It's a typical rebuild trade, they gain assets, but lose an established contributor. John Collins: A Collins gets a career reset with a contender. Moving to L.A. places him in a big market where his scoring and spacing can shine. He's entering his prime with renewed opportunity to re-sign or parlay a strong season into bigger paydays. The Clippers' system could maximize his cutting and jump-shot upside. This clean slate is exactly what he needed, because he believes in himself to reach prime starting status or potentially All-Star level. Collins is under contract for $26,580,000 in 2025-26 but will hit free agency after that, so this is his chance to receive a big payday. Hopefully, Collins can find a way to form a Big Three alongside Leonard and Harden because he has the talent to do it. Norman Powell: A Powell lands in a perfect fit with Miami, a team built to accentuate his strengths. His scoring, versatility, and leadership amplify an already cohesive unit. Leaving Los Angeles to live in Miami isn't the worst situation, especially considering he will be in a title-contending situation. And with the freedom to chase a new contract next summer, this trade offers both immediate impact and individual upside. For Powell, this is a truly winning move and also a change of atmosphere, considering the Clippers were going to move the 32-year-old story was originally reported by Fadeaway World on Jul 7, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Clippers may be deep, but could age be their downfall?
Yahoo Sports contributing NBA writer Tom Haberstron and NBA writer Dan Devine break down L.A.'s series of offseason signings - what has pushed the team's average age to a historic level. Hear the full conversation on 'The Big Number' and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript This week's big number is 33.2. That's the average age: 33 years old of the Los Angeles Clippers roster if the players log as many minutes as they did last season. OK, so. That's really old, OK. The oldest team in NBA history, if this happens as it did last year. Wow. I looked this up. The oldest team on record, according to basketball reference age tracking is the 200, 2001 Utah Jazz with John Stockton, Brian Russell, Karl Malone. That team had an average age of 32. This Clippers team is at 33.2, Dan. So, like, way beyond what we've seen from any of the oldest teams, all the gray beards, all the old heads of your. This Clippers team is older than any of those. They got a pretty full roster now that they've added, uh, Brook Lopez and John Collins and Bradley Beal, and then Chris Paul is sort of like the finishing, although I, I think they still do have one roster spot available, so I don't know. The, the interesting thing to me is in a league, and we've talked about this, we'll probably talk about it some more moving forward. Like, it feels like we're moving younger, right? Like we just had the conversation about the Oklahoma City Thunder, we had the conversations about the Indiana Pacers, about the age of those rosters, the depth of those rosters, the style of play, all those sorts of things. And Lawrence Frank, the president of basketball operations with the Clippers, was like, listen, we're just trying to get the best players. We need to get the best players possible and who are available to us. And at this point, you know, based on who we could get, you know, we didn't think that Brook Lopez was going to be available. We didn't think we're gonna be able to get John Collins. We didn't had no idea Bradley Beal was gonna, uh, you know, reach the open market on a buyout. We had no idea Chris Paul was gonna be available in the 3rd week of free agency, the end of July. And so we're going to get the best players we can that fit with our style. They've put themselves in that position where it's really interesting. This might be the deepest roster in the league right now. But also, as you say, pretty comfortably the oldest, and those two things don't necessarily seem like they go together. Close
The Guardian
22-07-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
Chris Paul reportedly agrees to one-year deal with LA Clippers at age of 40
Twelve-time All-Star Chris Paul is returning to the Los Angeles Clippers on a one-year deal for his 21st NBA season, multiple outlets reported Monday. The deal is reportedly worth $3.6m. Paul, 40, joined Los Angeles leading up to the 2011-12 season, ultimately guiding the Clippers to at least 51 wins in five of his six seasons there. As a franchise, Los Angeles have won 50 or more games just seven times. An All-Star in five of his six seasons there, Paul ranks first in franchise history with 4,023 assists and 2.2 steals per game. Paul joins a Clippers team who have recently signed Bradley Beal to a two-year deal and also added John Collins and Brook Lopez in free agency. Paul has been named All-NBA 11 times, including four times as a first-team selection – three while with the Clippers. He has averaged 17.0 points and 9.2 assists throughout his Hall of Fame career, which has spanned seven teams, most recently with the San Antonio Spurs this past season. His 2,717 career steals are second only to John Stockton with 3,265. Paul was drafted No 4 overall by the then-New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets in the 2005 draft. He won Rookie of the Year for the 2005-06 season.
The Sun
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Tiny sum Hatton Garden heist crooks have paid back from their £14MILLION ill-gotten gains in past 3 years revealed
FIVE villains from the 'Diamond Wheezers' Hatton Garden heist gang have paid back just £8k each of their £14 million ill-gotten gains over the last three years. Six robbers were filmed removing wheelie bins full of gold and jewels over the 2015 Easter weekend in what became one of the biggest raids of the 21st century. 7 Now new Freedom of Information figures released to The Sun on Sunday show five of the robbers - two of whom have since died - have made repayments of just £8,000 each. That's the equivalent of a paltry £40,000 in total over the last three years with the CPS confirming 'hidden assets' remain outstanding in the case with the court deeming the defendants know where they are. Previously, lookout John 'Kenny Collins, 84, returned £1,347,436.43 (or £1.35million) of the £7.6 million he trousered from the raid. But since 2022 progress has been slow with only £8,000 extra being handed over. After being freed in late 2018 having served less than half of a seven-year sentence he was sent back to jail in 2019 for a further seven years for refusing to hand back his share of the heist. While alarm expert Michael Seed, 65, has coughed up just £55,222 from a whopping £5.6 million he pocketed from the robbery. Again, an increase of just £8k since 2022. He was originally jailed for ten years in March 2019 but was handed a further six-and-a-half year jail term in 2023 for failing to pay back his loot. Ringleader Danny Jones, 70, played by Ray Winstone and Phil Daniels in two films, has paid back just £646,788.61 of the near £6.2 million he owes. He has also returned an additional £8,000 over the last three years – but nothing more. Hatton Garden raider blames 'mastermind' for the gang getting caught and claims he 'abandoned them' when heist didn't go to plan Originally sentenced to seven years he was given an extra six years and 287 days for failing to pay back the millions he made from the raid but was released in February 2022. Fellow raiders, Brian Reader and Terry Perkins, who have both since died, also made derisory £8k payments each over the last three years. Mastermind Reader, played by Michael Caine in one of several movies about the burglary, succumbed to cancer in 2023, aged 83. He had paid back £513,766.99 of a £6.1 million proceeds of crime demand. Perkins died of heart failure in his jail cell at Belmarsh in February 2018. He paid back just £387, 772.31 of his almost £6.5 million criminal benefit from the raid. A Crown Prosecution Service spokeswoman, said: 'No convicted criminal should profit from their crimes and the Hatton Garden burglars have paid back more than £3 million of what they stole. 'We have taken four of the burglars back to court after they failed to pay their full orders, resulting in three of them receiving significant additional jail time. 'While all UK assets have now been realised, we continue our work with partner agencies to trace the proceeds of this crime and go after any remaining hidden assets.' 7 7 7 7 7 7
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Utah Jazz reportedly not looking to trade Lauri Markkanen
John Collins? Traded. Collin Sexton? Traded. Jordan Clarkson? Bought out. Lauri Markkanen? It looks like the veteran forward is staying in Utah and will not be traded, Tim MacMahon reports at ESPN. [Trading Markkanen] is not Utah's intention, sources told ESPN. It would be too much to describe Markkanen as untouchable, but the Jazz still project the All-Star forward as a key player in their future core. Advertisement While this is what a front office says when trying to gain leverage and drive up the price tag on a potential trade, in this case, there are reasons to believe Utah means it. For one thing, even if Markkanen bounces back to the form of his first season in Utah — when he was an All-Star and won the Most Improved Player award — it's not going to disrupt the clear plan for next season, which is to, how should we put this, end up with excellent lottery odds. Secondly, his massive salary — his four-year, $195.9 million contract extension kicks in this season, starting at $46.4 million — makes finding a workable trade difficult. Finally, and tied to that contract, Markkanen struggled through an injury-plagued last season, averaging 19 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, but his shooting efficiency was down across the board, including 34.6% from 3-point range. Teams are going to want to see the 28-year-old regain his form. Which is to say, the Jazz are going to wait, play Markannen with their young stars like the just-drafted Ace Bailey, Kyle Filipowski (who has looked fantastic at Summer League) and Walker Kessler, and see how things shake out. At the deadline, maybe the Jazz and another team out there will feel differently, maybe not, but for now expect Markkanen to stay in Utah. Where he has wanted to be.
