Utah Jazz Wiretap

The Miami Heat have acquired Norman Powell from the Los Angeles Clippers in a three-team trade involving the Utah Jazz. The Clippers will acquire John Collins, while the Jazz will receive Kevin Love, Kyle Anderson and a 2027 second round pick from the Clippers.

Powell is on a $20.5 million expiring contract from his five-year, $90 million deal initially signed with the Portland Trail Blazers. Powell will provide the Heat additional shot creation in the backcourt as he comes off a career-high average of 21.8 points per game when he was an All-Star candidate. 

Collins is also on a $26.6 million expiring contract from his five-year, $125 million contract initially signed with the Atlanta Hawks. Collins will give the Clippers more depth in the frontcourt. Last seasons, Collins averaged 18.9 points and 8.2 rebounds in 30.5 minutes over 40 games. 

The Clippers have also been linked with Bradley Beal if he gets bought out by the Phoenix Suns as expected, as well as with Chris Paul.

Love will be a buyout candidate for the Jazz as they continue their rebuild. 

Svi Mykhailiuk has had his $3.68 million contract for the 2025-26 season guaranteed by the Utah Jazz. The contract was previously non-guaranteed.

Mykhailiuk appeared in 38 games with the Jazz, averaging 8.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 20.0 minutes. Mykhailiuk spent the previous season with the Boston Celtics. 

Jordan Clarkson and the Utah Jazz have agreed to a contract buyout. Clarkson is already expected to receive interest from multiple playoff teams once he clears waivers. Clarkson will likely sign a one-year deal in free agency to play for a contender before rejoining the open market next offseason when more teams have cap space.

Clarkson, who is represented by Rich Paul and Brandon Cavanaugh, had one season remaining on his three-year, $55 million renegotiate-and-extend contract signed in 2023.

Clarkson averaged 16.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 26.0 minutes over 37 games last season for the Jazz. 

The Utah Jazz have waived forward Johnny Juzang.

Juzang appeared in 102 games (23 starts) with Utah over three seasons, averaging 7.9 points and 2.5 rebounds in 18.4 minutes per game. Juzang, who went undrafted in 2022 out of UCLA, is represented by Jason Glushon.

The Charlotte Hornets have acquired Collin Sexton from the Utah Jazz for Jusuf Nurkic and a 2030 second round pick. The Jazz are attempting to balance out their roster after selecting Ace Bailey and Walter Clayton Jr. at the draft.

The Jazz acquired Sexton in a sign-and-trade as part of their trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers involving Donovan Mitchell and Lauri Markkanen. 

The Hornets could use Sexton as a replacement for Tre Mann, who is a restricted free agent. Sexton is on a $19 million expiring contract.

Nurkic is also on an expiring contract worth $19 million after he was acquired by the Hornets last season from the Phoenix Suns. The second round pick from the Hornets to the Jazz is the more favorable between the LA Clippers and the Jazz.

Ace Bailey hasn't reported yet to the Utah Jazz, but he plans to do so before the start of Summer League training camp beginning on Monday. Bailey had reportedly preferred to be selected by the Washington Wizards at No. 6 and tried to avoid the Philadelphia 76ers, Charlotte Hornets and the Jazz ahead of them.

Bailey's new representative cleared the air on his status amid speculation he may not report to the Jazz.

“He’s thrilled to be going to Utah,” Andrew Witlieb of GSE Worldwide told Front Office Sports. “Obviously, it’s an honor to be selected in the top five of the NBA Draft.

“We think he can do a lot of great things out there. He certainly should get a ton of playing time, and he’ll have a lot of chances to show what he can do. So we think it’s a great situation for him basketball wise.”

Bailey was represented in the pre-draft process by Omar Copper, who tried to direct him to the Wizards.

“This was led by his longtime manager Omar Cooper, who we’re partnering with on this,” Witlieb said.

“And Omar really focused more on fit, rather than going third in the draft. He wanted somewhere where Ace could have the best possible basketball fit for his game and we think Utah is one of the best places he could’ve gone.”

The Jazz also confirmed Bailey's intent to report to the team ahead of Summer League.

"We've had good communication with Ace Bailey and his representatives," the Jazz told ESPN. "We feel good about everything. Ace and his family are coming to Utah tomorrow. We'll have a press conference Sunday, and a practice Monday."

The Utah Jazz and center Steven Crowl have agreed to an Exhibit 10 contract. The Jazz will bring Crowl in to compete for a roster spot on a non-guaranteed training camp deal.

As a senior at Wisconsin, Crowl averaged 9.9 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. The 7-footer was a four-year starter for the Badgers.

RJ Luis has agreed to a Two-Way contract with the Utah Jazz after going undrafted out of St. John's.

Luis, who is represented by Sam Permut, averaged 18.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.4 steals in 31.8 minutes as a junior. Luis spent his freshman season at UMass.

The Phoenix Suns acquired the No. 31 overall pick and selected Rasheer Fleming out of Saint Joseph's to begin the second round of the 2025 NBA draft.

2025 NBA Draft, Round 1 Results
31. Phoenix Suns: Rasheer Fleming, F, Saint Joseph's
32. Orlando Magic: Noah Penda, F, France
33. Charlotte Hornets: Sion James, SF, Duke
34. Charlotte Hornets: Ryan Kalkbrenner, C, Creighton
35. Philadelphia 76ers: Johni Broome, C, Auburn
36. Los Angeles Lakers: Adou Thiero, PF, Arkansas
37. Detroit Pistons: Chaz Lanier, SG, Tennessee
38. Indiana Pacers: Kam Jones, PG/SG, Marquette
39. Toronto Raptors: Alijah Martin, SG, Florida
40. New Orleans Pelicans: Micah Peavy, SG/SF, Georgetown
41. Phoenix Suns: Koby Brea, SG/SF, Kentucky
42. Sacramento Kings: Maxime Raynaud, C, Stanford
43. Washington Wizards: Jamir Watkins, SG/SF, Florida State
44. Oklahoma City Thunder: Brooks Barnhizer, SF, Northwestern
45. Minnesota Timberwolves: Rocco Zikarsky, C, Brisbane
46. Boston Celtics: Amari Williams, C, Kentucky
47. Milwaukee Bucks: Bogoljub Markovic, PF/C, Mega Superbet 
48. Memphis Grizzlies: Javon Small, PG, West Virginia
49. Cleveland Cavaliers: Tyrese Proctor, G, Duke
50. LA Clippers: Kobe Sanders, SG/SF, Nevada
51. New York Knicks: Mohamed Diawara, F, France
52. Golden State Warriors: Alex Toohey, SF/PF, Sydney
53. Utah Jazz: John Tonje, SF, Wisconsin
54. Indiana Pacers: Taelon Peter, G, Liberty
55. Chicago Bulls: Lachlan Olbrich, PF/C, Illawarra
56. Golden State Warriors: Will Richard, SG, Florida
57. Boston Celtics: Max Shulga, G, VCU
58. Cleveland Cavaliers: Saliou Niang, SG/SF, Trento 
59. Houston Rockets: Jahmai Mashack, G, Tennessee

The Utah Jazz selected Rutgers wing Ace Bailey with the fifth overall pick despite his representatives informing at least one top-five team he wouldn't report if drafted, according to ESPN sources. The Utah Jazz selected Bailey fifth overall despite his refusal to work out for the team. Bailey's pre-draft strategy created significant intrigue in the run up to the first round of the 2025 NBA draft on Wednesday.

"I can control what I can control," Bailey said when asked about critics questioning his happiness with Utah. "They feel how they feel."

Agent Omar Cooper defended Bailey's pre-draft approach as standard business practice. Cooper noted that Bailey completed 18 team interviews and participated in a Chicago workout attended by all NBA franchises.

"Every NBA team watched him work out in Chicago. Everyone got his medical. They watched him run and jump. They got his measurements," Cooper told ESPN.

Rival teams believed Bailey's camp preferred the Washington Wizards, who held the sixth overall pick. Washington successfully drafted Alex Sarr second overall in 2024 after he avoided workouts with the Atlanta Hawks, who were selecting at No. 1.

The Wizards possessed an ideal roster fit for Bailey's wing skills and scoring ability. However, Utah's secretive draft plans under new president Austin Ainge caught rival teams off-guard.

Utah finished with the league's worst record but fell to fifth in the draft lottery. The Jazz capitalized on Bailey's availability at a position where he wasn't expected to remain.

"He's great. We were able to speak with him. He was super excited. We're super excited," Ainge said Wednesday night. "His scoring gets a lot of attention, deservedly so. He's very skilled for his size."

Cooper declined to address specific questions regarding Bailey's future relationship with the Jazz organization.