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The trading market is on the rise again! Jazz turns into a "middleman" and new players may disrupt the Durant drama

8:16pm, 26 June 2025【Basketball】

The rumors of NBA trading have become more and more lively in the past two days! The well-known reporter Evan Sidery made a very interesting message on June 21: Don’t underestimate the Utah Jazz, they may play a key role in Kevin Durant’s earth-shaking deal - being a "middleman"! What does

mean? Sidery's analysis was quite thorough: the Jazz are holding a lot of salary space in their hands, very flexible! They can completely act as a "taker" and help teams who want to clear big contracts but are reluctant to give up too many draft picks to "eat" unwanted player contracts. In return, they naturally charge some future draft picks as "hard-work fees". To put it bluntly, this trick is to use your space advantage to "make money out of nothing" to accumulate assets.

And, the Jazz himself is not idle, and is urging the world to sell several players with expired contracts in their hands - John Collins, Colin Sexton, and Jordan Clarkson. The contracts of these three brothers are about to expire, which is very attractive for other teams that want to make room or fight. The Jazz is very good at making a plan. While helping others "buy" contracts to earn picks, they can also throw out the expired contracts in their hands and exchange them for some fresh blood or picks. There is no delay in both ends, and the assets will become more and more alive!

Speaking of sale, the "old enemies" of the Lakers and the Jazz have been recently revealed to have hooked up again. The core of the transaction is said to be about Collins, and the Lakers may put Hachimura into the plan. On the other hand, the Mavericks were also named. They were very interested in Sexton, and the Jazz was even more determined to pack Sexton and Clarkson and send it away. It seemed that Salt Lake City was determined to have a big change.

But the most eye-catching thing is Durant's "unanctuary"! The current situation is that the transaction negotiations seem to be stuck and are in a deadlock. However, many teams in the league have smelled a little bit, and it feels like the Miami Heat may be the closest buyer to get Durant. A well-informed person revealed that the Heat want to put potential rookie Nikola Jovic into the trading plan, which may be the "last puzzle" that both sides finally decided and broke the deadlock. If it really happens, the pattern of the Eastern Conference will be completely reshuffled next season!

Jazz has a great ambition and wants to be a "trading middleman" to make a difference, and at the same time actively sells out their own due contracts (Colins, Sexton, Clarkson). The Lakers have set their sights on Collins and have a hot talk with the Jazz, so Hachimura may be involved. The Mavericks are interested in Sexton, and the Jazz wants to pack up and deal with him and Clarkson. Durant is in a deadlock in the trading, the Heat leads the lead, and rookie Jovic (Vale) may be the key bargaining chip, success or failure is here!

This trading market is like a TV series, every day. If Jazz, a potential "middleman" character, really gets involved in Durant's big deal, it might make the whole situation clear. Let’s move the small stool and wait and see how to perform this drama next!

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