The Jazz and Kings have conducted exploratory trade talks centered on John Collins. Sacramento can make salaries work while avoiding the tax by including Kevin Huerter and Trey Lyles. Collins is averaging 17.9 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists while shooting 43.8% on threes. pic.twitter.com/1o9HpiRolO

The Sacramento Kings have been linked to two of the top forwards on the market as the NBA trade deadline approaches.

“The Jazz and Kings have conducted exploratory trade talks centered on John Collins,” Forbes’ Evan Sidery shared via Twitter/X on Thursday afternoon. “Sacramento can make salaries work while avoiding the tax by including Kevin Huerter and Trey Lyles.”

John Collins is currently in the middle of his second season playing for the Utah Jazz. The former Wake Forest star is averaging 17.9 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.5

The Sacramento Kings have reportedly reached out to the Utah Jazz about trading for their star forward amid trade rumors.

The Sacramento Kings could add a valuable power forward to their frontcourt ahead of the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline.

Evan Sidery, who covers the NBA for Forbes, reported Thursday the Kings and Utah Jazz have had exploratory conversations centered on Jazz forward John Collins. A deal for Collins would likely include Kings guard Kevin Huerter and forward Trey Lyles.

The Sacramento Kings could trade for a forward from the Utah Jazz as a backup plan if they are unable to win the bidding war for Cameron Johnson.

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The Kings turned in an impressive performance Sunday, blowing out the Golden State Warriors to win their fourth in a row under interim coach Doug Christie. Malik Monk had 26 points and 12 assists to lead the Kings to a 129-99 victory over the Warriors at Chase Center in San Francisco.

The Miami Heat head to Golden 1 Center to face the Sacramento Kings in a non-conference matchup. The Heat are 17-16, which puts them in sixth place in the Eastern Conference. The Kings are 16-19, which puts them in 12th place in the Western Conference.

The Jazz have been tanking for three seasons after choosing to follow the blueprint famously and unapologetically established by the 76ers, who tanked their way into becoming championship contenders (but have ultimately failed to win a championship, which is worth noting).