The Utah Jazz made headlines on Monday as the team traded essentially nothing to acquire John Collins from the Atlanta Hawks. The first response for many Los Angeles Lakers fans was to wonder why the purple and gold didn’t send a similar trade package to acquire Collins from Atlanta.
While a Collins trade may have been a missed opportunity for the Lake Show, there could still be a domino effect that opens new doors for the purple and gold. After, Rob Pelinka should be willing to do anything to improve the roster.
Utah is not going to reroute Collins any time soon but there is another big man on the roster that could be on the move following this move.