The Utah Jazz are trading little-used forward Rudy Gay for Atlanta Hawks starter John Collins. The news was reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
ESPN Sources: The Hawks are finalizing a trade to send F/C John Collins to the Jazz for Rudy Gay and a future second-round pick. Atlanta’s largely unloading Collins’ three years, $78M for some roster building flexibility and alignment with looming changes to salary cap.
The Hawks are looking to duck under the luxury tax threshold and build in long-term cap flexibility. The Jazz took a surprising leap forward last year after entering into a rebuild, posting a 37-45 record behind forward Lauri Markkanen and center Walker Kessler, both obtained in trade deals last summer for star players Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell.