{"id":145388,"date":"2025-06-18T19:57:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T23:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=145388"},"modified":"2025-06-18T19:57:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T23:57:56","slug":"jazz-mavs-discussed-collin-sexton-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/06\/18\/jazz-mavs-discussed-collin-sexton-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"Jazz, Mavs Have \u2018Discussed\u2019 Big Time Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following the hire of Utah Jazz president of basketball operations, Austin Ainge, the woebegone Western Conference franchise now has a new objective<\/a>. While they should still be considered a rebuild, their tanking stage is over. It\u2019s time for their players, whether they\u2019re green behind the ears or long in the tooth, to focus on winning.<\/p>\n

The on-court personnel isn\u2019t the only group who should be putting their foot on the petal either though. If the Jazz are to become a playoff or title-contender, the front office will need to get to work. That means actually pulling the trigger on trades, which they\u2019ve been extremely hesitant to do under Ainge\u2019s father, Jazz CEO Danny Ainge.<\/p>\n

Jazz, Mavs Have \u2018Discussed\u2019 Collin Sexton Trade<\/h2>\n

The Jazz\u2019s big men have mainly been attached to one team trade rumors. Just this week, John Collins<\/a> and Walker Kessler<\/a> were named as former or current targets<\/a> for the Los Angeles Lakers, who\u2019ve been looking for an upgrade down low for months. To that point, the idea of Kessler landing in L.A. has been rehashed more than a few times<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Other rumors have not been down such a well-traveled road.<\/p>\n

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Welp, got aggregated today.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll say this as a point of clarification: while all of the possibilities I mentioned (Sexton to Dallas, LAL interest in Kessler, PHI interest in a pick 3\/5 swap) have been discussed, they haven\u2019t gotten into the serious stages to my knowledge.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Andy Larsen (@andyblarsen) June 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n