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Sources - Powell to Heat, Collins to Clippers in three-team trade - ESPN

The Clippers, Jazz and Heat have agreed to a trade that sends Norman Powell to Miami, John Collins to Los Angeles, and Kevin Love, Kyle Anderson and a 2027 Clippers second-round pick to Utah, sources told ESPN.

Powell, 32, is coming off his best season in which he averaged a career-high 21.8 points and was an All-Star candidate who started all 60 games he played in for the first time in his career. Miami is looking to rebound from a tumultuous season that included the Jimmy Butler trade to the Golden State and finished with a first-round sweep by Cleveland. Powell adds offensive firepower and was a 42% shooter from behind the arc last season. The 6-foot-4 guard is one of the league's hardest-working players and should seamlessly fit Miami's culture. He is extension-eligible and is entering the final year of his deal at $20.4 million this season.

Collins, 27, is the kind of athletic big the Clippers have coveted in the past. The 6-9 forward averaged 19 points and 8.2 rebounds in 40 games for the Jazz last season and is also entering the final year of his contract worth at $26.5 million due this coming season.

Both Powell and Collins were unlikely to sign extensions with their respective teams, according to sources.

While Powell was one of the league's best sixth man in his first two-plus seasons in Los Angeles before thriving as a starter last season with Kawhi Leonard out for the first two months, the Clippers have been looking for more cap flexibility.

Leonard has two years remaining on his contract and the Clippers' moves this offseason have been aligned for future flexibility. They just agreed to a new two-year, $81.5 million contract with James Harden. The second year of Harden's deal has a player option and is

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