NBA Market Update: Lakers veteran to return to Pacers Jazz peddle Collins

On December 15, Beijing time, NBA market dynamics, many teams signed reinforcements, Lake veteran Anderson joined the Kings, 36-year-old Johnson returned to the Pacers, Spurs signed and judged, cut Jabari Rice and signed Nets veteran David Duke Xi;

The Lakers and Warriors are veterans joining the Kings

According to the WOJ, the Kings signed Toscano-Anderson to a one-year contract, after which Anderson himself confirmed the signing, tweeting: Light the Beam (the slogan for the Kings to win);

The 30-year-old played in the NBA for four seasons, playing for the Warriors, Lakers and Jazz, playing in 191 regular season games, averaging 4.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game, and played in a total of 52 games for the Lakers and Jazz last season, averaging 3 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

36-year-old Johnson returns to the Pacers

According to Woj, the Pacers have agreed a one-year contract with free agent James Johnson, who is returning to Indiana.

It is worth mentioning that the Pacers and the Bucks had a fierce farce of competition for the ball in the game, the two teams quarreled in the player tunnel, and the Pacers returned to the sideline to order Haliburton to get the ball back, so the Pacers signed back James Johnson, who was known as one of the "most combative players in the league".

The 36-year-old began his 15th season with the Pacers in 18 games last season, averaging 2.8 points and 1.7 rebounds per game.

Spurs have a cut and a sign

The Spurs are reportedly set to sign guard David Duke to a two-way contract, and in order to make room to sign Duke, the Spurs cut guard Jabari Rice.

David Duke has averaged 4.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 45 games for the Nets over the past two seasons, and this season he plays for the Delaware Blue Jersey of the 76ers' Development League team, while Jabari Rice signed a two-way contract with the Spurs in the offseason and has played in four games in the Development League this season, averaging 9.3 points per game.

At present, the Spurs have suffered the longest 18-game losing streak in team history, with 3 wins and 20 losses, ranking first in the West.

Jazz peddled Collins and many others

According to Jazz reporter Andy Larsen, Jazz was disappointed with Collins' ability to learn and Xi. Collins has been frustrated by his slow Xi on both ends of the floor, and the team has put Collins on the shelf.

While Collins had 14.5 points and 8.6 rebounds in 22 starts, he didn't contribute much in other areas and was a far cry from his 21.6 points and 10.1 rebounds per game in 2019-20. While Collins shot 38.3 percent from three-point range, his plus/minus was the worst of all Jazz players at -11.8.

Considering Collins' salary, the Jazz are unlikely to complete a one-for-one trade and may need to make him part of a larger deal, and the Jazz are also considering trading Clarkson, Sexton, Horton-Tucker and Olynyk in search of a "natural playmaker or defensive bigger guard."

In July, the Jazz traded Collins from the Hawks with Gay and a second-round pick, and Collins now has three years and $78.5 million left on his contract, including a player option.

In addition, it is reported that Jazz management is very fond of Markkanen and believes that he can be a core player for a team that has always been contended, and Jazz executives believe that Markkanen can be re-contracted.

Other market developments –

The Hornets plan to sign center Nathan Mensah, a 25-year-old who is 206cm tall and weighs 104kg, has played in 14 games for the Hornets' Development League team this season, averaging 10.3 points and 8.6 rebounds per game.

The Celtics have officially announced the signing of free agent Drew Peterson on a two-way contract, after playing for Sioux Falls Sky Power in the G League. This season, he is averaging 15.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 33.8 minutes per game.