Utah Jazz players John Collins, Jordan Clarkson and Collin Sexton are all considered potential trade targets ahead of the Feb. 6 trade deadline, according

John Collins may not be the loudest name in the room, but his game is suddenly making plenty of noise with the Utah Jazz. After a season of adjustment,

The Utah Jazz are not having a terrific season, to say the least. But they can be one of the most talked-about teams heading into the NBA trade deadline in February, with star forward John Collins already becoming an intriguing Utah asset that many view has a good chance of being moved.

Forward Lauri Markkanen and forward/center John Collins did not play for the Utah Jazz against the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night. Markkanen (personal reasons) has missed four games this season. He left late in the fourth quarter of Utah’s 128-115 loss to San Antonio on Tuesday night and did not return with a left knee contusion following a knee-to-knee collision with Victor Wembanyama.

The leaguewide presumption about the Jazz nonetheless persists that Collins — like fellow veterans Jordan Clarkson and Collin Sexton — is a prime candidate to be dealt between now and the Feb. 6 trade deadline by Jazz CEO Danny Ainge.