The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly not pursuing a trade for Utah Jazz power forward John Collins despite a clear offseason need at the position, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line.

Finding a front-line center remains a clear offseason priority for the Lakers, who have maintained a longstanding interest Utah’s Walker Kessler. The Jazz, though, have made Kessler unavailable for some time, which might have contributed to reports last week that suggested L.A. has interest in trading for Kessler’s teammate John Collins.

One NBA insider gave some bad news when it comes to the Lakers' report desire to trade for Jazz center Walker Kessler.