01-18-2025, 10:00 AM
ABOUT COLLINS ....
Gafford/Maxi is not a salary match for Collins. Not close.
Any trade of multiple players for 1 thins out the usable depth, which is a problem by itself. I have to think a DG/MK package has to bring two needed and reasonably-priced pieces, not 1.
I'd love to include Hardy but he really doesn't make enough salary to help on that part.
Collins looks good on paper for the moment, but is he any real answer?
Collins kills the payroll in paying such a huge amount to a backup, who merely solves a backup issue.
Does Collins play defense? A wing defender is supposedly the goal. I continue to think DJJ is the solution, or his twin. But there must be defensive studs who can do some scoring too that are under the general radar, and perhaps with a cheap contract as a result. Someone with some defensive feistiness.
The last time Collins played on a team who cared about winning, they couldn't wait to get rid of him, and essentially paid Jazz to take him.
Mavs finally got the payroll in line, and I think they will want to shop for players in their 10-15M price range that they pay their rotation players.
And for context - last year at this time, I loved the DG idea but PJW didn't excite me as a target (although as a GW replacement, it looked like an obvious upgrade so why not.)
Gafford/Maxi is not a salary match for Collins. Not close.
Any trade of multiple players for 1 thins out the usable depth, which is a problem by itself. I have to think a DG/MK package has to bring two needed and reasonably-priced pieces, not 1.
I'd love to include Hardy but he really doesn't make enough salary to help on that part.
Collins looks good on paper for the moment, but is he any real answer?
Collins kills the payroll in paying such a huge amount to a backup, who merely solves a backup issue.
Does Collins play defense? A wing defender is supposedly the goal. I continue to think DJJ is the solution, or his twin. But there must be defensive studs who can do some scoring too that are under the general radar, and perhaps with a cheap contract as a result. Someone with some defensive feistiness.
The last time Collins played on a team who cared about winning, they couldn't wait to get rid of him, and essentially paid Jazz to take him.
Mavs finally got the payroll in line, and I think they will want to shop for players in their 10-15M price range that they pay their rotation players.
And for context - last year at this time, I loved the DG idea but PJW didn't excite me as a target (although as a GW replacement, it looked like an obvious upgrade so why not.)
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