John Collins...Our Third Star

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Let's just say the Mavs go all in on JC on the first hour of free agency and have him sign-up a few hours later. So how long would the Mavs wait until Atlanta matches? And if Atlanta does decide that they want to keep JC and takes their sweet time before finally matching, this does mean RH is scooped up by then.

You go after JC if your sources tell you, Hawks are likely to accept your offer, if not, just move along.

RH is the safer get. Give him 18/4 if you have to.

The idea here, that the Mavs can't afford to get tied up waiting for a RFA-match decision by ATL, is smart.

It could be sidestepped if JC and ATL are willing to do a sign-and-trade, and such a decision is reached very early. Otherwise, it feels like the risk of having a disastrous outcome on multiple fronts would be way too high.