John Collins...Our Third Star

[ItsGoTime]

Question:

Is Lauri Markkannen that much different than John Collins? 

Sure where they operate is a bit different, Collins preferring an inside out approach, while Lauri earned his reputation as a lethal 3pt shooter. But in terms of talent are they that far off from each other?

Both are questionable defenders. Both are looking for a change of scenery. 1 seems a lot cheaper than the other though...

So there are a few things to talk about here. Everything is in terms of what they basically are, not what they can become. As of right now, LM is a good outside shooter. That is it. JC has lots of other facets to his game. He can play in side and outside. He is capable of driving past a defender too. How capable? I’d have to watch him more than I have to know if he can drive into a lane full of defenders.


When you say they are both questionable defenders, that makes it sound like defense is binary. There are varying degrees of good and bad defenders. I’d say with JC looking decent enough next to a stellar defender in Capela that at this point, he can at least get to that degree of defender. However, he’s learning while doing, so if he works on that end, does he get better going forward? Randle is a good example of being a poor defender and having the light bulb switched on.

As far as LM’s defense? My understanding is it’s just plain bad.