John Collins...Our Third Star

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I would go after Markannen, and then actively look to trade KP. He should be much more gettable than Collins, either in a SnT or RFA offer, plus Collins is basically almost fully utilised to show off his full skillset, whereas Markannen's skillset is being significantly suppressed to where his production can skyrocket in the right setting IMO. I think he's a 7 foot Klay Thompson minus the defense in the right system. I think he's athletic enough with the right energy to absolutely be a proficient rim roller also.

Most of us thought KP will be a monster player in Mavs system. Most of us thought Wright will thrive with Mavs, but reality showed he was just basically same player as everywhere else. Most of us thought JRich will explode in Dallas, yet he is basically same guy he was in other teams. So I wouldn't really build everything on a hope someone who has been very average for several years will suddenly turn into an all star. Markkanen sure has potential and I might even see the move in a sense to increase asset base, but I would never see him as a final piece of the puzzle or a franchise cornerstone.