06-13-2021, 07:17 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-13-2021, 07:18 PM by StepBackJay.)
So if you want to be a Mavs optimist you would say Collins turned down the 90 mil and clearly wants a max deal. That is going to be tough for Atlanta to swallow with Young max extension the same summer + upcoming deals for Hunter, Huerter, Reddish who form their core group of young players on top of vets Gallo, Bog, Capella. Hawks might rather spread that money around rather than put it all into Collins. Collins numbers have gone down since Capella came back healthy. The extension for 90 mil was back when Collins was still a 20/10 guy.
The pessimist would say that Hawks and Collins were already in the neighborhood of a deal. If Hawks decline Mavs offers they could just offer Collins 100 mil and worry about cap issues when they get here. Hawks can probably stay under the luxury tax line this year and make moves next season to get under the tax line. Gallo would probably be the first cap casualty in 2022. It's possible that we even hear a deal is done as soon as FA opens which immediately puts Mavs into plan B-Z mode.
The pessimist would say that Hawks and Collins were already in the neighborhood of a deal. If Hawks decline Mavs offers they could just offer Collins 100 mil and worry about cap issues when they get here. Hawks can probably stay under the luxury tax line this year and make moves next season to get under the tax line. Gallo would probably be the first cap casualty in 2022. It's possible that we even hear a deal is done as soon as FA opens which immediately puts Mavs into plan B-Z mode.