John Collins...Our Third Star

[mvossman]

I feel like with Collins it's going to be difficult for the Hawks to ever make the most of his value playing next to Capela, who does a lot of the same things on offense. I think his value in the future depends on him becoming a small-ball stretch 5, as we're seeing with more teams going small. Not saying you wouldn't play him with a center ever, but I think like with the Lakers and AD, playing him at center next to Luka and 3 versatile wings could create an unguardable lineup. The defense is the question mark I guess, ideally you'd also find a wing-forward like Robert Covington with shot-blocking ability to play next to him.

That forward with shot-blocking ability was Maxi before falling off this year.  The ideal pairing would be Turner, who could anchor the defense and spread the floor on offense giving Collins room to operate.