TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[StrandedOnBeauboisHill]

That's my feeling, too, but we need to be careful. That opinion might simply be the result of seeing one of them play much more frequently. 

I like Collins...cautiously. But, there's got to be a reason he has been on the trade block for two years straight.

Ya I definitely understand all this and is a very fair concern.  My assumption is mostly from the broader narrative you see around the web about how much his defense has improved and just watching clips.  He certainly LOOKS more like someone who can move laterally against smaller guards/wings on the perimeter but you never really know until you watch a guy over and over (to your point).

Definitely feels like he's on the trade market because of all the young guys around him in the rotation needing their paychecks soon.  Felt like the Hawks did what we should have done with Brunson, just overpay him and then figure out what that asset means big picture down the road and in their case, it means flipping him for some sort of value.