(02-11-2021, 07:19 PM)omahen Wrote: Of course, totally agree. They will either trade him or match anything. Hence, there is really no possibility to get him in the summer. This is what I am claiming all the time. That also doesn't mean he will be available for cheap at TDL. Plenty of teams would gladly trade for him.I think his value goes down if they trade him in the offseason. That would mean that they aren't willing to pay him what he's being offered, which then becomes a point of weakness.
And don't forget - Collins has to accept the offer sheet to squeeze Atlanta. It is also possible they just sign new (max) contract as soon as FA opens. Same as Mavs did with KP. This way they avoid those unwanted no trade clauses you are mentioning. If I am not wrong, they can offer him more (additional year) than other teams can with an offer sheet.
As far as what we did with KP, there is a week before FA starts where he can have conversations with other teams that can present this option to him as a contract. He then says, YA, I'll take that contract instead of what ATL is offering even if it's a max, cause a no trade clause is an even better contract. ATL then has that conundrum if they were only signing him to trade him later. If not, then all is good anyway and they match the maxed out no trade clause contract.