02-12-2021, 02:24 PM
(02-12-2021, 02:04 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: Was listening to a Hawks podcast and he said that the Collins-Capela fit hasn't been working out and that Collins needs someone ironically enough like KP to stretch the floor while Collins can roll.
But finished it off with that there was no chance Dallas trades KP for Capela unless it includes Collins himself, and at that point it doesn't make much sense for either team.
Looking at fit on the floor, the most obvious swap for me is Collins for Kleber. Maxi can stretch the floor alongside Capela, and Collins can rim-run next to KP. If I'm Atlanta and don't want to pay Collins the max, Kleber would be a terrific replacement. And Dallas would get a clear starter. Of course I think Dallas would have to include more than just Kleber to get Collins, but that's where I'd probably start.
One trade I've been thinking about is THJ/Kleber for Bogi/Collins. The teams swap one free agent they may not want to overpay and one under-contract player who they may want to upgrade. Bogi is hurt, but he wasn't exactly lighting the world on fire in Atlanta before that and I'm not convinced the rushed marriage was more than an arrangement of convenience after the Milwaukee deal fell apart. Still, I think he'd be a nice fit next to Luka. Atlanta really needs a long-term solution at SG (Reddish just isn't that good), and THJ has a history with the Hawks. Maybe they'd be more interested in his price tag than the one coming for Collins.