05-04-2021, 05:14 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-04-2021, 05:15 PM by Scott41theMavs.)
(05-04-2021, 04:57 PM)StepBackJay Wrote: Collins numbers have definitely dipped this year. That along with his usage in ATL (ie getting a lesser role in the offense) makes me think he's very gettable.
He had two seasons at 20/10, so it's not surprising he would turn down a big extension.
This year more like 17/7 at 29 mpg. Mavs might actually be able to get him with just a healthy contract that ATL won't be inclined to match. It is curious that the Hawks didn't trade him at the TDL but my guess is they feel like that could get similar value in a S&T. Salary matching will be harder in a S&T so honestly I am not sure what they are thinking.
You could argue that Collins is a must if you get rid of KP. KP isn't bringing back another star (if we somehow got Brogdon for him, Halleluka), and in a Western Conference in which all the top teams have two, if not three, stars, you have to have at least two. I think that what Luka has done with this ramshackle group - being in competition for the 5th seed in a tough Western Conference, even in the midst of the Mavs' Covid debacle - shows that he could do a great deal himself with the right supporting cast. I'd still rather have a star or two with him on the roster. Collins is a great candidate, and the other should be a backcourt stud to ease Luka's load. Holmes and DFS rounding out the starting lineup? That team would be a contenda, at least in terms of starting lineup.