2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[Scott41theMavs]

John Collins last 2 games: 

Indiana: 25 points 7 rebounds 1 block

Washington: 28 points 8 rebounds 2 blocks

He's starting to play well for Atlanta.  For the season, he's averaging 18 points and 8 rebounds.  He's shooting 56% from the field, 39% from 3, 83% from the FT line.  Just envisioning a trio of Luka, KP, and Collins.  I know he's a restricted free agent, but we can make it uncomfortable for Atlanta with a front-loaded contract.  They have salary cap issues and for what it's worth, they've actually played decent without Collins at times throughout the season.  Okongwu has stepped up his game in Collins' absence.  However, he has a long way to go.  He's very unpolished.  But ultimately, Atlanta has to pay big money for Trae Young and Deandre Hunter in the next 2 years.  I believe they would like to keep Collins but are not willing to match a big contract.  Remember, they offered Collins 4 years 90 million at the beginning of the year which Collins rejected.  It also helps Collins' agent is Jeff Schwartz (a Mavs friendly agent)

Going after Collins is only going work in a scenario in which 1) we conclusively move away from both THJ and JRich (presuming JRich opts out), or 2) we trade Porzingis.

Waiting around for the Hawks to match Collins with our thumbs up our butts is a great way to make this the third consecutive atrocious offseason, while virtually guaranteeing a worse roster next year.