For me for this offseason to be good is either Collins or top guard, unless we believe this team is great as it is (which will be judged in the playoffs).
I agree it makes little sense for Atlanta in the long run to pay max or near max money for Collins. But they need something to save their face. I think only Kleber wouldn't be enough, one pick or young player would need to be included. But not more. It's actually even a question for Atlanta - if you get rid of Collins, do you want salary back at all? They can play Hunter as their PF. If they don't take Kleber, it would leave them with around 17 mil of cap space.
Same dilema is for Mavs. If they keep Kleber they have excellent frontocourt rotation with Collins, Kleber and KP. Powell would be a bit redundant, but it is as it is. Kleber is far better fit with either Collins or KP than Powell. However, their is not a lot of possibility to improve at guard in this scenario. Brunson would have to be a starter, but we would need at least one reliable guard for rMLE. Would rMLE be enough for McConnel? I guess not. Ellington, Forbes, Bazemore, Nwaba or Galloway are all solid exception money options. All of them probably even below rMLE, perhaps BaE. Or we can go a bit younger with Ntilikina or Mikhailuk. I like Jordan McLauchlin from Minny as an under the radar option.
I agree it makes little sense for Atlanta in the long run to pay max or near max money for Collins. But they need something to save their face. I think only Kleber wouldn't be enough, one pick or young player would need to be included. But not more. It's actually even a question for Atlanta - if you get rid of Collins, do you want salary back at all? They can play Hunter as their PF. If they don't take Kleber, it would leave them with around 17 mil of cap space.
Same dilema is for Mavs. If they keep Kleber they have excellent frontocourt rotation with Collins, Kleber and KP. Powell would be a bit redundant, but it is as it is. Kleber is far better fit with either Collins or KP than Powell. However, their is not a lot of possibility to improve at guard in this scenario. Brunson would have to be a starter, but we would need at least one reliable guard for rMLE. Would rMLE be enough for McConnel? I guess not. Ellington, Forbes, Bazemore, Nwaba or Galloway are all solid exception money options. All of them probably even below rMLE, perhaps BaE. Or we can go a bit younger with Ntilikina or Mikhailuk. I like Jordan McLauchlin from Minny as an under the radar option.