John Collins...Our Third Star

[Mavs03]

I am about 95% sure plan A for the Mavs is Collins in a S&T that involves Maxi and J Rich.

Mavs would offer Collins the full max (27/yr which is yes an overpay) and offer Maxi in a S&T to Hawks.

J Rich would also need to be added for salary matching. He could either be part of the package to the Hawks or routed to a third team. If the latter then Hawks would have a pretty good trade exception.

Now Mavs might need to sweeten the deal if Hawks play hard to get, perhaps including Terry, Green or 2nds into the mix. I bet they would add at least 1 or 2 second round picks.

In the end "my guess" is that MBT want a Luka friendly Maxi -> Collins upgrade + Dragic for the MLE. That would be a very Luka-friendly offseason.

Luka/Dragic
THJ/Brunson
DFS/Green
KP/Collins
Collins/Powell/WCS

I believe you would have Collins playing both PF & center. When he plays with KP he would be the center on offense but when playing with other centers he would be PF as he is in Atlanta.

I would be thrilled with that offseason.  Dragic would be a great addition to our bench and could also play alongside Luka down the stretch in a tight game.  I also hope Tyler Bey is ready to contribute.  Maybe not on the offensive end but at least be a factor on the defensive side.