John Collins...Our Third Star

[mvossman]

I definitely feel like its MBT's plan A. Upgrade Maxi/Powell both by getting Collins (also probably keep Powell) then get that backup ball-handler. Collins makes your team more KP-proof I guess in that you should still probably have a good front-court even if KP is injured, sitting or traded for something else. Collins plays now with a rim-roller so it really seems like you can play him with any of the Mavs bigs, be they stretch big (KP, Maxi) or rim-roller (WCS, Powell).

I'm not so sure Collins is "KP-proof".  Collins is a good 3 point shooter, but its at 3 attempts per game.  He does most of his damage down low, which will be a lot harder to do with WCS or Powell clogging the paint.  And a Collins/Powell pairing would be rough defensively as neither can protect the rim.  He would be a good fit with Maxi, but you are trading him away in this scenario.

I get the idea of taking last years starting lineup KP/Powell/DFS/Luka/THJ and trying to improve the weakest link, but that lineup was below average defensively and that was before KP lost his mobility.  I'm just not sure how much Collins is really going to address that.