John Collins...Our Third Star

[KillerLeft]

Regarding fan sentiment, every team has a scapegoat. Hawks fans LOVED Collins before Trae took over. But if they want to turn on a good player and push him elsewhere, that's fine by me.

Sure, but...I think I agree with their complaints, in this case. 

I might still be on board if I knew what was coming with the KP situation. If KP is gone, I'm more interested. If he's still here, I think pairing Collins with him is a one-way ticket to an even worse defense. Neither is strong, neither wants to rebound (Collins is better there, but not good enough to carry a team in that area) and neither is a "dirty work" player. I have read here that Collins can defend on the wing after switches, but MOST Hawks people I read (not just fans) seem to passionately suggest otherwise. If neither KP nor Collins can do that...idk. 

Offensively, they are obviously compatible, but that would be TWO max salaries paid to players who cannot create their own shot. I don't know that I feel very good about that direction. 

Now, tell me KP is gone, and there's an athlete at center? Collins starts to look better to me in that situation.