ROSTER TALK: Mavs favs for Vogel if no HC job exists. Kyrie handshake deal?

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Obviously, a way of making the outgoing more attractive to the other team would be to substitute out Reggie for THJ as part of any deal with Wood.  That is the deal I suggested for Collins.  In fact, I suspect something like that was probably discussed this summer and the parties could come to agreement.

Below is a quote regarding Collins from the Jake Fischer article posted in another thread.  My interpretation is Atlanta was basically looking at Markkannen and Harrison Barnes as targets in a Collins swap.  In other words...a lateral move to change out roughly equivalent players.  This would lend credence to the idea that a Collins/Wood based deal might be possible:

But what if Utah is no longer content with joining the race for prized prospect Victor Wembanyama? The Jazz’s interest in Hawks forward John Collins is real, league sources said, and would seem to indicate Utah is considering how to add to this winning unit rather than subtract from it. Right now, the likelihood of Collins landing in Salt Lake City, though, seems low. Atlanta approached the Jazz about swapping Collins for Markkanen, sources said, which did not generate any traction.
 

Finding any home for Collins becomes a difficult task when you consider the Hawks have dangled the talented 25-year-old for several transaction cycles. There was true momentum in a deal with Sacramento during this summer’s draft window, sources said, but the Kings walked away with Kevin Heurter and seem quite happy lighting the beam with this current iteration at Golden 1 Center.