Bleacher Report article about big draft day deals. The Mavcentric trade:
“The Deal: Dallas Mavericks send Dāvis Bertāns and No. 10 to the Atlanta Hawks for John CollinsThis feels like selling low on John Collins. It probably is, and Atlanta may be able to talk Dallas into sending Tim Hardaway Jr. instead of Bertāns.
But just ahead of the 2023 deadline, The Athletic's Sam Amick reported that the Hawks' asking price for Collins had "decreased significantly." According to Amick, they weren't even insisting on a first-rounder.
This deal, of course, gives them one. It also opens up playing time in the frontcourt for all of Onyeka Okongwu, Jalen Johnson and Saddiq Bey.
And while he hasn't shown it much in recent years, Bertāns can still be a floor-warping shooter. In a lineup with Young, he'd likely get plenty of catch-and-shoot opportunities.
The No. 10 pick would also give Atlanta a shot at landing some help on a rookie-scale contract (something that will be far more important under the new collective bargaining agreement).
The upside for the Mavericks, on the other hand, is obvious.If Kyrie Irving is re-signed, Dallas will have more than enough perimeter firepower. What they'd need is someone who can rim-run, catch lobs and be a part of a potentially switch-heavy defensive scheme.
Feeding off the playmaking of Irving and Luka Dončić would give Collins plenty of opportunities to shine.”
Atl lowered their price to not require a FRP and the writer brushes off giving a lottery pick for him? For shame.
“The Deal: Dallas Mavericks send Dāvis Bertāns and No. 10 to the Atlanta Hawks for John CollinsThis feels like selling low on John Collins. It probably is, and Atlanta may be able to talk Dallas into sending Tim Hardaway Jr. instead of Bertāns.
But just ahead of the 2023 deadline, The Athletic's Sam Amick reported that the Hawks' asking price for Collins had "decreased significantly." According to Amick, they weren't even insisting on a first-rounder.
This deal, of course, gives them one. It also opens up playing time in the frontcourt for all of Onyeka Okongwu, Jalen Johnson and Saddiq Bey.
And while he hasn't shown it much in recent years, Bertāns can still be a floor-warping shooter. In a lineup with Young, he'd likely get plenty of catch-and-shoot opportunities.
The No. 10 pick would also give Atlanta a shot at landing some help on a rookie-scale contract (something that will be far more important under the new collective bargaining agreement).
The upside for the Mavericks, on the other hand, is obvious.If Kyrie Irving is re-signed, Dallas will have more than enough perimeter firepower. What they'd need is someone who can rim-run, catch lobs and be a part of a potentially switch-heavy defensive scheme.
Feeding off the playmaking of Irving and Luka Dončić would give Collins plenty of opportunities to shine.”
Atl lowered their price to not require a FRP and the writer brushes off giving a lottery pick for him? For shame.
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