Trade & FA 2023-24: Stein-Ingram Trade Inevitable| LAL Want Lebron Back On Any Terms

[mvossman]

This is more for Killer/Omahen, but I'm not buying the 'it didn't work in Atlanta' argument.  Nothing works in Atlanta.  Trae Young makes players worse while everyone who comes here gets a Luka-bump.  This board tends to poo-poo everyone we trade for or sign until we see them play here.  Then the tune changes.  I don't think Capela is the vertical threat or paint deterrent that Lively is (or will be) and I don't think Atlanta has defenders who compare well to the secondary guys mentioned above.  In a world where the reasonably available options for this spot have huge holes in their games, Collins fits well with a diverse skill set and with THJ gone there are more than enough shots to satisfy Collins with some left over for others.

Does everyone get a Luka bump?  Delon Wright and JRich did not get bumps.  Grant Williams looks about the same as what he was.  The area where Luka would most likely give Collins a bump is in the P&R, but that is hard to do with Lively on the court (same issue with Capela).  He takes less than 4 3s a game.  His is not a plus defender, his true shooting has gone down 4 years in a row, and he is making 26 mil for another 2 years after this one.  If he doesn't get a big Luka bump he is an albatross contract.  

If we get a chance to land that 2 way wing this coming offseason, would the seller prefer the expiring contracts of Timmy and Holmes, or do they want two years of Collins at 26 mil?  Seems like trading for him is a huge gamble without that great of a payoff.