03-22-2021, 10:23 PM
(03-22-2021, 06:18 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: That is perfectly understandable. Maxi is an elite role player. He’s a good soldier, tries hard and gets along with everyone. I hear he walks old ladies across the street and rescues stray dogs too. Losing him would be painful.
The question really is where do you rank Collins. He’s not AD, Giannis or probably Zion, but how many more PF’s do you put in front of him (especially when you take age into account...Durant). Siakam? Randle? Tobias? Isn’t he in about that same class, but younger? How many more?
It's not just about where you rank Collin's value. There is question of fit as well. I'm not entirely sure a starting lineup including KP/Collins/Luka is going to be good enough defensively to truly contend. For a team that was historically good offensively last year but struggled defensively, trading our best defensive player who fits perfectly with Luka and KP for an offense driven player with questionable fit may not be the best use of resources. Especially because it would likely take more than Maxi to get the deal done, so you are burning more assets in the deal and then probably maxing (or coming close to) Collins next year. I doubt I would be interested in doing what it would take to get Collins.