07-13-2021, 11:17 AM
(07-13-2021, 11:07 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: John Collins is going to be ATL's to lose and the Mavs don't really have a say. Even if the Mavs threw a max at Collins and offered Maxi+DFS+whatever as a trade compensation, ATL can just match and wait for a trade package that they really want.
I said "so to speak" to highlight I was just using a figure of speech. I am well aware that ATL controls JC 100%.
However, I think ATL is already hedging on bringing him back and he can be had for either a max offer OR the right trade offer. Waiting on the offer sheet sucks, but the Mavs should have a good idea going in whether ATL's intention is to match or not.