A Way-Too-Early 2017 NBA Redraft

[marco102]

Collins is moves up.

https://theringer.com/2017-nba-redraft-summer-league-7a865d2ef9f1

14. Miami Heat: John Collins

 

O’Connor: John Collins shooting 3-pointers is a game changer. He’s taken and made only one so far, but the fact that he’s stretched his range is encouraging. Atlanta’s core is low-key really good with Collins, DeAndre Bembry, and Taurean Prince. Too bad for them that that Collins is getting snatched by the Heat in our redraft. Miami is likely ecstatic about Bam Adebayo’s progress so far, but Collins is far more dynamic offensively.

Tjarks: Collins has been good in Vegas, and his athleticism is impressive in person. I do feel like this setting is the perfect place for his game, and I’m still not entirely sold on him. How well he can shoot at the NBA level is so important for Collins because it’s hard to fit him in a lineup without it. Can he start next to Dewayne Dedmon if he can’t space the floor? Because he isn’t anchoring a defense as a center next to a stretch big man or a small-ball 4. The good thing for Collins is that he can put up big counting stats in Atlanta, and even if they don’t impact winning, no one’s going to hold it against him because they the Hawks are going to be such a bad team. He’s definitely going to put up some highlights this season.

 

[ATLBob]

15 hours ago, marco102 said:

Atlanta’s core is low-key really good with Collins, DeAndre Bembry, and Taurean Prince.

 

This is nice to hear.

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How well he can shoot at the NBA level is so important for Collins because it’s hard to fit him in a lineup without it. Can he start next to Dewayne Dedmon if he can’t space the floor? Because he isn’t anchoring a defense as a center next to a stretch big man or a small-ball 4.

And a little dose of reality.

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The good thing for Collins is that he can put up big counting stats in Atlanta, and even if they don’t impact winning, no one’s going to hold it against him because they the Hawks are going to be such a bad team.

And then the current national perspective.