John Collins Traded - Fare thee well!

[cam1218]

I'll let the offseason play out, but this is definitely a disappointing start. Best of luck to you, JC! Good player but even a better person. 

[Sothron]

3 minutes ago, Mikey said:

That man stinks bruh. Jalen johnson as a starter will be way better than him in year 1 than collins ever was since we started winning. We needed to get rid of money to give bey oneyka and possible DJ extensions anyways and this allows us to do it without losing an additional asset

I honestly want them to start JJ at the 4 and see what he can do. 

I think this opens up for that new TPE to be used to take on a front court player. 

[AHF]

3 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

Watch JC go back to 20/10 JC

If he is healthy and paired with a stretch big so that he can be the primary roll man, his numbers will definitely be improved.  His finger crippled him last year and playing with CC meant he could only be used at in suboptimal ways.  The finger could have changed this season but the CC/JC fit would still be an issue unless CC was moved.

If Utah still had Gobert, this would be a big problem.  If they are going to pair JC and Lauri, then his numbers should improve.  I doubt we will see a 20/10 JC, though.  That was largely a product of his high usage and I don't expect to see that there but I guess we'll find out.

[NBASupes]

Just now, Mikey said:

20/10 on a team that wins 33 games

Lmao, I didn't say they would be good

[Mikey]

2 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

Possibly but Bey is actually the best fit then again, this is likely not the last move the Hawks make this offseason 

Aye man whoever it is im all for it. Bey would certainly give the shooting that Quin is looking for at the forward spot. though as roster currently stands they are a small starting group.

[theheroatl]

Just now, cam1218 said:

I'll let the offseason play out, but this is definitely a disappointing start. Best of luck to you, JC! Good player but even a better person. 

I'm not disappointed. I'm relieved. We've been trying to get to this point for a while now. Nobody really knew his market value but this is a classic case of letting an asset decline in value.

[bird_dirt]

I loved JC. He’s the only player I have a T-shirt of dunking on an MVP. 
He seemed like a great guy, I’ll miss seeing him cheering on his team. Hopefully he’ll get to relax for a while without having to think about getting traded away anytime soon. 
 

[RedDawg#8]

Man…… I was just in the drive thru at Chik Fil A listening to 92.9 and I thought I heard them say John Collins traded for Rudy Gobert!

I straight up told some young fan the wrong trade, he’s gone be mad when he gets off work today lol

Anywho, love JC. I always wanted Rudy Gay but like, 6 years ago.

We all know what this is, and it sucks from a value standpoint. But from a roster building perspective, JJ and Bey are good enough to offset JC’s impact. We all knew the youngsters were due to step in to bigger roles next season. JJ is about to make his name.

Gay provides needed veteran leadership (if we keep him). He has the size and skill that is useful.

If we keep Gay or use him in another trade, I am okay with this. If we cut him a la Harkless last year, I will be disappointed.

[Peoriabird]

Are we rebuilding?  Do they want to continue this fail Trae/Murray experiment? This is not good

[bleachkit]

One of the friendliest and most charismatic personalities we have had here in recent memory. Best of luck to him. 

[cam1218]

3 minutes ago, theheroatl said:

I'm not disappointed. I'm relieved. We've been trying to get to this point for a while now. Nobody really knew his market value but this is a classic case of letting an asset decline in value.

In that sense, I can agree (while still being disappointed) that we won't be hearing John Collins trade rumors all year long. 

[theheroatl]

2 minutes ago, Peoriabird said:

Are we rebuilding?  Do they want to continue this fail Trae/Murray experiment? This is not good

What experiment would you like instead? Nobody is trading superstars these days. This is a bad take.

[NBASupes]

 

[Peoriabird]

Just now, theheroatl said:

What experiment would you like instead? Nobody is trading superstars these days. This is a bad take.

I'm assuming Hawks fans don't ready think its a good idea to pay that backcourt over 70 mil perseason

[nathan2331]

I hope JC tears it up in Utah, but this front office better have a trick up their sleeves because we just downgraded for nothing but cap relief.

[theheroatl]

Just now, NBASupes said:

 

Did they really? I'm pretty sure Sac said no. What kind of voodoo magic is that tweet.

[marco102]

I'm just numb.  I'll play the wait and see game before overreacting, but we all knew that someone had to go with the current roster and cap situation. 

[theheroatl]

Now we know why this trade was done today.. AFTER THE INTRO PRESSER FOR ROOKIES! No questions about this salary dump trade.

Landry playing the downplay game.

Edited June 26, 2023 by theheroatl

[AHF]

(FYI - Moved the Insider stuff to the insider thread.)

[skimaskway23]

It needed to be done.

John may flourish out there but he will be playing with a stretch big. We didn't have that.

The minutes opening up is big. We aren't forced to start him due to salary anymore

 

We got options now. MLE is available. Potentially better shooting in our lineup is music to my ears