The Atlanta Hawks have been clear that they value six-year veteran forward John Collins whom they signed to a five-year $125 million contract ahead of the 2021-22 season. But they have never quite come close to emphatically excluding his name from trade rumors.
After two-plus years of trade speculation, a coaching change to Quin Snyder could be just the shift needed to push a trade over the finish line.
And the Los Angeles Lakers could be just the team needed to help make it happen.
“Collins is a distressed asset,” wrote Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report in a May 20 article identifying ‘ambitious’ trade targets for every team.