ATLANTA (AP) John Collins has used Hawks star Paul Millsap’s versatile game as a model for the player he hopes to become with Atlanta.
The big question for the Hawks: Will Collins have the opportunity to take hands-on lessons from Millsap, a free agent?
Should Millsap sign with another team, a Hawks roster that became younger with last week’s trade of center Dwight Howard will become even more reliant on its nucleus of 25-and-younger players.
Collins, only 19, was Atlanta’s first-round pick in last week’s NBA draft. He immediately became a key member of the young core led by point guard Dennis Schroder and forwards Taurean Prince and Tim Hardaway Jr.