John Collins likely to be traded

The likelihood of a John Collins trade, league sources indicate, is as high as it’s ever been. Collins just completed the first season of a five-year, $125 million contract, but the newness of his deal didn’t do anything to downgrade external interest in the 6-foot-9 forward that has bubbled leaguewide since talks broke down between Collins and Hawks on a $90 million extension at the start of the 2020-21 season.
Source: Marc Stein @ marcstein.substack.com

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Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
A couple of Hawks-Suns tidbits on John Collins and Clint Capela from the latest Marc Stein newsletter: https://t.co/yihJzGcm20 pic.twitter.com/22LEoZqbSU – 12:10 PM Dave Mason @DeuceMason
Ton of rumors in Shams’ latest piece. Shams says Kings are comfortable picking at 4 and McNair has talked with the Hawks about John Collins with no involvement of this years pick.
theathletic.com/3373269/2022/0… – 9:24 AM Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
Are more three-pointers in Bam Adebayo’s future? Would a move for John Collins make sense? Answering your questions in this week’s Heat mailbag miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… – 6:06 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
New Lakers assistant Chris Jent was instrumental in helping John Collins become as good of a shooter as he’s developed into. Went from a non-3-point shooter at Wake Forest to being a 38 percent career 3-point shooter with the Hawks. – 6:03 PM Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
This week’s Heat mailbag: Are more three-pointers in Bam Adebayo’s future? Would a move for John Collins make sense? miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… – 9:59 AM

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