The Hawks shipped big man John Collins this offseason. Here’s why they won’t regret that decision:
Collins was a positive, friendly and cherished presence in and around the Falcons during his six years in Atlanta. He was likewise a mobile exchange gossip the last three. At long last, the Falcons pulled the trigger the previous summer, sending him to Utah.
He'll be missed … for the reasons referenced previously. As a player? Not really. His creation dropped each season starting around 2019-20 when he found the middle value of 21 places and 10 bounce back at power forward and was plainly (then, at that point) a highlight. By last season, Collins (13 and six) was an auxiliary choice playing under 30 minutes whose 3-point shooting endured (29%). The time had come. His fairly estimated worth was blurring.
The inquiry is, do the Falcons have a youthful John Collins on the program? The reflex response is no, yet it truly really relies on the amount Onyeka Okongwu has created. The No. 6 determination in 2020, "O" has seen his minutes and spot in the revolution rise, and there are times when he plays with a twofold — something Collins made a propensity for doing at his top as a Bird of prey.
There's actually no greater power forward choice on the program right now. Truth be told, the Birds of prey on occasion worked smoother, to some degree obnoxiously, last season when they went little. They will apparently get to see a greater amount of Jalen Johnson and AJ Griffin filling the accessible minutes from Collins' takeoff.
The inquiry for mentor Quin Snyder: Could he at any point have Okongwu and focus Clint Capela on the floor together for significant length? Neither one of the brings shooting, in this manner they can't extend the floor. Could Atlanta exchange Capela and afterward slide Okongwu, who's 6-foot-9, into the middle spot?
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