Jazz trade for John Collins

[baka98]

Everyone around the league:

Jazz stole Collins, how does Ainge keep getting away with this?

Couple guys on JazzFanz:

Oh my god the rebuild is over, fire Ainge!!!

 

[MT Steve]

Collins shot 38% from 3 post-ASB last year.

Might've been a thing where he just had to get used to his finger. He's had a four-month stretch of bad shooting in an otherwise career full of good shooting.

 

[stitches]

BTW this also pretty much says that Zanik and Ainge do not believe they can do any better than John Collins in FA over the next few years.

 

[Keefe]

We are really only paying Collins about 19M this year because we were going to buy-out Gay or waive him and his 6.5M salary regardless.

I personally give a **** far more about the summers of 2024 and 2025. This could **** that.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Bruh the Reaves thing wasn't happening

When 29 teams agree they get him for the MLE. We own a nice piece of draft capital and have a vested interest in at least making them pay a fair salary.

 

[baka98]

Remember all, Ainge said he wasn’t in for a long rebuild….

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I just don't love this... whether Ainge loves him or not... just feels like the THT and KO deals where I had hoped we'd get a bit more for what we gave. I think KO gets moved but who knows.

I get what they are going for... I think.

 

[SoUjazzfan]

I, for one, am excited to see what Will and the coaching staff do for JC's game and commitment. He's going to enjoy playing here exponentially more than Atlanta is my guess.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Here's exactly what you said last night:

For Bufkin. Let's be even slightly intellectually honest here.

I made a mistake interacting with you.

 

[nateboz]

We gave up more to get rid of Favors on a much better less expensive contract.

Favors was worthless. Collins is a starter.

 

[HermanG]

Olynyk
Hendricks
Collins
Lauri
Kessler

The all big lineup with Point Olynyk

Kevin O'Connor went with Lauri at PG.


View: https://twitter.com/KevinOConnorNBA/status/1673391899925938176?s=20

 

[slc]

DA just keeps stockpiling talent
That seems very good

 

[Elizah Huge]

I'll keep Gay's expiring contract and keeping a 2nd, thanks. I appreciate the positivity.

No thanks, I would have given a pick to never watch Gay play for us again.

 

[Keefe]

We should be a crazy good rebounding team.

 

[sip]

Again, to me this just solidifies how monumentally stupid it was to draft THREE rookies this year.

However, really I think it signifies more trades to come. We are converting assets into higher-level assets, so I expect more of this to happen. I could see us flipping Collins, or one or more of the rookies, by the trade deadline for more assets or asset upgrades. But in a vacuum this is the most redundant trade we could have made, given our draft and current personnel.

But if you can get an obvious NBA talent for essentially stuff you have laying around the house, well you just do it and figure the other **** out later. Whether it is really a good move or not depends on what happens next.

That is such a weird take away. I'm stoked we used all 3 picks and this trade doesn't change anything really. We needed another pf/c and Collins fits in perfectly.

 

[Jingled]

I'm sure Rudy Gay and Quin are absolutely thrilled to be reunited.

 

[framer]

I mean the biggest plus of this is not having to roll out Fonteccio for meaningful minutes anymore. We have a full game's worth of stiff frontcourt defensive resistance. I have forgotten what that feels like.

 

[NUMBERICA]

I personally give a **** far more about the summers of 2024 and 2025. This could **** that.

The opportunity cost to this is wild.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Also think it is hilarious that DA gives zero effs about second round picks. DL and DA gonna put @infection in the looney bin. Ainge will not rest until we never have a second round pick ever.

 

[Keefe]

I just don't love this... whether Ainge loves him or not... just feels like the THT and KO deals where I had hoped we'd get a bit more for what we gave. I think KO gets moved but who knows.

I get what they are going for... I think.

A 50 win team the next few years. Enough to make us dumb fans think we are relevant and have a shot when we really won’t.