HMFFL wrote:We aren't going to get a 17ppg/7rebs/2.3blks big man that's shooting three pointers at 43% without giving up more than John Collins. 1.7 three pointers a game is his career high. Blocks are way down from the previous two seasons.
John Collins at $25 million next season and $26 million the next won't appeal to most teams.
I suspect the Pacers feel about Myles the same way Hawks feel about John Collins. Myles has been there for years but has never taken the next step, isn't worth a massive pay raise and the team simply doesn't want to lose him in Free Agency for nothing.
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Collins would also be attractive to a team like Indiana because of his contract. The 25-year-old is signed through the 2024-25 season with a player option for 2025-26. He will make $51.92 million in the next two seasons combined after the 2022-23 campaign.
Turner, on the other hand, is in the final season of his deal, and his performance this season could be pricing him out of the Pacers' comfort zone.Also, Indianapolis isn't exactly a free agent draw. Pacers probably are okay buying low on an athletic big man, entering his prime who was putting up All Star production only a few seasons ago. Collins would fit really well alongside a back court of Ty Haliburton and Ben Mathurin. Plus Rick Carlisle would love having him as the veteran voice in the locker room.
Not to mention John and Lloyd could commiserate on their time kowtowing to Trae Young's massive ego.
