Kings, Hawks have discussed John Collins trade

Sacramento general manager Monte McNair has engaged in conversations around Hawks forward John Collins — among a slew of other established, productive players in the market — but there has been no involvement of the No. 4 pick in the discussions centered on Collins, and McNair will ultimately make the decision on the pick, according to sources.
Source: Shams Charania @ The Athletic

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

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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