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Hawks could trade John Collins?

The Atlanta Hawks are a team on the rise in the Eastern Conference, but one member of their young core may not be around for the long run. Sam Amick of The Athletic reported on Friday that the Hawks have shown a willingness to listen to trade offers …

Trae Young in his Hawks uniform

Trae Young responds to reported incident with teammate John Collins

Trae Young does not think that there is anything to worry about with his fellow Atlanta Hawks star. The Hawks guard responded on Friday to reports of a recent argument that he had with teammate John Collins during a film session. “Of course if …

John Collins

Report: John Collins unhappy with Hawks offense under Trae Young

The Atlanta Hawks appear to have some work to do in terms of keeping both their young stars happy. Chris Kirschner and Sam Amick of The Athletic reported Friday that Hawks big man John Collins has been unhappy with the way that teammate Trae Young is …

Hawks’ John Collins thinks he deserves max contract

John Collins is one of the NBA’s more underrated talents, but he is definitely not underrating his own value. Speaking this week with Sarah K. Spencer of the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, the Atlanta Hawks big man expressed his belief that he …

John Collins issues statement after being suspended 25 games for PED use

Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins was off to a hot start this season after enjoying a breakout year last year, but he could now be forced to sit out for nearly two months after violating the NBA’s anti-drug policy. Collins has been suspended …

Joel Embiid dunked and shimmied on John Collins so hard

Joel Embiid dunked on John Collins so hard Monday night and then punctuated things with a shimmy. Take a look at this thunderous jam from Embiid in the third quarter of the Philadelphia 76ers’ game in Atlanta. Joel Embiid wrecks John Collins. …

Kyle kuzma

10 NBA rookies who have surpassed expectations

With the NBA Draft eight months in the rearview mirror, some teams are likely already wishing for a do-over. Consider the Philadelphia 76ers, who selected Washington’s Markelle Fultz No. 1 – to unanimous applause from analysts. Though Fultz’s …

Brandon Ingram

Brandon Ingram has funny reaction to John Collins dunking on him in 2K promo image

Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram thinks that the new “NBA 2K” video game is rather unrealistic. It was revealed Friday that Atlanta Hawks rookie John Collins will have a 73 rating in the franchise’s upcoming 2K18 release, …

Malik Monk

Top 10 NBA Rookie of the Year candidates

One year ago, who would have guessed the 2016-17 NBA Rookie of the Year would be awarded to Malcolm Brogdon? The Bucks swingman had a nice career at Virginia, of course, but the odds were stacked against him. He was the 36th pick in the draft, and …

Hawks rookie John Collins throws down must-watch dunk at Summer League

Atlanta is excited about rookie John Collins, whom the Hawks drafted No. 19 overall. Collins is a big man, and he played in the post during his two years at Wake Forest, but he has the athleticism to play with wings. That athleticism was fully on …

Lauri Markkanen

2017 NBA Draft: Ranking the 10 best big men

The 2017 NBA Draft class has been heralded for the last 18 months as a strong group filled with talent. With selections nearing, that prophecy appears to be mostly true. Certainly as more tape has been evaluated and players are poked and prodded to …

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