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作者: Jake Fischer

2023 NBA free agency: With John Collins trade, forwards dominating early
discussions

2023NBA自由市場:John Collins交易案之後，前鋒們出現在眾多早期討論中

The stretch between last Thursday’s NBA draft and the start of free agency
this Friday night promised to bring trade activity. Sure enough, the Utah
Jazz and Atlanta Hawks struck a deal to bring John Collins to Salt Lake City,
league sources told Yahoo Sports, ending almost a year’s worth of dialogue
between the two front offices that centered around Collins trade scenarios.
More movement seems to be on the horizon. The Hawks have also been active in
conversations about trade opportunities for De’Andre Hunter, while other
transactions, like the Minnesota Timberwolves extending Naz Reid to the tune
of three years, $42 million, will have ongoing ripple effects across the
offseason landscape.

Collins’ trade to Utah is the latest in a recent string of cost-conscious
deals around the NBA. The Warriors’ swap of Jordan Poole for Chris Paul was
perhaps the most notable deal of draft day, when the Mavericks and Kings also
offloaded Dāvis Bertāns and Richaun Holmes, respectively. Atlanta was
attempting various avenues to finally move the three seasons left of Collins
’ five-year, $125 million deal all throughout the predraft process, sources
said. It once seemed like the Mavericks and Hawks would be perfect trade
partners, but the two teams never found an agreement — including striking
out on Clint Capela concepts, sources said — that could have involved the
Nos. 10 and 15 picks changing hands in various outcomes.



Collins被交易到猶他是NBA這一系列減輕支出操作的最新交易範例。勇士隊將Jordan
Poole交易走換回Chris Paul或許是選秀日最受矚目的交易案，同時獨行俠與國王也擺脫掉
了Davis Bertans與Richaun Holmes。雖然老鷹隊在選秀過程中一直試圖擺脫掉John


Atlanta’s talks with Utah were also well known around the league. The Hawks
and Jazz have discussed Collins trades dating back to the aftermath of Utah
dealing Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell, and the Jazz holding the Nos. 9 and
16 picks presented other logical opportunities for the Hawks. Atlanta,
though, couldn’t use Collins to move up in the draft. That’s the nature of
the NBA’s marketplace under the new collective bargaining agreement, with
player salaries slated to keep rising following the league’s next television
contract in 2025. Both the Hawks and Jazz, league sources told Yahoo Sports,
left draft night with the understanding that a Collins deal could still come
to fruition before the start of free agency. It took Rudy Gay to opt into his
$6.4 million player option Monday to complete the transaction, but Collins is
at last a member of the Jazz. We’ll see if any of Atlanta’s other loose
threads of trade talks, like the Hawks’ draft week negotiations with the
Pistons and Pacers regarding Hunter, can regain momentum.

How the rest of this offseason unfolds always occurs in some form of
trickle-down effect. Utah, for example, had been planning to target forwards
on the market, sources said, and acquiring Collins takes a potential landing
spot off the board for someone like Kyle Kuzma — one of the top free-agent
forwards said to be searching for upward of $30 million in average annual
salary. The Jazz only landed Collins, mind you, after Utah lost out on a
chance to sign a primary target in free agency. As Marc Stein first reported
on Substack, the Jazz were expected to become expensive bidders for Kristaps
Porzingis until the Wizards managed to pull off a three-team trade with the
Celtics and Grizzlies that sent Porzingis to Boston. The Celtics will now
have the chance to extend Porzingis for two more years, which brings Grant
Williams’ status in Boston further into question.



Williams is another power forward who’s been linked to Utah before he
reaches restricted free agency, further illustrating how interconnected the
offseason’s web of scenarios is. Utah can still create upward of $28 million
in room this summer, but that would require letting veteran scorer Jordan
Clarkson walk, and the Jazz mainstay has long been considered a favorite of
Utah team owner Ryan Smith. Even if the Jazz keep that ample amount of cap
space, it’s difficult to foresee another frontcourt piece looking to join
Utah's rotation that’s already jammed with All-Star Lauri Markkanen,
second-year center Walker Kessler, Collins and the No. 9 pick in Taylor
Hendricks. Maybe that money is still enough to scare away the Lakers with a
massive offer sheet for Austin Reaves.

Reaves still appears to be an option for the Rockets, although word has only
grown in league circles about Houston’s chances of prying veteran point
guard Fred VanVleet from Toronto. While staying with the Raptors still sounds
like it’s on the table for both parties, Houston is prepared to offer
VanVleet a very competitive deal, while all those whispers about a James
Harden return have noticeably decreased in recent weeks. The Rockets, sources
said, are considering short-term, high-salary contracts in order to land
top-target free agents with their $61 million in cap space. It would take a
maximum contract to ultimately lure VanVleet from Toronto, sources said,
which would top out at two-years, $80 million. Dillon Brooks continues to be
mentioned by league personnel as the top wing on the Rockets’ radar, in
addition to Brook Lopez ranking as Houston’s primary big man option. Keep an
eye on the Rockets possibly trading bouncy forward K.J. Martin to create
further financial flexibility. The Rockets have held an increasing number of
trade calls on Martin with several teams since the NBA draft, sources told
Yahoo Sports. Atlanta, Phoenix and Brooklyn have been mentioned as Martin
suitors dating back to the February trade deadline.


Kessler, Collins與今年第9順位的Hendricks)。不過這筆錢也許足以開出能嚇走湖人的大
合約來簽下Austin Reaves。


Martin的追求者。

The other key forward spots in free agency will be Indiana and Detroit, which
could both disappear depending on what happens with the aforementioned Hunter
trade. The Pacers, sources said, are also a strong contender to sign Harrison
Barnes from the Sacramento Kings. Barnes had a close relationship with
All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton during their overlapping tenure in Northern
California, and Barnes has further support from Indiana head coach Rick
Carlisle dating back to shared days with the Mavericks. Signing Barnes could
hurt other leading Indiana targets, such as Williams and Heat swingman Max
Strus, sources said, who could also both be in play for Orlando and Detroit,
depending on what the Pistons achieve. The rumblings of Detroit and former
Suns coach Monty Williams throwing a massive offer sheet at Nets sharpshooter
Cam Johnson, who reached the 2021 NBA Finals under Williams’ stewardship,
have certainly gained steam around the league. Although the Nets are expected
to match any practical offer for Johnson, and rival executives are prepared
for Brooklyn to look at further cost-saving trades in the aftermath of a
potential pricey new deal for Johnson.

Barnes’ likely departure from Sacramento, coupled with the Kings creating
roughly $35 million in cap space following the draft night trade of Holmes
and the No. 24 pick to Dallas, has rival front offices wondering what big
swing the Kings are planning in free agency. Outright selling a first-round
pick for savings, even in this economy, left many league personnel of the
mind that Sacramento has a specific move up its sleeve — not just
renegotiating and extending All-NBA center Domantas Sabonis for what’s
expected to be in the ballpark of four years, $120 million, sources said.






Sacramento going after Bucks All-Star guard Khris Middleton has been a
popular theory floated by league figures, but all signs are pointing to
Milwaukee and Middleton finalizing a new agreement once free agency begins
Friday after Middleton declined his 2023-24 player option last week. The
Kings and head coach Mike Brown stealing Draymond Green from the Warriors
would be quite the story, while Portland and Detroit are also expected to
make plays for Green, sources said. Although all indications continue to
point to Green returning to the franchise he’s won four championships with.

The name that’s gained plenty of momentum as a potential Sacramento target
is Kuzma, who once thrived down the road in Los Angeles and was nearly dealt
to the Kings in 2021 before the Lakers rerouted Kuzma to the Wizards instead
and acquired Russell Westbrook. Even with a new deal for Sabonis, plus the
Kings expectation to bring back versatile forward Trey Lyles, sources said,
Sacramento could have more than $25 million to play with in cap room,
according to salary projections provided to Yahoo Sports.



另一個被認為國王有興趣的名字是Kuzma這名曾在2021年被湖人交易至巫師換取Russell
Westbrook前差點就要去國王的前鋒。即使有Sabonis的新大約且國王預計會留下多功能前
鋒Trey Lyles，國王仍然可能有超過25M的薪資空間。

A Sabonis extension would eliminate one of the top big men from next summer’
s free-agent class a year early. Reid, a key center in this summer’s market,
returning to Minnesota has opposing executives waiting to see if the
Timberwolves waive veteran wing Taurean Prince and his non-guaranteed $7.5
million salary, which would help Minnesota gain access to the full mid-level
exception. There have already been several names linked to the Wolves at that
salary slot, and they’re all playmaking, bigger combo guards such as Bruce
Brown and Donte DiVincenzo. Both players are expected to have several options
in that contract range, where there’s been growing noise among league
personnel about DiVincenzo joining former Villanova teammates Jalen Brunson
and Josh Hart in New York.

San Antonio was known to be waiting with a short-term contract for Reid and
the hope of pairing him with Victor Wembanyama in the frontcourt, sources
said. Now the Spurs will have to turn to other targets, perhaps someone like
Pelicans center Jonas Valancūnas, as New Orleans and San Antonio recently
did business on offloading Devonte’ Graham’s contract, and the Pelicans,
sources said, have since made Valanūnas available in search of more
mobile, rim-protecting big men. New Orleans made one call, sources said, to
Cleveland about obtaining Jarrett Allen. Another team that wanted to be in
the mix for Reid was Allen’s Cavaliers, sources said. Cleveland would have
needed a sign-and-trade avenue to acquire the talented big man. It remains to
be seen if the Cavs will continue searching for other frontcourt reserve
options behind Allen and Evan Mobley, or if the front office simply valued
Reid that highly.





The last prime trade situation at this juncture remains in Washington, where
the Wizards are seeking draft compensation for both veteran guards Monte
Morris and Delon Wright, sources said. With Washington currently holding 16
players on guaranteed contracts, the Wizards are also expected to come to a
buyout agreement with Danilo Gallinari, acquired in the Porzingis trade,
clearing the way for the veteran scorer to find a home with a playoff
contender. Clippers guard Norman Powell is also considered available for
trade across the league, after his name was first mentioned in Los Angeles’
early efforts to acquire Paul from the Wizards.



心得:

Hunter與Capela的乳摸也有其他記者與Woj提到過 準確度應該很高(?

快艇一度想在KP交易案賣掉Powell的乳摸也有隨隊記者在這之後講出來

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