Some things in life just feel inevitable. They haven’t happened yet, but in your heart, you know they will. Some NBA transactions feel that way, too.
A player may be in trade rumors for so long that it starts to feel guaranteed that he’ll be moved. It’s simply a matter of when.
Perhaps no player embodies that feeling more than John Collins of the Atlanta Hawks. When the Hawks held onto him at this year’s trade deadline, it was a surprise.
It still feels like they’ll have to move him eventually. By contrast, the Brooklyn Nets may have some trouble moving Ben Simmons.
He’s regarded as having one of the worst contracts in the NBA. To get rid of it, they may have to attach sweeteners.
Could they send Simmons to the Hawks in exchange for Collins?
