Why The Atlanta Hawks Do The Deal 

Well, one thing seems clear: the Hawks aren’t prioritizing Collins. 

With that in mind, it’s time to move on. That’s the immediate benefit of this deal. The Hawks finally force themselves to move Collins, and be done with this drama. 

They also save a little cap space. Bertans makes about $6 million less than Collins per season. For a team with a significant financial burden, that’s significant. 

Of course, so is moving up six spots in the draft. The Hawks will have much more appealing options with the tenth pick than the 16th.

NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: John Collins, Dallas Mavericks & Atlanta Hawks Updates

In fact, it’s possible that they’ll be able to directly replace Collins with Taylor Hendricks. 

Hopefully, he performs well enough to avoid the constant trade rumors Collins has faced.