Team Note: Collins faces a critical season and if he plays an All-Star performance, he may be the next Powell

August 19th, Clippers media CLIPPERHOLICS today published an article talking about the new aid Corinth, and the following is some of the content.

John Collins is about to usher in his ninth season. He has played for the Atlanta Hawks and the Utah Jazz over the past eight seasons. Two years before he was traded, Collins signed a five-year, $125 million contract with the Eagles that will expire next summer.

Judging from his salary of $25 million per year, Collins' performance is basically in line with his salary level. As a big guy who can contribute on both sides of the offense and defense, he does help with team victory, but his value has dropped due to health and injury issues. This may be the reason the Jazz didn’t choose to extend his contract, even if they might have plans. Fearing that Collins was unable to play due to injury, this affected their plans to supplement him as Markkanen, the team's core star.

Collins is basically writing his own story, and in theory he can play 164 games in his two seasons with the Jazz, but the 19th overall pick in 2017 actually only played 108 of them. He missed 56 games in two years at Salt Lake City, which also heralded his attendance in the last year of his contract and explained why the Jazz had no nostalgia for him in the trading market.

In addition, Collins is in a volatile position for the Clippers next season. So he has the opportunity to put pressure on management through a series of outstanding performances. If Collins can do well by February, the management of the Los Angeles Clippers will face a tough question: how to deal with his future.

Currently, the Los Angeles Clippers' plan for John Collins is likely to have only one season. After that, as he becomes a full free agent next summer, the team will make adjustments based on the market situation. If Collins likes Los Angeles, he might choose to renew his contract. However, if Collins becomes a key player in the team's winning next season and plays an All-Star level, the Clippers will face a similar dilemma as last season's Norman Powell - not sure if he should be traded before the trade deadline. Assuming his value has peaked but will not last the entire season they can choose to trade him; or Collins' name may appear on a high-paying contract. Last month, the Heat won Powell from the Clippers through a three-party deal. It is reported that the Clippers were reluctant to give Powell a long appointment because Harden wanted to make a lot of room after the expiration of 27 years.