Halfway through the 2021-22 season, the Celtics, Hawks and Knicks all performed mediocrely, with the Celtics continuing their pace of going backwards every season, and the Hawks falling to twelfth in the league, completely unaware that they were a playoff team in the previous season.
At the same time, the management of the Eagles and Celtics teams are eager for change, looking for trading opportunities, and it is also critical time to adjust. If they can't save the season by the trade deadline, the management position is in jeopardy in addition to wasting the youth of the core players.
For many experts and journalists, Tatum and Brown seem to be a combination that needs to be dismantled, and their positions cannot make up for each other's weaknesses and form a good chemistry when they are re-contracted, or both of them need the arrival of the third big.
The Hawks' John Collins has also reappeared in the rumours, as happened last season, when the 24-year-old big forward is getting more and more frustrated with the Hawks, and it is generally a matter of time before a rising star is not satisfied with the status quo, and the club will also start to seek trades to avoid unnecessary waste of time.
In the absence of interior line and ball possession, substitute lineup three aspects of the Green Army, Collins can complement the first weakness, may bring unexpected chemistry to the Celtics, the local media listed a trade plan for reference.
Of course, Turner might be a better option if he could, but Turner's suitors can circle the NBA field, which is hard to come by for the Greens, and now in his fifth year of his career, Collins' usage has reached the second lowest rate since his rookie season, yet he is still attacking. Averaging 32.6 minutes, he had 17.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block, shooting 54% from the field and 42% for three-pointers, making him extremely efficient.
He can play under the basket, can run fast, can open up space, can grab rebounds, seems to be the role that the Green Army desires, and at the same time can effectively improve the Green Army's interior defense.