John Collins to Celtics impossible? Not so, says The Athletic roundtable

A trade for John Collins may be possible, but hang on to something when you hear the estimated cost.

It should probably go without saying that any deal for a top young talent likely to garner a near-max or even max contract in free agency next offseason will command a pricey trade package.

However, the consensus that Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins is likely out of reach as a trade target for the Boston Celtics may have been prematurely made, according to a panel of analysts at The Athletic. The popular subscription-based sports media outlet put together a panel of Celtics and Hawks writers to see if it might be possible to hash out a deal to get the Atlanta forward to Boston, and they managed to pull it off.