Hawks forward John Collins has a strained right foot that will cause him to miss the team’s three remaining games before the All-Star break, tweets ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Collins had an MRI today that revealed the extent of the injury, according to Sarah K. Spencer of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Twitter link). He will rest and undergo treatment and daily monitoring, she adds, and doctors will update his status after the break.
Collins received a five-year, $125MM extension during the offseason after playing an important role in helping the Hawks reach last year’s Eastern Conference finals. He has remained productive this season, averaging 16.8 points and 7.9 rebounds through 50 games while shooting 53.7% from the field and 38.8% from three-point range.
However, Atlanta got off to a slow start this year and Collins has been the subject of trade rumors that lasted all the way until this week’s deadline. The Hawks ultimately decided to keep the core of their team together.
Hopefully a couple of weeks of recuperation gets him back right. Kevin Knox is gonna have to step up in the 3-5gms that John will miss. This is where I wish we could’ve made some type of Gallinari for Kyle Anderson type swap bc our already poor team defense is gonna be even worse with Gallo starting at the 4
I’d be interested to see Double O start at PF. Young / Huerter / Hunter / Okongwu / Capela with Bogi and Nilo’s offense off the bench.