John Collins thinks he deserves a max contract extension

Atlanta Hawks big man John Collins said to Sarah K. Spencer that he thinks he has shown enough on the court to receive a max contract extension.

“When we’re talking max numbers and money, I feel like I definitely (am in) the conversation to have earned that money with the Hawks specifically, but obviously I know there’s business and we don’t always get exactly what we want,” Collins said. “But I want to be a Hawk, I want to stay with the Hawks.”“I feel like we’ve both invested ourselves in each other… I feel like we both want to see our investments in each other pay off”

Before the suspension the former Wake Forest was one of the five NBA players with more than 20 points and 10 rebounds per game.

He averaged 21.6 points, 10.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocks, shooting a big-time 64% from two points, 40.1% from 3-point range and 80% from the foul line