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John Collins To Receive Free Agent Interest From Magic, Spurs, Sixers
John Collins is expected to receive free agent interest from the Orlando Magic, San Antonio Spurs and Philadelphia 76ers. The Minnesota Timberwolves have also been linked with Collins, but they are not expected to be able to compete with the other teams financially on Collins. The Sixers and Spurs have frequently been linked with the best forwards in free agency. Collins appeared in 69 games last season with the Los Angeles Clippers, averaging 13.6 points and 5.3 rebounds in 27.1 minutes. Colilns is coming off the final season of his five-year, 125 million contract originally signed with the Atlanta Hawks. Collins spent two seasons of the contract with the Hawks before his trade to the Utah Jazz where he also spent two seasons. Collins made 26.58 million last season on his player option. Collins is represented by Sean Kennedy and Jeff Schwartz.
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