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The Atlanta Hawks have significantly decreased their asking price on a trade of John Collins.

Sources tell Sam Amick of The Athletic that they’ve dropped their mandate for a first round pick and are instead focused on landing a quality player, or players, in return for Collins.

The Hawks are more focused on salvaging the current season rather than recouping assets that were sent out to the San Antonio Spurs for Dejounte Murray.

The Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets are known to be among the teams interested in Collins.

The Toronto Raptors have signed forward Cole Swider to a 10-day contract.

Swider, 6-foot-8, 220 pounds, is averaging 21.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 34.6 minutes in 31 Tip-Off Tournament and regular season games with Motor City and South Bay in the NBA G League this season. He is shooting .482 (220-456) from the field and .442 (136-308) from three-point range. Swider has scored 20+ points in 19 games, including 30 or more three times, and recorded one double-double. He has also played in two games with the Detroit Pistons after signing a two-way contract prior to the start of the 2024-25 season. He was waived by the Pistons on Jan. 6.