In the Spurs and Rockets game, Zach Collins made his debut with the Spurs. He played 13 minutes off the bench, shooting 4-of-7, and efficiently recorded 10 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. The last time he appeared in the NBA was on August 15, 2020. After disappearing for more than a year, many people thought collins had left the NBA.
Talking about his Spurs debut, Collins had mixed feelings: "Nervousness, anxiety, excitement!" There are all kinds of moods, which make it difficult for me to calm down. After sitting on the sidelines for so long and still standing on the NBA court, I was even a little surprised. Collins was born on November 19, 1997, at the age of 24.
In the 2021 offseason, Collins joined the Spurs for 3 years and $22 million, making $7 million this season. At that time, many people felt that the Spurs had lost a lot, but in fact, Collins's contract was not fully guaranteed: only $3.68 million was guaranteed in the 2022-23 season, and it was an unsecured contract in the 2023-24 season. Looking at it this way, the Spurs are making a reasonable bid.
Since entering the NBA in 2017, Collins has played only 155 games in five seasons in his career, which is really too low attendance. In the 2017 draft, Collins was selected by the Blazers with the 10th pick in the first round. But the big man of the Trailblazers seems to be unable to escape the invasion of injuries. On September 2, 2020, Collins fractured a stress fracture of his left ankle.
How serious was this fracture? Collins had three surgeries in less than a year, reimbursed twice for the season: in September 2020, he underwent his first surgery on his left ankle; in December 2020, he underwent a second surgery; and in June 2021, he underwent surgery for the third time. Throughout the 2020-21 season, Collins didn't play a single game. He has been operating and recovering...
Tall at 2.11 meters and weighing 113 kilograms, Collins averaged 5.3 points and 3.8 rebounds per game in the NBA, shooting 43.1% from the field and 32% from three-point range. In the 2019-20 season, Collins shot 37 percent from three-point range and was a big man with outside shooting ability. As for whether the Spurs will keep Collins, it depends on his performance this season.
Judging from Collins's appearance, do you think he can be counted as the first coach of the NBA?