Official! Another handsome and capable young man is back! That's right, it's About Spurs New Signings — Zach Collins!
In yesterday's game against the Rockets, Collins came off the bench for 13 minutes, 4 of 7 shots, cut 10 points, 7 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals, the debut can have such a high efficiency, the state is really good.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that Collins is back in the NBA, after all, the last time he played a game, it goes back to August 15, 2020, when he was still a member of the Blazers male model.
For nearly two years, Collins has been battling the disease, and a stress fracture of his left ankle has delayed his rise in the ball. In order to heal from the injury, Collins underwent 3 surgeries from September 2020 to June 2021...
In fact, the old iron that has been paying attention to Collins should know that in addition to the major injury of this left ankle stress fracture, Collins has been frequently injured since entering the NBA league.
For example, he missed the team training camp because of concussion; he lost his teeth; he broke his nose when he collided with his teammates in a training match; and there were only a lot more sprains of ankles...
For a while, of the 10 news stories about Collins, 8 were injuries and the other 2 were praising him for being handsome
His own glass physique met Portland's veterinarian, and Collins was doomed to fail to get ahead of the Blazers, and after the contract expired, the two sides parted ways.
You think Collins is just like that? That would be a big mistake, the good villain is also the 10th pick in the first round of 17 years, and when he meets the team that has the courage to "Taobao", he will not worry about having no food.
This is not last offseason, the Spurs came to the door, a three-year, $22 million contract to Collins.
At first glance, San Antonio is quite generous, giving a long-term illness number ten million contract?
In fact, if you dig deeper, you will find the virtual reality of this contract. Only $3.68 million is covered in the 22-23 season, no guarantee contract in the 23-24 season...
Good guys, Taobao belongs to Taobao, the means to avoid risks we should be less, as long as you Collins health can play a good game, then the contract transfer is anytime, anywhere.
Which is like the Chinese men's football team, Hu eats and drinks, but also can earn a high salary in the domestic league, and the ceiling of the hit worker belongs to yes
However, the Spurs did not covet cost-effectiveness to find Collins, the key is to let Popovich get the eyes.
The old man was full of praise for Collins: "He is a very talented young man, physically strong, never escaping physical confrontation, the sky is his limit, he can cover, he shows this." 」 ”
Now with the performance of 10+7+3+2 in the 13 minutes of his debut, it seems that Popovich really did not look away.
As we all know, spurs have always had the ability to turn players into magical, and even mediocre players, after experiencing popovich's baptism, can become a playoff puzzle after leaving the team, and even a championship puzzle.
Look at forebes, who won the championship after joining the Bucks last season, look at Azan who went to the Bulls to harvest the killer madly, look at Mills and Ade who took turns in Brooklyn, look at Boban, who was "driven out" of the team to get a big contract before, and now the team's starting center Peltel has also been targeted by many playoff teams, and trade rumors have been rumored repeatedly.
In short, San Antonio is the temple of NBA player appreciation and salary increase, and although Collins has a bumpy career, he should not die, because he chose the right destination.