Vitals
- Position: Center · Height: 6-9 · Weight: 226
- Draft: 2017, Round 1, Pick 19 by the Atlanta Hawks
- Experience: 9 seasons
- Contract: Signed a three-year, $51 million deal in the 2026 offseason.
Stats
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.2 | 6.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 44.9 | 41.2 | 0.0 |
Per-game averages, 2026-27 season. Stats as of October 30, 2026. Sources: Basketball-Reference, cross-checked against ESPN.
Full career stats
| Season | Team | G | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | ATL | 74 | 10.5 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 57.6 | 34.0 | 71.5 |
| 2018-19 | ATL | 61 | 19.5 | 9.8 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 56.0 | 34.8 | 76.3 |
| 2019-20 | ATL | 41 | 21.6 | 10.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 58.3 | 40.1 | 80.0 |
| 2020-21 | ATL | 63 | 17.6 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 55.6 | 39.9 | 83.3 |
| 2021-22 | ATL | 54 | 16.2 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 52.6 | 36.4 | 79.3 |
| 2022-23 | ATL | 71 | 13.1 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 50.8 | 29.2 | 80.3 |
| 2023-24 | UTA | 68 | 15.1 | 8.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 53.2 | 37.1 | 79.5 |
| 2024-25 | UTA | 40 | 19.0 | 8.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 52.7 | 39.9 | 84.8 |
| 2025-26 | LAC | 69 | 13.6 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 55.2 | 40.6 | 76.6 |
| 2026-27 | DET | 5 | 10.2 | 6.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 44.9 | 41.2 | 0.0 |
| Career | 546 | 15.6 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 54.5 | 36.6 | 77.9 |
Before the NBA
| Season | School | G | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | WAKE | 31 | 7.3 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 54.7 | 69.1 | |
| 2016-17 | WAKE | 33 | 19.2 | 9.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 62.2 | 0.0 | 74.5 |
| Career | 64 | 13.4 | 6.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 58.6 | 0.0 | 71.9 |
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Role
Collins starts at center as Detroit's big offseason addition. He averaged 13.6 points and 5.3 rebounds for the Clippers last season on 55 percent shooting. His lob finishing and floor-spacing give Cunningham a new pick-and-roll partner.
How he got here
Atlanta drafted Collins 19th overall in 2017 out of Wake Forest. He signed a three-year, $51 million deal with Detroit in the 2026 offseason.
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Roster details via Wikipedia, October 2026. Stats via Basketball-Reference. Stats are per-game points, rebounds and assists.