It seems the Spurs have selected their middle of the fast future, tying down Zach Collins by way of the 2025-26 season with a two-year, $35 million contract extension. He’ll end out the ultimate yr of his present three-year, $21 millon contract this season (which has changed into a steal of a deal) earlier than the extension kicks in subsequent season.
Collins first signed with the Spurs in 2021 after the previous lottery choose had missed practically two complete seasons with the Path Blazers attributable to a number of ankle surgical procedures. He returned to motion in January 2022 and performed in 28 video games earlier than having a breakout season in 2022-23, averaging 11.6 factors, 6.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists whereas capturing 37.4% from three. His enchancment and expanded offensive recreation made Jakob Poeltl, who had initially seemed just like the Spurs’ middle of the long run, expendable, and (in an admittedly small pattern dimension) Collins has seemed like an ideal match subsequent to prime general choose Victor Wembanyama and might even be a facilitator within the Spurs’ level guard by committee” beginning lineup.
It’s nice to see that Collins can be sticking round for even longer, and he’s an inspiration story for younger gamers who endure extreme accidents early of their careers, displaying that with sufficient dedication, they’ll come again from something.
