John CollinsDetroit Pistons · #20
John Collins is a 6-foot-9 LA Clippers forward and high-flying lob finisher out of Wake Forest, drafted 19th by Atlanta in 2017, who peaked as a 20-point scorer alongside Trae Young and developed a reliable corner three.
John Collins — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where John Collins stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
John Collins — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees John Collins
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
John Collins career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 74 | 24.1 | 10.5 | 7.3 | 1.3 | .576 | .340 |
| 2018-19 | 61 | 30.0 | 19.5 | 9.8 | 2.0 | .560 | .348 |
| 2019-20 | 41 | 33.2 | 21.6 | 10.1 | 1.5 | .583 | .401 |
| 2020-21 | 63 | 29.3 | 17.6 | 7.4 | 1.2 | .556 | .399 |
| 2021-22 | 54 | 30.8 | 16.2 | 7.8 | 1.8 | .526 | .364 |
| 2022-23 | 71 | 30.0 | 13.1 | 6.5 | 1.2 | .508 | .292 |
| 2023-24 | 68 | 28.0 | 15.1 | 8.5 | 1.1 | .532 | .371 |
| 2024-25 | 40 | 30.5 | 19.0 | 8.2 | 2.0 | .527 | .399 |
| 2025-26 | 69 | 27.1 | 13.6 | 5.3 | 1.0 | .552 | .406 |
| Career | 541 | 28.8 | 15.7 | 7.7 | 1.4 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Detroit Pistons built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of John Collins
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
An explosive vertical athlete who paired lob finishing with a developing outside shot, John Collins grew from a Wake Forest breakout into a 20-point NBA scorer.
Turning pro
Drafted 2017 Round 1, Pick 19 (Atlanta Hawks) as a Forward.
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John Collins turned Wake Forest's biggest sophomore leap into a decade of NBA lob highlights.
Chapter
An ACC Most Improved standout, he was drafted 19th in 2017 and made the All-Rookie Second Team.
Chapter
He peaked in 2019-20 at 21.6 points and 10.1 rebounds as a high-flying finisher next to Trae Young in Atlanta.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 9"
- Weight
- 226 lbs
- College
- Wake Forest
- Experience
- 9th Season
- NBA debut
- 2017
- Draft
- 2017 Round 1, Pick 19 (Atlanta Hawks)
- Born
- Layton, Utah
- Age
- 29
- Jersey
- #20
Collins grew up in a military family — his father served in the Navy, his mother in the Air Force — living across the Virgin Islands, Guam and Turkey before settling in Florida.
An avid youth soccer player, he's a passionate Premier League follower and Chelsea F.C. supporter. His lone significant off-court matter, a 2019 PED suspension he attributed to a tainted supplement, is handled here briefly and factually.
Explosive, energetic and efficient, Collins is a play-finishing big who stretched his game to fit the modern NBA.
John Collins — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about John Collins, answered.
