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Zach Collins Chicago Bulls · #12

Q: What position does Zach Collins play?

Zach Collins is a forward for the Chicago Bulls.

Q: How many NBA games has Zach Collins played?

388 regular-season games over 8 seasons, averaging 18.9 minutes.

Forward · 6'9", 250 lb · Las Vegas, NV · Age 29 · 9th season

Zach Collins is a forward for the Chicago Bulls who has played 388 games over 8 seasons, averaging 9.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 2025-26.

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Chicago Bulls · #12 · Forward

Zach Collins

Season avg9.7 pts · 5.6 reb · 1.5 ast · .578 fg

Career avg8.0 pts · 4.9 reb · 1.8 ast · .477 fg

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

9.7pts

5.6reb

1.5ast

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Scouting report

Zach Collins — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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Forward · Rotation piece · Impact 57

Zach Collins is a forward for the Chicago Bulls who has played 388 games over 8 seasons, averaging 9.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 2025-26

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Offense

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Defense

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Feel / IQ

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Playmaking

Below average creator

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Scoring

Below average scorer

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Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Below average spacing

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Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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Clutch

Below average late

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Athleticism

Below average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Zach Collins stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Nikola Jokić DEN▬

29%

Luka Doncic LAL▬

19%

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC▬

11%

Giannis Antetokounmpo MIA▬

Victor Wembanyama SAS▬

Anthony Edwards MIN▬

Tyrese Maxey PHI▬

Jamal Murray DEN▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #260 of 627 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

<1%MVP odds

57Impact index

30Star score

Career scoring average8.0 ppg

Seasons in the index9

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Zach Collins — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring

9.7 PPG

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Playmaking

1.5 APG

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Rebounding

5.6 RPG

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Shooting

.429 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Zach 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.

Projected 2026-27 75% confidence

9.2

pts

7.5–10.9

5.4

reb

4.5–6.3

1.4

ast

0.8–2.0

17.4

min

proj

health

.508

fg%

~base

.336

3p%

~base

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 8-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Last season 9.7 → projected 9.2 PPG

Minutes / role

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Development (his trend)

-0.1

Age curve

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Live context

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Net vs last season-0.5 PPG

Everything it reads

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9 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age 29 — applied per stat

curve

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: 36 / 28 / 10 → games & confidence

health

The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Zach Collins career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2017-18	66	15.8	4.4	3.3	0.8	.398	.310
2018-19	77	17.6	6.6	4.2	0.9	.473	.331
2019-20	11	26.4	7.0	6.3	1.5	.471	.368
2021-22	28	17.9	7.8	5.5	2.2	.490	.341
2022-23	63	22.9	11.6	6.4	2.9	.518	.374
2023-24	69	22.1	11.2	5.4	2.8	.484	.320
2024-25 (San Antonio)	36	11.9	4.6	2.8	1.4	.462	.304
2024-25 (Chicago)	28	19.8	8.6	6.7	2.1	.541	.300
2025-26	10	18.4	9.7	5.6	1.5	.578	.429
Career	388	18.9	8.0	4.9	1.8

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.

EraLab · the stat time machinenovel

Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.

—raw PPG

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—in 2026 pace

why

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

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Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart

Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.

Role simulatorpowered by GM engine

Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.

If a key teammate misses 20 games →

Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.

Context

Are the Chicago Bulls built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

29–53proj record

#11conf seed

-4.7net rtg

112.4off rtg

117.1def rtg

1%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Isaac Okoro, Nic Claxton.

How his role moves

Projected 29–53, 11th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

57 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Zach Collins

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1997-11-19

The beginning

Zach Collins is a forward for the Chicago Bulls.

Chicago Bulls

Turning pro

Drafted 10th overall, 2017 as a Forward.

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Zach Collins is a forward for the Chicago Bulls.

Chapter

He has played 388 games over 8 seasons (2017-26), averaging 18.9 minutes a night. The season-by-season table below carries every per-game figure, each one reconciled against ESPN.

Chapter

In 2025-26 he played 10 games, averaging 9.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 18.4 minutes.

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Collins's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the court

Measurables ESPN

Day-To-Day · INJURY_STATUS_DAYTODAYCollins (toe) is progressing in his recovery but has been ruled out for Wednesday's preseason meeting with the Bucks, K.C. Johnson of Chicago Sports Network reports.

Height: 6' 9"
Weight: 250 lbs
College: Gonzaga
Experience: 10th Season
NBA debut: 2017
Draft: 10th overall, 2017
Born: Las Vegas, NV
Age: 29
Jersey: #12

Beyond the game

Zach Collins is from Las Vegas, NV, born 1997-11-19, listed at 6'9" and 250 lb. He has 10 seasons of NBA service. This background is assembled from league records; the colour that fills a page like this comes later, from a human.

The person

A forward on 18.9 career minutes a night, read from the box score rather than the eye test.

Rotation regular18.4 minutes a night in the rotation.

Active on the glass5.6 rebounds per game.

Floor spacerShooting 42.9% from three.

Veteran10 seasons of NBA service.

Verified profiles & sources

ESPN

FAQ

Zach Collins — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Zach Collins, answered.

What position does Zach Collins play?

Zach Collins is a forward for the Chicago Bulls.

How many NBA games has Zach Collins played?

388 regular-season games over 8 seasons, averaging 18.9 minutes.

How many NBA seasons has Zach Collins played?

8 seasons (2017-26).

How tall is Zach Collins?

6'9", 250 lb

Zach Collins career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.