Collins, the 10th overall pick of the 2017 draft, is among the players eligible for a rookie-scale extension by December 21st. However, the 23-year-old big man and Portland will conduct discussions on a long-term contract after the season. “Neil and I have talked quite a bit about Zach, and there’s no question how strongly the Blazers feel about him,” agent Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports told HoopsHype. “We both feel that an extension probably just doesn’t make sense at this time based on Zach not having a chance to play as much last year due to his injuries. Everyone’s focus right now is on getting Zach back to full health and having a terrific season, and then Neil and I will sit down and get to work on a contract this summer.” https://hoopshype.com/lists/nba-extensions-updates/
I think Zach is good piece to this team especially on defense. His rebound average been going up every year and as much as everyone say he fouls a lot he does one thing that there missing right he makes people miss at the rim due to he pretty good rim protector. Right now even Nurk is not getting the job done.
he has been healthy for 2 of his 3 seasons and what he showed then was that he has the talent of a backup
*from a positive outlook on the situation* we get Zach to come back for cheap and he blossoms into a solid nba big who helps defensively
Collins barely played his rookie and hasn’t had the chance to be a starter for a full season. Last season was supposed to see how he was a starter. We were 8-3 in the games he started last season.
I'm hopeful Zach puts it together, his defensive footwork is great and he can shoot. But his career has been more about what he could be, and there is no guarantee he will even be a backup role player. So not doing an extension is good. Hope Neil doesn't give him a stupid Meyers deal if he has a poor season.
Don’t forget opposing teams put their worst wing defender on Zach, and he can’t post them up and take advantage of it
lol...that 8-3 bullshit is like a meme around here. As if that was all because of Zach instead of Dame
They already have one of them. And Jackson isn't exactly lighting up the league. So, it's a 1/2 win win!
Collins, Anthony, Giles, Jones Jr, Trent Jr, Hood, and Kanter all have the potential to be FAs next season
I expect Kanter, Hood, Anthony and Giles to be gone for sure. Jones Jr is 50/50, Collins is 70/30 stay, and I believe Trent will be matched and back.
