Woj: Zach Collins Agrees to 3-Yr, $22M Deal with Spurs

[Atl Spur]

Article from about 2 weeks ago.

https://ripcityproject.com/2021/07/1...ach-collins-9/

"Team’s draft or sign guys who have had injury issues in the past, so it’s worth a small multi-year deal for a team to bring him back. There are very few guys who can shoot threes, blocks shots, and defend out to the perimeter. Collins has a recovery date of around December."

Looks like we may see him this year.

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[Degoat]

If Zach can resume potentially playing in December then this was a great signing! I’m skeptical but minus the injuries he would have been a hot commodity this free agency

[cjw]

If … and that’s a big if … this works, the Spurs will have the 5 covered for a very reasonable amount of money between Collins and Poeltl. And it looks like Collins can slide down to the 4 too as he played with Nurkic and Whiteside:

https://www.basketball-reference.com...1/lineups/2020


And that’s all with $30 million left to spend.

[Excessive Egotist]

Any word on second and third years of Zach Collins' contract. Not guaranteed, I imagine. Er, I hope.

[timtonymanu]

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You should ask them to change your name to Autism Spur, tbh.

[Dejounte]

If … and that’s a big if … this works, the Spurs will have the 5 covered for a very reasonable amount of money between Collins and Poeltl. And it looks like Collins can slide down to the 4 too as he played with Nurkic and Whiteside:

https://www.basketball-reference.com...1/lineups/2020


And that’s all with $30 million left to spend.

What I’ve said in the past.

Spurs dont want to spend much on the center rotation. They achieve that with Collins.

[Excessive Egotist]

The theme of the offseason has been shooting. Even the summer league team features NBA hopefuls whose only real ticket to the league is shooting. Zach Collins is a stretch five who is also a competent pick and roll defender. If healthy, that is worth 7M. If the Spurs didn't fully guarantee his deal, it's an understandable signing. They could have waited, you'd think, until after they sort their max, but maybe another team gave him an offer.

You can see the front office wants to return to "five live", as LeBron called it in 2014. That is, playing a lot of minutes with five guys who are all threats from perimeter.

This will require all our youngs to progress as shooters. It also means being very selective with Poeltl. So it's risky, but a bet on internal development.

If we're still secretly in play for Ben Simmons, then collecting shooters is also necessary. Simmons thrives in space and is elite at finding open shooters.

[XDT76]

Article from about 2 weeks ago.

https://ripcityproject.com/2021/07/1...ach-collins-9/

"Team’s draft or sign guys who have had injury issues in the past, so it’s worth a small multi-year deal for a team to bring him back. There are very few guys who can shoot threes, blocks shots, and defend out to the perimeter. Collins has a recovery date of around December."

Looks like we may see him this year.

Just hope we don't rush him back.

[spurraider21]

pretty expensive way to give Derrick White a rehab buddy tbh

[GreekSpursfan]

Good signing, gimme more tank commanders, one year tanking isn't enough tbh. We have to pay someone anyway, whatever.

[JeffDuncan]

Good signing, gimme more tank commanders, one year tanking isn't enough tbh. We have to pay someone anyway, whatever.

Truly. Luka with the broken hand. Zach with the broken foot. Wonder who else with broken bones is available.

[R. DeMurre]

So it looks like the only reason for signing Dieng late in the year was to have an extra big just in case the Spurs made the playoffs... interesting. If they didn't have a playoff run in mind, it seems like it would've made sense to just give those minutes to Eubanks for experience. I guess a couple months of a minimum contract isn't any kind of a risk financially, but I'd love to hear the conversation the FO had when the topic first came up.

[rah88sa]

I guess Brian didn't get the memo. You're supposed to try and get assets for taking on bad contracts...

[The Truth #6]

Zach also missed 63 games with a shoulder injury. So there’s that. I expect Eubanks to get lots of minutes. Lots.

[spurraider21]

people pretending this is a "tank" move need to realize that its a 3 year deal, not 1 year

[spurspl]

definetely one of the worst signing this ofseason in the whole league

[Ocotillo]

So it looks like the only reason for signing Dieng late in the year was to have an extra big just in case the Spurs made the playoffs... interesting. If they didn't have a playoff run in mind, it seems like it would've made sense to just give those minutes to Eubanks for experience. I guess a couple months of a minimum contract isn't any kind of a risk financially, but I'd love to hear the conversation the FO had when the topic first came up.

I seem to recall Eubanks got more playing time than Dieng much to the chagrin of a number of ST posters.

[R. DeMurre]

I seem to recall Eubanks got more playing time than Dieng much to the chagrin of a number of ST posters.

Yeah, I didn't get it at the time either-- but I guess they likely had no intention of re-signing him anyway, so they weren't worried about his possible negative perception of allotted minutes.

[DMX7]

people pretending this is a "tank" move need to realize that its a 3 year deal, not 1 year

We might need to "tank" for more than one season to be honest...

[Play Boban]

Glad the Spurs got another high character guy. Hugh basketball IQ.

[mexicanjunior]

definetely one of the worst signing this ofseason in the whole league

Pairs well with the worst draft pick last week...

[spurspl]

Glad the Spurs got another high character guy. Hugh basketball IQ.

u mean medical IQ. After all those injuries he might be a doctor

[ace3g]

Anyone have access to this article: https://theathletic.com/2709729/2021...a-great-story/

[Robz4000]

Anyone have access to this article: https://theathletic.com/2709729/2021...a-great-story/

Hopefully that means the second and third seasons are non-guaranteed. Would make me feel better about this signing.

[Sugus]

This has got to be one of the more pathetic threats ever lodged on this forum. And that’s saying something given Koriwhat’s decade long tenure. Congrats on your achievement.

Ain't you here since '08? You missed the "I'll get you banned" meme? Shoulda used the blue font after all, smh...