John Collins
- Age
- 29
- Height
- 6'9"
- Weight
- 226 lb
- Experience
- 9 yrs
Ignore his worst category (assists) and he's worth -0.18.
Detroit made him the starting power forward in a three-year, $51M sign-and-trade — a cleaner runway than the Clippers cameo ever offered. The profile is what it has been for years: elite-ish FG%, a little stretch, dabs of blocks and steals, and an assist column that is basically a zero. On a young Pistons team the touches tick up rather than down. A punt-assist FG%/blocks specialist you can now pencil in for starter minutes.
John Collins enters 2026-27 at #122 on our board — Round 11 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 13.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 26.6 minutes a night. The value is built on field-goal percentage and turnovers, with assists the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-assists builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability is the swing factor — we expect about 59 games, which is priced into his draft value.
GP = expected games this season (availability model + analyst judgment), not last year's total. DRAFT VAL = draft-day value (round/window-paced), used for draft decisions. MPG = projected minutes per game.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Projected per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2026-27projected | -1.42 | 59 | 26.6 | 13.6 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 5.4 | 53.9% | 1.9 | 79.1% | 1.4 | 19.2% | -0.53 | -0.09 | -1.24 | -0.24 | 0.04 | -0.31 | 0.51 | -0.04 | 0.49 |
Share of team plays a player uses while on the floor. The highlighted bar is our 2026-27 projection.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2018-19ATL | 0.45 | 61 | 30.0 | 19.5 | 9.8 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 7.6 | 56.0% | 3.4 | 76.3% | 2.0 | 23.7% | 0.55 | 1.13 | -0.61 | -0.88 | -0.12 | -0.42 | 1.06 | -0.14 | -0.12 |
| 2019-20ATL | 3.79 | 41 | 33.2 | 21.6 | 10.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 8.6 | 58.3% | 3.0 | 80.0% | 1.8 | 22.8% | 0.78 | 1.28 | -0.81 | -0.27 | 1.30 | -0.16 | 1.49 | 0.06 | 0.13 |
| 2020-21ATL | 0.59 | 63 | 29.3 | 17.6 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 6.8 | 55.6% | 2.7 | 83.3% | 1.3 | 22.3% | 0.13 | 0.52 | -0.98 | -0.73 | 0.48 | -0.37 | 0.85 | 0.19 | 0.49 |
| 2021-22ATL | 0.57 | 54 | 30.8 | 16.2 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 6.3 | 52.6% | 2.5 | 79.3% | 1.1 | 20.6% | -0.01 | 0.62 | -0.75 | -0.58 | 0.49 | -0.39 | 0.56 | -0.03 | 0.66 |
| 2022-23ATL | -1.00 | 71 | 30.0 | 13.1 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.1 | 50.8% | 2.0 | 80.3% | 1.1 | 17.2% | -0.54 | 0.22 | -1.10 | -0.54 | 0.54 | -0.52 | 0.15 | 0.01 | 0.78 |
| 2023-24UTA | -0.40 | 68 | 28.0 | 15.1 | 8.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 5.8 | 53.2% | 2.1 | 79.5% | 1.4 | 20.4% | -0.27 | 0.84 | -1.17 | -0.55 | 0.25 | -0.34 | 0.43 | -0.04 | 0.45 |
| 2024-25UTA | 0.66 | 40 | 30.5 | 19.0 | 8.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 7.0 | 52.7% | 3.5 | 84.8% | 2.6 | 24.3% | 0.28 | 0.74 | -0.80 | -0.09 | 0.43 | -0.25 | 0.57 | 0.36 | -0.57 |
| 2025-26LAC | -1.51 | 69 | 27.1 | 13.6 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 55.2% | 1.7 | 76.6% | 1.4 | 19.6% | -0.51 | -0.22 | -1.22 | -0.22 | 0.04 | -0.31 | 0.57 | -0.14 | 0.52 |
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What round should I draft John Collins in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has John Collins at #122 overall — Round 11 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 59), not just the per-game line.
Is John Collins a good fantasy basketball pick?
In the right build — he projects as a late-round value at #122, helping most in field-goal percentage and turnovers, with assists the main cost.
How many games will John Collins play in 2026-27?
We project about 59 games — an expected-games estimate from our availability model plus analyst judgment, rather than a repeat of last season's total.
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