Zach Collins

About

Zach Collins (born November 19, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs. He was drafted by the Sacramento Kings with the 10th overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft and was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers on draft night. During his earlier career with the team he battled many injuries causing him to only play in 154 games in his first four seasons. He joined the San Antonio Spurs as a free agent in August 2021, where he played for four seasons before being traded to the Bulls in 2025.

Collins played high school basketball at Bishop Gorman High School in Summerlin, Nevada, where he helped to lead his school to four consecutive state championships. For his first three seasons at Bishop Gorman, Collins came off the bench and played alongside fellow seven-footers and McDonald’s All-Americans Stephen Zimmerman and Chase Jeter.
Collins had a productive senior year, averaging 17.3 points, 14 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 6.4 blocked shots on his way to the most valuable player of Nevada’s Southwest League and the Nevada Gatorade Player…